About 8,200 Michigan residents received enhanced driver's licenses or state IDs printed with a stock photo and a generic date of birth instead of their own information.
The Michigan Department of State said vendor Idemia misprinted a batch of enhanced licenses and state IDs produced Wednesday, Aug. 26. The cards, which arrived in early September, displayed a stock photo and birth date in the lower-right corner that did not match the cardholder, according to a department news release reported by MLive on Saturday, Sept. 5.
No personal data was exposed. The department stressed that the misprinted information is generic and does not belong to another Michigan resident.
Corrected cards have already been mailed to all 8,200 affected residents, the department said.
"People who got a misprinted license don't have to take any action at this time because they will automatically get a new card in the mail," Angela Benander, chief communications officer for the Michigan Department of State, said in a statement reported by ClickOnDetroit.
Residents who need a valid ID before the replacement arrives have options. They can print a temporary license or ID online at michigan.gov/sos, or they can visit a Secretary of State branch office in person. Anyone whose old license or ID has not yet expired can still use it, including for travel.
The department has not said how many of the 8,200 affected residents live in the Lansing area.
Idemia, a global identity-security company, produces roughly 90 million driver's licenses for governments each year and works with agencies in more than 180 countries, CBS Detroit reported. The department has not said whether it plans to review its contract with the vendor or seek penalties for the error.
Residents with questions can visit michigan.gov/sos or contact their nearest Secretary of State branch office.






