If you’ve dreamed of going to the department of motor vehicles and walking away with a new license in hand, get used to holding on to your papers and clipped ID for a few weeks.

Dakota County has announced it will pull out of a pilot program at the license center in Lakeville that offers same-day issuance of standard Minnesota driver’s licenses.

The last day in Lakeville will be Oct. 31. The program will continue at the license service center in Moorhead.

The pilot program began in October 2022 through an appropriation from the State Legislature, a rebuke to common complaints from those who have previously lived in other states — “if North Dakota can get this right, why can’t we?” — but it was reportedly fraught with issues.

The Department of Public Safety’s Driver and Vehicle Services

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