Overview
- Senate Bill 245 now lets eligible REAL ID and non‑REAL ID holders renew licenses online for a second consecutive term.
- NCDMV reports more than 18,000 online renewals in the first two weeks and projects up to 400,000 transactions could shift online annually when fully implemented.
- The agency filled 64 newly funded examiner positions and shortened training to place new hires in field offices within about two weeks.
- Teen licensing changes include DMV‑certified private driver education schools for road tests and a planned online Level 2 to Level 3 upgrade within the next two weeks.
- Pilots include faster document scanners that could save up to 90 seconds per transaction and a remote queuing system, yet average waits still hover around two hours and 45 minutes statewide.