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Fee For New, Renewal Of Driver’s License Going Up By $8

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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota residents wanting to get a new driver’s license or renew their existing one will have to pay $8 more starting July 1.

The cost of a new or renewal license is going from $20 to $28. Other licensing fees are also increasing.

The fee for duplicate licenses will increase from $10 to $15, while commercial driver’s licenses will jump from $25 to $33.

Jane Schrank is the director of the state’s Driver Licensing Program. She says the extra revenue that the fees will bring in will help fund the program, which in average currently equates to $29.75 per driver’s license.

Schrank says the state believes the fee increases will keep the licensing program solvent until the 2024 fiscal year.

Lawmakers approved the fee increases during this year’s session.

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