The state offers to poke you
Well, kinda sorta. Remember this, from a couple years ago?
I was reflecting on the contents of my wallet, such as they are. And while I was running down the list, inevitably I came to “driver’s license,” and, hmmm, when does it expire? “July ’07,” I said to myself.
Came back a voice from nowhere: “Are you sure?”
I wasn’t sure.
But I was right, and it was renewed on time, and a good thing too, since that year the state passed a measure which was intended to control illegal immigration, and one side effect was that once your license expires, the Department of Public Safety doesn’t know you anymore and you’re going to have to come up with other forms of ID just to get it renewed. Which wouldn’t necessarily be a bad thing, except that DPS quit sending renewal notices, so you’re on your own.
Now you’re slightly less on your own. DPS has reinstated the notification system, but it’s opt-in: you have to specifically request it. And this is where you request it. The notification will be sent approximately 45 days before expiration.
(Snuck under my door by the Neighborhood Association.)
