CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) -- The new computers at the Oregon DMV never forget a face.

The state Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division is installing the new computers to compare a new driver's license photo with an old license image to see if they match.

The idea is to make it harder for criminals to get fake IDs.

The software runs through millions of other photos in the system. If there is a question, trained DMV workers sit down with the photo and all the potential matches and decide whether or not to question the application.

Oregon DMV spokesman David House said that is one of the reasons drivers always get a temporary paper license when they get a renewal.

After the photo is confirmed, the laminated permanent driver's license with the new photo is sent by mail.

Oregon lawmakers authorized the facial recognition system in 2005.