Status: Available in Production; Interoperable
Short Description: Utah Driver License Division established an ISO standard-based mDL program, establishing rules necessary for the implementation, coordination, and administration of electronic license certificates and identification cards in accordance with and fulfilling Utah Code 53-3-235.
Resources:
State’s Web Page: Utah DL Division Utah Mobile ID
Significant State References or Resources
- Utah Driver License Division, Availability of MDL to state residents, Mar 2, 2023
- Utah mDL Registration Guidance
Provider: Providers Webpage
Recent/Relevant News:
- Salt Lake City International Airport Using New Credential Authentication Technology, Accepting Mobile Driver Licenses, March 11, 2023
- ‘It’s really convenient’: How to use Utah mobile driver’s licenses at the airport, March 9, 2023
- TSA to Accept Utah Mobile Driver’s Licenses in TSA PreCheck Lines – HS Today, March 6, 2023
- Utah airport accepts state’s mobile driver’s licenses from GET Group, March 6, 2023
- Utah mobile driver’s license now accepted at TSA PreCheck, March 3, 2023
- Utah Enables Self-enrolment for Mobile Driver’s License, March 3, 2023
- ‘A big step forward’: Utah mobile licenses now accepted at some TSA PreCheck line, March 2, 2023
- Improving the mDL Ecosystem, HOW UTAH WORKED TO DEVELOP AN MDL VERIFICATION SYSTEM, September, 2022
- Utah mobile ID and driver’s license accepted at American First Credit Union, August 17, 2022
- America First CU Accepts Mobile Driver’s Licenses After Successful Pilot, August 10, 2022
- Going Digital: Utahns are closer than ever to carrying a digital driver’s license, July 1, 2022
- Is it time for a digital driver license in Utah? A state lawmaker says yes, February 10, 2022
- Harmons Grocery to accept digital license program through Utah pilot program, Jul 27, 2021
- Can Utah’s digital driver’s license be a viable form of customer ID?
- Utah extends GET Group mobile driver’s license pilot, credit union to accept them, Biometric Update, June 2021
- Utah pilots mobile driver’s license, GCN, Apr
- Utah’s New Mobile ID Pilot Might Be the Future of Digital ID
- Utah Launches New Mobile Driver’s License Pilot, American Security Today, Apr 2021
- Your iPhone could soon be your Driver’s License (in Utah), ComputerWorld, April 2021
- Utah Trials Digital ID in Mobile Driver’s License Pilot, Biometric Update, Mar 2021
- Apple announces first states signed up to adopt driver’s licenses and state IDs in Apple Wallet
- TSA to Accept Digital Driver’s Licenses
Benchmark Use Cases:
- Airport – TSA PreCheck Members
- Banking & Credit Unions
- Grocery Stores
- State Liquor Stores
- Health Center
Statistics as of 3/31/26:
- Approx. mDLs (ISO-18013-5 compliant): 130,227
- Licensed Drivers: 2,299,291
- mDL Conversion Rate: 5.66%
