6 CFR § 37.51 - Compliance—general requirements.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t6/s37.51"
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title: "6 CFR § 37.51 - Compliance—general requirements."
title_number: 6
title_name: "Domestic Security"
section_number: "37.51"
section_name: "Compliance—general requirements."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY"
part_number: "37"
part_name: "REAL ID DRIVER'S LICENSES AND IDENTIFICATION CARDS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 30301 note; 6 U.S.C. 111, 112."
regulatory_source: "73 FR 5331, Jan. 29, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "37"
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# 37.51 Compliance—general requirements.

(a) *Full compliance.* To be in full compliance with the REAL ID Act of 2005, 49 U.S.C. 30301 note, States must meet the standards of subparts A through D or have a REAL ID program that DHS has determined to be comparable to the standards of subparts A through D. States certifying compliance with the REAL ID Act must follow the certification requirements described in § 37.55. States must be fully compliant with Subparts A through D on or before January 15, 2013. States must file the documentation required under § 37.55 at least 90 days prior to the effective date of full compliance.

(b) *Material compliance.* States must be in material compliance by January 1, 2010 to receive an additional extension until no later than May 10, 2011 as described in § 37.63. Benchmarks for material compliance are detailed in the Material Compliance Checklist found in DHS' Web site at *http://www.dhs.gov.*

[73 FR 5331, Jan. 29, 2008, as amended at 76 FR 12271, Mar. 7, 2011]

At 74 FR 68478, Dec. 28, 2009, in § 37.51, paragraph (b) was stayed from Jan. 1, 2010, until further notice.