To see more, visit The Statehouse News Bureau. Husted said the average person who uses the tool saves about 32 minutes.Ĭopyright 2022 The Statehouse News Bureau. More than two million people have used the BMV’s online reservation tool - known as Get In Line, Online - since it was launched in 2021. The Ohio BMV will also be launching an Ohio Title Portal on July 11, to allow people to transfer a title when engaging in a person-to-person sale of a vehicle by using a new online title process. He noted, for example, that an out-of-country IP address would likely raise a flag for the clerk to double check. “We also just on the back end, have a lot of fraud indicators that will raise flags for those clerks,” said Norman. That included an authentication process and employees monitoring transactions. So that's one of the places that we picked,” Husted said, adding that he appreciates the work of BMV employees.Īllowing online license renewals along with other new digital services is expected to drastically reduce the amount of people who have to visit the BMV.īMV Registrar Charles Norman said the bureau has implemented several precautions to ensure the security of the new service. But we know everybody's had to experience it. “Nobody says ‘I can't wait for my next trip to the BMV,’ right? Nobody says that. Husted added that improving services at the BMV was among Innovate Ohio’s top priorities. The ability to renew a driver's license online shows that Ohio has come a “long way” according to Husted, who noted that several government agencies did not even accept credit cards for transactions until just a few years ago. Innovate Ohio has the goal of streamlining government services. Jon Husted is in charge of Innovate Ohio, which was created when Husted and Gov. A driver will still need to visit the BMV every eight years for a vision test.

The tool is available for drivers between ages 21 to 65 who already have a four-year license. Search by your location and click on a map pin or the name of a provider in the results list to learn more about what the provider offers and to obtain contact information. The state is now allowing drivers to renew their license online through a new portal created by the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles in hopes of cutting down on long wait times at local BMV locations. This map is a searchable directory of organizations providing services to families in the region.

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