For immediate release: Wednesday, December 14, 2011

For more information: Candy Holbrook, Media Relations,  605-773-5137

24-hour Vehicle Registration Renewal Convenience Available in Sioux Falls

 PIERRE, S.D. – The state Department of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles, announces the installation of two self-service motor vehicle registration renewal stations in Sioux Falls.

 The 24-hour self-service terminals (SST) are available at the Get-N-Go, located on 10th & Arrowhead, and the Hy-Vee Food Store, located on 49th & Louise.  

 The opportunity to partner with these two outstanding businesses and place multiple machines in Sioux Falls was not the original plan according to Division of Motor Vehicles Director Deb Hillmer. The request-for-site proposal issued by the Department was initially intended to place only one machine in the Sioux Falls area.

“Two equally appealing proposals were received and, with the cooperation of the site operators and the machine vendor, we were able to accept both and offer two terminals in the Sioux Falls area,” said Hillmer.

 Each SST is a fully automated motor vehicle registration renewal station and dispenses license renewal tags on the spot. A vehicle owner can navigate through the easy touch screen (voice assistance available) with a valid South Dakotadriver’s license, South Dakotaidentification card, or if a company, the information provided on its renewal notice.  Once the payment has been submitted and the transaction is completed, the license renewal tags and vehicle registration are dispensed directly from the machine.

 During the transaction, the customer is asked to scan the bar code on their South Dakota driver’s license or South Dakota identification card. This action retrieves all the vehicle owner’s registrations and allows them to select only the registrations they want to renew.

 The SST allows vehicle owners to register up to 90 days prior and 30 days after the expiration of their current license tags. A $2 convenience fee per vehicle is assessed.

 Vehicle owners from any county can use the terminal with the proper identification.

 Both terminals will be available for public use beginning Friday, Dec. 16. Motor Vehicle Division Director Deb Hillmer will be at the Get-N-Go location at 11:00 a.m. on Dec. 16 to introduce the machine and offer transaction demonstrations. 

 Motor vehicle registration renewal terminals are also available in Rapid City at the Public Safety Building on Kansas City Street and at the Department of Revenue Pierre Office at 445 East Capitol Avenue.  The Rapid City terminal is accessible 24 hours. The Pierre machine is only available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

 In addition to the self-service terminals, the regular options of renewing in person at the county Treasurer’s Office, by mail through the county and online Internet renewal through www.SDcars.org  are also available. 

 For both the online Internet renewal and the Self Service Terminals, acceptable forms of payment include electronic check, credit cards (MasterCard or Discover only), or ATM/debit cards supported by Pulse, Star, NYCE and Accel.

 For more information on vehicle registration renewals, contact the South Dakota Division of Motor Vehicles at 605-773-3541 or visit its website at www.state.sd.us/drr2/motorvehicle or www.SDcars.org

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