DEPARTMENT: Service and License Centers
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Discontinue Participation In Same-Day Issuance Pilot At Lakeville License Center
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WHEREAS, in the 2021 First Special Session, the Legislature directed in Chapter 5, Article 4, section 141 that the Commissioner of Public Safety conduct a same-day driver’s license pilot project for participating driver’s license agents in the cities of Lakeville and Moorhead; and
WHEREAS, Lakeville License Center has been participating in a same-day issuance pilot project since October 1, 2022; and
WHEREAS, the pilot allows customers to obtain a standard driver’s license, identification card or permit same day; and
WHEREAS, customers and businesses have reported dissatisfaction with the same-day issued card; and
WHEREAS, in the 2024 Report submitted to the Legislature, the Department of Public Safety Driver and Vehicle Services is not recommending expansion of the pilot; and
WHEREAS, due to the inconsistent security features between the same-day issued credentials and centrally issued credentials, the diminished document verification and no address verification, the absence of a plan to improve the consistency between both types of cards and recommendation from the Department of Public Safety Driver and Vehicle Services to not expand the pilot, staff recommend the pilot be discontinued at the Lakeville License Center.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Service and License Center Director to work with the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety to discontinue participation in the same-day issuance pilot at Lakeville License Center.
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