“It's a good thing that they're getting rid of that as one more thing people have to do,” Justice said.ĭriver and Vehicle Services expects wait times for tests, which are currently booked online, to be shortened to less than a month for new residents.Īccording to a Department of public safety blog post, it will take about a week to process a driver’s license application and another two weeks for the card to come in the mail.ĭakota County License Center in Lakeville and Clay County Department of Motor Vehicles in Moorhead will provide same day services. It took her a month and a half to get an appointment for the exam. and took the knowledge test shortly after settling in her new home. Nicole Justice, a new resident of New Brighton, Minn.
A total of 39,378 retests were taken last year.
Last year, about 81,000 people with an out-of-state license took the class D knowledge exam to obtain a Minnesota driver’s license, according to a fiscal note on the law.Ībout 11,800 people, or over 6 percent, had to pay a $10 fee for a third or subsequent knowledge test after failing the first two free tests. More than 30 other states do not require a written test if you are 21 and older and already have a driver’s license from a different state. Petersburg also said the requirement seemed redundant and would eliminate “headaches” at driver's license bureaus and testing stations. “So we did think there could be some relief in the fact that at least out-of-state drivers who have a driver’s license won’t have to take the written exam, allowing more time for others that may need it like high school students.” “Now with the passage of driver’s licenses for undocumented people as well, there are going to be a lot more people applying for it,” said House bill co-author Rep. And they say demand is about to get stronger. The backlogs date back to the pandemic, but are still on the rise, according to the bill’s authors. Courtesy of Minnesota Department of Public Safety An example image of Minnesota Driver's License.
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