Butler Co. Driver’s License Office One of 31 to Close Statewide
The state is closing 31 driver’s license offices starting October 1 because of budget cuts in the General Fund budget. Butler County is one among the 31.
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This is phase one of the offices closing. In early 2016, The remaining offices will close and leave only Montgomery, Mobile, Huntsville and Birmingham open.
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This means that anyone with an expired or revoked license will have to make a trip to one of the four cities to get a new license.
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It will also apply to first time drivers looking for a permit.
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Butler Co. District Attorney Charlotte Tesmer says the closings could lead to residents in her county driving without a license.
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“Some people cannot afford to go, for example, to Montgomery or Mobile. They don’t have the gas money to go. And I could see where people would just not get their driver’s license due to their economic issues,” she told Alabama News Network.
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