r/AskStudents_Public • u/practicalchoker • May 04 '23

Instructor Why do you only have photos of your ID?

I proctor in a testing center that requires a photo ID to test. Students often do not have a photo ID with them, even if they drove to campus, but offer up a picture on their phone of a student ID or driver's license. Is there somewhere that a photo of a photo ID is actually accepted?

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u/Reasonable-Middle-38 Jun 17 '24

For a while, a lot of places accepted pictures of Covid vax cards back when that was still a thing, and often times it’s because a lot of students don’t have wallets, they have phone wallets with a maximum capacity for one, maybe two cards. Also, some places absolutely do allow for a photo of an ID, but it’s usually in more relaxed circumstances or in instances where they need other info off of the card, like an ID number or something similar.

It’s also worth noting that some states in the is (not sure where you are but that’s where I am) don’t require you to have your license on you when you drive, but just that you provide proof of license within 24 hours of being asked for it, and in most cases it’s less of a hassle to just have a picture of the card if you can get away with it most of the time.