The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has announced that most residents with driver’s licenses or identification cards that expired during the COVID-19 pandemic can now renew them online. This new service is available on the DMV’s website, dmvnv.com.
“As many as 75,000 Nevadans can use this service right now,” stated DMV Director Julie Butler. “Enabling drivers to skip the trip to the DMV not only helps them, it will help the DMV serve those who need car registrations or other services much more quickly.”
Butler highlighted the importance of canceling any office visit after renewing online. “It’s crucial to cancel your appointment. It will make these new services a win-win for everyone,” she added.
Eligible for this online renewal are most drivers aged 16 to 70 and ID cardholders of all ages whose cards expired on or after March 12, 2020. These individuals can renew their cards even if they have received a postcard requiring an in-person renewal. Renewed cards will be mailed using existing photographs.
Those who had a four-year card at their last renewal and are under 65 at renewal time will receive an eight-year card. Fees for renewing are $42.25 for a driver’s license and $22.25 for an ID card, with late fees waived until January 31, 2021.
Certain cards are not eligible for online renewal, including Instruction Permits, Commercial Driver’s Licenses, Driver Authorization Cards, and any license or ID with a term of less than four years. Drivers with more than three moving violations since their last renewal also do not qualify.
For drivers aged 65 and older, there is still a one-year license extension in place to allow more time to schedule a DMV office visit. An extension remains effective through November 12 for all licenses and ID cards.
Originally planned for mid-October, these services were made available ahead of schedule on September 21st, completing 691 renewals on the first day. The DMV’s in-house IT staff developed this system without special appropriations or outside contracts.
Online renewals are now a permanent feature of Nevada’s DMV services. Up to 100,000 Nevadans will be eligible each year starting in 2021, reducing the need for in-person visits statewide.
