Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders mandates driver’s license gender must align with birth certificate

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration announced a policy on Tuesday revising how gender is referred to on driver’s licenses.

Department spokesperson Scott Hardin said that effective immediately Arkansas driver’s licenses must list gender as male or female, noting that the gender must be what is listed on the license holder’s original or amended birth certificate.

Hardin also said the practice of using an X on a state driver’s license in lieu of male or female is no longer permitted. He added that current licenses with the X designation will remain in effect until the renewal date, at which time they will be updated to male or female.

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(Story by Alex Kienlen, ozarksfirst.com)