BISMARCK, N.D. (KCND) – Governor Burgum has signed an executive order extending the renewal date for driver licenses and vehicle registrations that expired on or after March first until August 31st.
Hear more about renewals, REAL ID and registrations with Brad Schaffer, Drivers License Division Director:
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In March, Burgum signed the waiver for licenses and registrations because of the COVID-19 pandemic that had no deadline. The new executive order means as of September 1, all North Dakota drivers license and motor vehicle registrations must be up-to-date.
The North Dakota Department of Transportation is sending letters to people who would need to renew licenses and registrations, asking them to make an appointment with DOT to have that done.
Burgum says DOT is working to catch up to a huge backlog of over 20,650 license renewals and over 48,000 motor vehicle registrations all of which expired during the Covid emergency. He says that means about 70,000 transactions must be completed in the next 10 weeks.
Burgum says for people who are worried about getting a “REAL ID,” the deadline for that has been extended until October, 2021.
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