Las Vegas Sun

April 24, 2024

Nevada DMV urging online services during busiest day of year

DMV Lines

Wade Vandervort

People wait in line at the DMV on West Flamingo, Monday, June 15, 2020.

The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles is warning people to do services online if possible.

The agency told KOLO-TV in Reno the Monday after the Thanksgiving weekend is its busiest day of the year.

Spokesman Sean Sever said the DMV already has a backlog of appointments going back three months. They are hoping to discourage possible COVID-19 exposure brought by long lines.

Sever says the agency wants to keep both staff and customers safe.

The Nevada DMV currently runs at 50% capacity with service available by appointment only.

Services that can be done online include driver's license and ID card renewals. Customers can also try drive-thru kiosk and AAA offices.