The Brief

LOS ANGELES - The California Department of Motor Vehicles has revealed a new design for its driver’s licenses and identification cards.

What we know:

The new design includes images of California’s iconic redwoods, poppies, and coastline.

It also features enhanced security measures, such as a digital security signature on one of the two barcodes on the back of the card.

The cards will no longer have a magnetic strip on the back.

The fee for a driver's license remains $45 and an identification card is $39.

The backstory:

The California driver’s license and identification cards are updated periodically to improve security.

The last time the card was made available with a new design and security features was in 2010.

The look of the cards was also changed in 2018 with t

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