The Jalisco Digital License application recorded 70,000 downloads in the first month of its launch.
Anyone who already has a printed ticket has the option of downloading the digital version and carrying it with them on their mobile phone. This also applies if the plastic is lost or forgotten.
To download the digital license you must follow these steps:
* You have a current physical license.
* Download the Jalisco Digital License app from the state government to your mobile phone, iOS version (http://gobjal.mx/iOSLDJ) and Android (http://gobjal.mx/AndroidLDJ).
* Make sure you have enough storage space on your mobile phone and internet signal.
* Confirm cell phone systems are up to date.
* Read the QR code on the physical license.
* Identify yourself through facial recognition.
* To download, enter the code sent via SMS or email.
From August 15 to September 15, almost 70,000 driving license users downloaded the official version, of which more than 49,000 were in the driver category, followed by car drivers, then motorcyclists, service drivers and driving licenses.
The digital license does not replace the plastic license, but is an equivalent verifiable document and does not incur any additional costs as it is included in the payment of an addendum or new license.
With this digital document you can circulate easily, that is, without having to carry the physical license with you, since it has the same evidentiary value before the authorities.
For example, if a road police officer stops a motorist for violating the rules, he can show him his digital driver’s license, except for public transport (type C2) and taxi (type C3) licenses, as they are outside this facility, therefore Drivers of this service must continue to carry their physical driving license with them.
The digital driver’s license, the validity of which is the same as that of the printed driver’s license, can be obtained from the moment the user completes the process for a new driver’s license or permit at the Directorate of Driver’s Licenses and Driver Registration of the Ministry of Transport It is automatically generated and must can only be downloaded via the official app.
The Department of Transportation (Setran) clarified that the physical license cannot be processed through the app, but that the process will continue in the modules across the state.
