KUSA - Colorado driver's licenses are getting a new look.
Starting April 6th, the Department of Revenue will begin rolling out the new cards. DMVs will be closed for one day to install new equipment to produce the cards.
The design hasn't changed since 2003.
The new cards are laser engraved, making them hard to duplicate.
Rather than color, the photos will be grayscale. The DMV will also hold a second copy of a color photo for reference, but that picture will not be publicly available.
An image of Mount Sneffels, the 27th tallest mountain in Colorado, graces the front. The state capital appears on the back.
As part of the new program, the DMV will issue temporary licenses in the form of paper cards that look like a regular driver's license. The previous temporary licenses did not show a photo, and instead were vertical printouts with driver information.
The Department of Revenue said the new cards will be harder to counterfeit.
Temporary tags for cars are also changing this summer.
By September, all cars will be required to have a plastic case on a temporary tag that will hang in the license plate spot. Currently, temporary tags are paper. Drivers are required to place the tag in the back window, but there are no regulations specifying where.
The Colorado Department of Motor Vehicles said fraud is a problem with today's temporary tag system.
