DMV kiosks start long drive through South Dakota

Tags: Government, Hardware
8/01/11
According to South Dakota's Brandon Valley Challenger, the state's Department of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles, is looking for a location in the Sioux Falls, S.D., area to deploy a self-service motor vehicle registration kiosk.
At the moment the state has only one self-service terminal available, in the Public Safety Building in Pennington County. The first two self-service DMV kiosks are pilots programs for potential further deployments, according to the newspaper story:
The 24-hour SST is a fully automated motor vehicle registration renewal station and dispenses license plate renewal tags on the spot. A vehicle owner can navigate through the easy touch screen (voice assistance available) with a valid South Dakota driver's license; South Dakota identification card; or if a company, the information provided on its renewal notice. Once the payment has been submitted and the transaction is complete, the license renewal tags and vehicle registration are dispensed directly from the machine.
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. Acceptable forms of payment include electronic check, credit cards (MasterCard or Discover only), or ATM/debit cards supported by Pulse, Star, NYCE and Accel.
"We are not limited to placing these terminals in the county courthouse location," said Division of Motor Vehicles Director Deb Hillmer. "We want to explore what other suitable