LANSING, Mich. — New online and self-service options will be coming to the Michigan secretary of state’s office soon.
Starting next month, self-service stations will include driver’s license and state ID service capabilities, according to a news release Monday.
The new customer conveniences will be available when an upgrade of the department’s driver records system is launched on March 16, following two years of preparation.
Branch appointments, online and self-service station transactions will not be available from 5 p.m. on March 11 to March 16 while the system is brought online.
“Customers will now be able to renew or replace their driver’s licenses and IDs at any of our more than 130 new self-service stations across the state, and renew or replace their enhanced licenses and IDs online,” Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said. “We have continuously expanded and improved customer options and service, even during the pandemic, and this upgrade will truly make our operations better than ever.”
The department’s vehicle records system was modernized in February 2019, and work to upgrade the driver records systems began shortly thereafter.
New online services will include:
- Renew or replace an enhanced driver’s license or state ID if no new photo required
- View the status of the requested driver’s license or state ID
- Request and obtain a driving record
- Add a motorcycle endorsement to an eligible driver’s license
- Access streamlines business services
New self-service station transactions will include:
- Renew a standard or enhanced driver’s license or state ID if no new photo required
- Request a replacement and print out a temporary license or ID
- Add a motorcycle endorsement to an eligible driver’s license
- Sign up on the state’s organ donor registry
A list of the department’s 135 self-service stations can be found here.
