CONFUSION CONTINUES IN ALBUQUERQUE AND IN OTHER CITIES ACROSS NEW MEXICO OVER HOW TO GET A NEW OR RE-NEWED DRIVER’S LICENSE. THE APPLICATIONS REQUIRE DOCUMENTS THAT ARE NOW PAPERLESS … LIKE A UTILITY BILL THAT SHOWS YOUR ADDRESS. AND MANY SAY THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ALL THE DOCUMENTS NEEDED TO GET A NEW LICENSE. A SOCIAL SECURITY CARD, BIRTH CERTIFICATE, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED.
THE STATE STARTED ISSUING TWO KINDS OF LICENSES THIS WEEK … ONE FOR RESIDENTS TO GET ONTO FEDERAL FACILITIES AND TO BOARD AIRPLANES … THE OTHER, A DRIVER AUTHORIZATION CARD FOR IMMIGRANTS.
STARTING THURSDAY, AN INFORMATIONAL HOTLINE SET UP BY SEVERAL STATEWIDE GROUPS, WILL BE OPERATING TO TELLS YOU YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE STATE NEW TWO-TIERED LICENSING SYSTEM AND TO REPORT MVD IRREGULARITIES. THE NUMBER IS 1-844-365-NMDL.
