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The grace period to renew already-expired licenses and registrations is coming to an end Dec. 31.

Hillsboro Police Department is currently hiring for Police Officer - Entry Level. All testing must be completed and shared by 11:59 pm, November 14, 2021. For those who have taken a prior NTN test, please contact NTN to inquire into how to share your score with our agency. Candidates must also com

PENDLETON — The Pendleton office of the Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services is closed Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 25 and 26, for repairs.

‘Watch for Wildlife’ specialty license plate could ease wildlife migration issues  PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Wildlife advocates are sounding the alarm about a return to pre-pandemic activity levels that increase the likelihood of wildlife-vehicle collisions during the busy spring migration season. Around this time last year, weekday traffic in Oregon had dropped 29% due to COVID-19 lockdowns. A positive outcome of reduced traffic volume was a likewise decrease in wildlife-vehicle collisi...

PAYETTE COUNTY — As previously reported in the Argus Observer, the Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services has responded to COVID-19 with an appointment system with appointments at the Ontario office frequently filling up as fast as they become available. In contrast, the Idaho Division of Motor Vehicles has taken a different approach. As explained to the newspaper in an email Tuesday by Jillian Garrigues, public information officer, the Idaho Transportation Department implements the comp...

Do you need to take a driver’s test? Have you just bought a new car and need to get it registered in the state of Oregon? If so, you need an appointment. Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit last March, Oregon Driver & Motor Vehicle Services has moved to an appointment-only system of serving customers through its field offices. For some services you can show up unannounced and put your name on a waiting list, but that’s about it. As far as getting an appointment by phone or online goes, as...

Under bill, new Oregonians could get a drivers license without taking written test The Oregon DMV is looking for any way it can reduce its backlog, and some say dropping the written test for valid out-of-state license holders may help. Author: Chris McGinness Updated: 1:02 PM PST February 24, 2021 PORTLAND, Oregon — At last check, Oregon was gaining just under 100 new residents a day, and the Oregon DMV processes about 90,000 new license requests a year. Many o...

A law passed by the Oregon legislature in the summer of 2019 allowing people without documentation of legal residence to obtain a driver’s license in the state goes into effect on Jan. 1.

SALEM — A law passed by the Oregon Legislature in the summer of 2019 allowing people without documentation of legal residence to obtain a driver’s license in the state went into effect on Jan. 1. Because the Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services is closed for the New Year’s holiday, and then the weekend, the first licenses won’t be issued until Jan. 4 at the earliest. Those licenses will not trigger automatic voter registration, unlike other Oregon driver’s licenses....