Summary of state laws that encourage or compel registration
States and territories that have enacted and implemented legislation linking driver’s licenses and registration with the SSS:
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia.
States that have enacted and implemented legislation tying registration with Selective Service to state benefits but not to driver’s licenses:
Alaska, California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and North Dakota.
States that have not currently passed legislation linking benefits to registration:
Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Wyoming. Note thatMaryland (2002) and Nebraska (2021) have enacted driver’s license legislation, requiring SSS to provide funding, which it has yet to provide.
