Alabama driver license offices reopen after system upgrade

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — Alabama drivers license places of work reopened Tuesday after a weeklong closure to implement a brand new on-line system, known as LEADS.

These with ALEA say LEADS ought to save Alabamians time to get their license, however they’re asking for persistence as there could also be some kinks within the rollout.

Driver License Supervisor Val Jernigan says the improve makes her job simpler.

“This has introduced us into the twenty first century and is transferring us the place we’ll be extra buyer pleasant,” Jernigan stated.

However the implementation has confronted some roadblocks in at the very least two counties. In a Fb put up by Marion County Probate Choose Paige Vick, she says the gear was not working, and that they’re in line to get any glitches resolved.

Chilton County Probate Choose Jason Calhoun additionally posted that their system was down Wednesday because the state continues to be “working the kinks out.”

ALEA Sgt. Jeremy Burkett says it’s a part of the method of updating a system that hasn’t been modified in practically twenty years.

“It’s a brand new system. We simply ask for everyone, particularly this week and subsequent week as everyone will get to rolling with this, perhaps just a bit little bit of persistence, and we’re simply so grateful for that,” Burkett stated.

LEADS means that you can apply to your license on-line earlier than displaying as much as the workplace. It’s also possible to renew or change your license by the positioning, replace emergency contact data and even evaluation your driver report.

Whereas most of the options nonetheless require going to an workplace, some conditions, like reinstating a license, Burkett says might be taken care of by the web site.