Legislators Urge DL Exam Sites Retention

Reps. Ryan McMullen and Ryan Kiesel today urged colleagues to work to prevent the closure of over half of the state's driver's license examination sites.

More than 30 driver's license examination stations may be closed this year due to budget short-falls at the Department of Public Safety, according to recent reports.

The department is considering a plan to reduce the number of sites from 59 to 27.

"This is the reason folks get frustrated with government. People should expect something like obtaining a driver's license to be relatively hassle-free," said McMullen, D-Burns Flat. "I assure you that when people are forced to drive as much as 200 extra miles and wait in line an extra couple of hours for something as basic as a driver's license, people will be justifiably upset."

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