Can the magnetic strip on my driver's license be messed up if I had it in my pocket durin an x-ray?

Question

I accidentally left my California driver's license in my back pocket while taking an x-ray. I know this rarely happens, but on occasion, it is actually swiped, instead of just looked at, like at a bar, for instance, to verify its validity. If I take my license to such a bar, will it not work in the scanner/swiper thing? Should I get a new one?

Answer 1

I think you are confused about what type of imaging will erase magnetic strips. The magnet used in MRI imaging will erase these strips.....x-ray will not. Magnets are not used in x-ray.

"If you keep your clothes on, empty your pockets of any coins and cards (such as credit cards or ATM cards) with scanner strips on them because the MRI magnet may erase the information on the cards."

http://www.webmd.com/brain/Magnetic-Resonance-Imaging-MRI-of-the-Head?page=3

Answer 2

The x-ray will not hurt it.