[bloovis]

My ex-wife had the same name as a woman in another state who had beaten up a cop and done jail time. So every time my wife's driver's license came up for renewal, the DMV decided she was that criminal, and refused to issue the license. This happened so often, she eventually was on a first-name basis with the DMV director, who had to intervene every time. I'm guessing this problem due to the DMV in our little state using an ancient computer system, perhaps written in COBOL in the 1960s. I can just see the code now, where it compares the name, but not state of residence or any other identifiers.

[lordnacho]

Are criminals not allowed to drive?

[phyzome]

We might be missing information, such as that the person who beat up a cop also had their license suspended.

[dirtybirdnj]

No, those are the people who refuse to upgrade the old COBOL systems. They are allowed to drive.

[noja]

Did she share the same DOB?