Given the quality and quantity of counterfeit uv features and the dark environment that an id checker must use the uv security feature is unreliable.
Uv light for id checking.
Like the photograph and physical.
The direct light from it is almost completely invisible.
Make sure all informational elements on the id are present both front and back.
These lights aid in the.
A must have if you deal with validating driver s licenses.
So too can an inspection professional use uv light to search for leaks in various air conditioning plumbing or gas lines or to identify potentially unsafe substances in a home or commercial location.
Part number bmini 365 is an ultra portable mini uv flashlight working with one aaa battery and battery included.
Is there evidence of tampering.
Uv lights are the cheapest quickest way to scan ids for the uv security features.
Check the expiration date.
Does the typeset match.
Is the id expired.
However shining it at a good florescent surface produces a strong blue violet glow.
You may also consider purchasing an id checking guidebook.
Is the license format still valid in the issuing state.
This small uv light was perfect for checking id s at our event last march.
The id experts do.
Look for evidence of tampering.
Almost every state is using uv in some for form on their ids.
Most uv led products emit 385 395nm light which is more violet than ultra violet.
If available hold the id under a uv light source.
Use the blue light and magnifying glass to check the id s security features.
Black lights can reveal additional glue or other marks resulting from a seal that the individual removed or replaced.
A quick primer on uv light.
Use your uv light to check those uv images.
A uv light can instantly reveal evidence that might otherwise have been difficult if not impossible to uncover.
Uv light comes primarily from the sun but there are also man made sources of uv light including tanning beds and the currently buzzed about uv disinfection lamps.
Does it contain uv images.
This is a good uv pen light.
Have the individual sign your journal so that you can compare the signature in the journal with the one on the id.
Black lights often highlight where the individual tampered with the id and they always reveal any chalking or other technique that removed the original name or birth date from the id.
Is it vertical indicating a minor s license.
Most drivers licenses these days have invisible ink that will become visible only under uv light.
At 375nm this is just barely a true uv light source.