Indiana bans drivers from smiling in new license photos

PowerON said:
I did dye my hair few years ago as redish-brown and took picture. Then later, renew another new license without new photo, they change my hair back to black! :shock:
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How did they do that?
 
Maria said:

If, they ask me to take off my eyeglasses, I would protest. Ugh!
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You can protest all you want. The photographer will likely take the picture anyways (because they are being paid no matter what) but you will in two weeks or so after submitting your passport application get a letter stating that your photo is unacceptable and that you need a medical letter excusing wearing the glasses, else your passport application (and whatever money you spend getting or renewing it) will be rejected.
 
Aleser said:
You can protest all you want. The photographer will likely take the picture anyways (because they are being paid no matter what) but you will in two weeks or so after submitting your passport application get a letter stating that your photo is unacceptable and that you need a medical letter excusing wearing the glasses, else your passport application (and whatever money you spend getting or renewing it) will be rejected.
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Source, please ? :)
 
This is a throwback to the oldies days. Years ago when I first got driver's license and military id cards, smiling was discouraged because it distorted the facial features. (That's why license and id pictures were so awful looking.) Then they started loosening up and let us smile. Now it's come full cycle back to no smiles. :P
 
Just how binding are these "rules"? What if some guy with a full beard is told to shave because his facial hair confuses the precious software? I would tell them to stuff it.
 
Reba said:
This is a throwback to the oldies days. Years ago when I first got driver's license and military id cards, smiling was discouraged because it distorted the facial features. (That's why license and id pictures were so awful looking.) Then they started loosening up and let us smile. Now it's come full cycle back to no smiles. :P
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Remmy the days when they didn't even put your pic on your driver's license?:lol:
 
Beowulf said:
Just how binding are these "rules"? What if some guy with a full beard is told to shave because his facial hair confuses the precious software? I would tell them to stuff it.
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Especially those old school Harley riders! :lol:
 
jillio said:
Remmy the days when they didn't even put your pic on your driver's license?:lol:
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:jaw: First time I saw an authentic one . . . I was shocked. First question from me: "What was the purpose?"

These times change. I wonder why.
 
Babyblue said:
What about make up. It conceals a lot on people faces. Do they make them wash off the make up too?
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That's a good question. As for makeups, I would assume that it is not a big deal because I haven't heard of a case where a person would have to wash off the make ups in order to get the driver license photo.

Perhaps, If that person's face was heavily caked up with makeups, that might be a reason but I guess, it'd depend on how much makeup that person wears. :dunno:
 
That's too bad.

A driver's license with a smile has a better chance of NOT getting a ticket compared to a frown.
 
Beowulf said:
Just how binding are these "rules"? What if some guy with a full beard is told to shave because his facial hair confuses the precious software? I would tell them to stuff it.
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Yeah, and if the guy did indeed end up shaving for the photo, and then grows the beard back? Then it would be totally moot anyway. I'd tell them to stuff it, too!
 
Reba said:
I got my first driver's license in 1974.
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Ah, so you didn't get it at 16. If I am not mistaken, the first year that Ohio required a photo on driver's license was 1975. Some states required them before that. My first driver's license was in Ohio, at the age of 16, and no photo was required. When I moved to TN 2 years later for college, they had just begun putting photos on the license.
 
jillio said:
Ah, so you didn't get it at 16. If I am not mistaken, the first year that Ohio required a photo on driver's license was 1975. Some states required them before that. My first driver's license was in Ohio, at the age of 16, and no photo was required. When I moved to TN 2 years later for college, they had just begun putting photos on the license.
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No, I wasn't 16. I had to wait until I could afford to buy a car, then I learned how to drive my car. I got my license in Florida, and they had photos. :P
 
I vaguely remember my learners licence - which was more than five years ago, when I was just in early days of turning sweet sixteen :doh:
 
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