Chapter 6-17 International Permits and Licenses International Permits and Licenses International Driving Permits and International Driver License have come under more intense scrutiny recently with the proliferation of internet sites advertising these documents as a way to avoid taking license tests or to subvert license revocations. Some internet sites advertise documents for sale that are fraudulently marketed as an “International Driving Permit” or an “International License”. The web sites selling these documents try to convince prospective buyers that the documents actually confer driving privileges. Some say it is the United Nations that grants privileges to drive throughout the world—to add legitimacy to their pitch. These fraudulent documents are marketed with the intent to mislead the purchaser, and ultimately a police officer, as to the privileges the document confers or the driver’s right to operate a motor vehicle. Some individuals have paid hundreds of dollars for such documents. However the documents are not recognized in any jurisdiction as a legal license to operate a motor vehicle. An internet site that offers to provide a driver license or identification document from a particular U.S. state or territory for a fee, which does not appear to be an authorized website for the official U.S. state or territory known to be the issuer of such documents, should be reported to appropriate law enforcement authorities. For an e-mail advertisement coming from outside of Massachusetts (out-of-state address or telephone number) contact: Federal Trade Commission (FTC) or send to: Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W. Washington, D.C. 20580; and/or 6:90http://www.ftc.gov