51 DVS Exam Stations To Reopen Across Minnesota In January

MINNESOTA — The Minnesota Department of Public Safety is planning to reopen more than 50 of its Driver and Vehicle Services that stayed closed throughout 2021 after initially shuttering at the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

The DVS closed more than three-quarters of its 93 exam stations in March 2020 as the pandemic forced officials to consolidate due to staffing and safety issues.

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State lawmakers approved funding in 2021 to reopen 67 exam stations, but only about 40 were providing services by the end of December.

All 93 DVS exam stations in Minnesota are set to be open by the end of January, with DVS officials planning to reopen 51 throughout the state this month.

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DVS Exam Station Reopening Schedule

• Jan. 3 — Ely
• Jan. 4 — Foley, Warren
• Jan. 5 — Jackson
• Jan. 6 — Baudette, Glenwood
• Jan. 7 — Ada, Waseca
• Jan. 11 — Hallock
• Jan. 12 — Bagley
• Jan. 13 — Benson
• Jan. 14 — Breckenridge, Ivanhoe, Ortonville
• Jan. 18 — Two Harbors
• Jan. 19 — Blue Earth, Montevideo
• Jan. 20 — Albert Lea, Caledonia
• Jan. 21 — Le Center, Madison, Long Prairie
• Jan. 24 — Windom, Wabasha
• Jan. 25 — Grand Marais, International Falls, Litchfield
• Jan. 26 — East Grand Forks, Sauk Centre, Olivia, Luverne, Granite Falls, St. James, Little Falls
• Jan. 27 — La Crescent, Hibbing, Crookston, Moose Lake, Paynesville, Pipestone, Redwood Falls, Wadena, Wheaton
• Jan. 28 — Aitkin, Morris, Preston, Roseau, Slayton
• Jan. 31 — Brainerd, Fergus Falls, Walker