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Prepared for Hunter W. | Delivered March 2, 2020
February 29 Birthday Concerns
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Goals
Obtain information on discussions, legal ramifications, or court cases for people who are born on February 29.
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Early Findings
February 29 Birthday Concerns
The
Department of Motor Vehicles
(DMV) in the U.S. does not recognize Feb. 29 birthdays during license renewals. The department typically put license expiration dates on the day before or after February 29.
Furthermore, some birth certificates' birthday data get changed to indicate
February 28 or March 1.
Indicating
February 29
on online forms also poses problems as the system typically doesn't recognize the date as a real date.
Based on a story from someone in Texas, the person got a citation from a judge for having an
expired license
due to a leap year birthday confusion.
The person's birthday that was indicated on the license is
February 29, 1956
. The license also shows that it will expire on the birthday of the person in the year 1986. However,
1986 is not a leap year
.
After much deliberation, the person was
acquitted of the charge
.
Since then, the Texas Department of Public Safety has modified the format of the driver's license
expiry dates to show the actual date
instead of just the year.
When the license expiration date falls on a leap year, the driver's license will show that it is going to be
expired on February 28.
Summary of Findings:
Our initial report provided some of the legal concerns in the United States with regard to the birthday of those born on February 29.
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