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DelDOT operational changes announcement (Mar. 16, 2020)

DelDOT Announces Additional Operational Changes (DMV road examinations, motorcycle safety courses, vision testing, emissions testing and Auto Theft Unit transactions suspended; DMV lobbies capped under 50; cashless operation at DMV and toll plazas from March 17, 2020)

Delaware Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles · Delaware (Sector regulator)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Delaware
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
DelDOT/DMV operational authority under the State of Emergency
Issued
2020-03-16 Mar. 16, 2020
Effective
2020-03-17
End
Reopening dates not verified (record DE-NR-6) (read as 2020-06-30)
In force
Mar. 17, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Courts and public offices
Addressees
  • DMV customers
  • commercial and Class D license applicants
  • toll-road users
Functions reached
  • DM motor-vehicle offices (road tests and in-person services suspended)
  • HR CDL testing suspended (logistics workforce)
  • DL dealer titling and registration transactions slowed
Collection
Delaware DE

Operative words

DelDOT release: all public-facing facilities cashless from Tuesday, March 17, 2020 ('credit or debit cards will be accepted'); Class D and commercial driver license road examinations, motorcycle safety courses, vision testing, emissions testing and Auto Theft Unit transactions suspended; DMV lobbies held below 50 persons; toll plazas moved to EZPass lanes with bills by mail.

Enforcement

Agency operational directive

Notes

DMV layer for dealers, lenders and carriers;

Retrieval note

DelDOT's official release rendered to PDF; DelDOT's Mar. 17, 2020 update closed the Biden Welcome Center on I-95 at 6:00 p.m. that day (news.delaware.gov/2020/03/17/deldot-operational-changes-update-for-march-17-2020/, read, not saved).