Status: Available in Production; Interoperable
Short Description: Starting in March 2019, Iowa DMV began review and initial testing of a secure, digitized version of an Iowa holders’ driver license and identification card. With development and completion of the common mDL standard, Iowa expanded pilot activities to include testing and outreach to a limited number of businesses starting in 2022 and is planning a statewide rollout in 2023.
Resources:
State’s Web Page: Iowa DOT ID Holders
Significant State References or Resources
Recent/Relevant News:
- Options for Iowa Mobile ID Expanding, July 2024
- Iowa DOT soft launches mobile ID app
- Iowa was mobile ID app delayed to make it safer, Feb 2023
- Iowa Driver’s License to Go Digital During the Next Year, Nov 2021
- TSA to Accept Digital Driver’s Licenses, Sept 2021
- Apple announces first states signed up to adopt driver’s licenses and state IDs in Apple Wallet, Sept 2021
- Iowa Expected to Launch Digital Driver’s License by the End of Year, May 2021
- Idemia’s Iowa Mobile Digital ID Passes Global mDL Conformity Test by UL, Mar 2021
- Iowa Passes the Nation’s First Digital Driver’s License Law, 2014
Statistics as of 3/31/26:
- Approx. mDLs (ISO-18013-5 compliant): 182,000
- Licensed Drivers: 2,379,791
- mDL Conversion Rate: 7.65%
