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Colorado DMV now accepts crypto for online payments
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Need to renew a driver’s license? Now, Coloradans can use bitcoin for that. The Division of Motor Vehicles announced Thursday that it accepts cryptocurrency through PayPal for online payments. This includes paying for license renewal, identification cards, vehicle registration and other DMV services offered at mydmv.colorado.gov. “At the DMV, we’re always looking for ways to better…
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Polis vetoes bill requiring driver’s education for Coloradans under 21 to get a license
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Gov. Jared Polis shot down a bill Tuesday that would have required Coloradans under the age of 21 to complete driver’s education and training to be eligible for a driver’s license. Under the bill, Coloradans younger than 18 would have had to finish a 30-hour driver’s education course and receive six hours of behind-the-wheel training…
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Colorado lawmaker wants to make driver’s license tests affordable again
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The cost of getting a driver’s license in Colorado has dramatically increased in recent years and could be getting higher with newly proposed legislation. Rep. Cathy Kipp wants to roll back these costs with House Bill 1147. If passed, Kipp’s bill would cap the price of behind-the-wheel license tests at $25 for an initial test…
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Audit: Colorado’s DMV services now more efficient, less time consuming
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The Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles is becoming more efficient and less time consuming for customers, according to an audit released on Wednesday. In 2021, Colorado’s 35 state-run driver’s license offices reached their goal of completing at least 75% of customer transactions within 30 minutes, the Office of the State Auditor found. Those offices completed…
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Coloradans asked to design state’s 150th anniversary license plate
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As Colorado approaches its 150th anniversary in 2026, the state is asking residents to help design an anniversary license plate. The Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles launched its “Historic Colorado Contest” on Monday, a design contest for a commemorative license plate aimed to honor the state’s sesquicentennial. Submissions will be accepted now through Nov. 30.…
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Colorado auctions employment-themed license plates to fund disability committee
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The state is auctioning off employment-themed license plates to raise money for Colorado’s Disability Funding Committee in celebration of Labor Day. There are 40 official state license plates up for grabs, including 9TO5, HIREME, SKILLZ, UNION and numerous job-specific plates, such as COP, FIREMAN, ART1ST, TRASHMN, BARBER, IPLUMB and many more. Proceeds from the auction…
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Colorado DMV launches mobile driver’s license offices
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Coloradans can now access identification cards and driver’s licenses from anywhere in the state, thanks to new mobile offices from the Division of Motor Vehicles. The DMV2GO program includes a driver’s license office on wheels inside an RV and two pop-up offices which can be set up almost anywhere. The three offices will provide all…
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Colorado now offers online test for learner’s permits
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Colorado drivers can now take the written learner’s permit test online from the comfort of their own homes, the Department of Revenue announced on Tuesday. The new service allows Coloradans to avoid taking the test at a DMV office or a private driving school, offering the test online with no appointment needed. While the test…
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Digital license plates coming to Colorado
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Digital license plates will soon be permitted on Colorado roads, thanks to a new law taking effect next month. The legislation allowing the plates, House Bill 1162, was signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis in April. On Wednesday, the digital license plate developer Reviver announced it has complied with state requirements and will begin…
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COVER STORY | Colorado ends free DMV driving tests, forces drivers to spend hundreds at private companies
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It took two months and around $175 for Vivian Tran to get her driver’s license in the summer of 2020. Tran said she scheduled her written test in May and took it at the DMV in June – only to learn she had to go somewhere else for the road test. She eventually secured a…
