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Senator Novak proposes option for weekly county DMV service and aligns law to allow 15-year-old licenses
Summary
Sen. Sarah Novak testified for Senate Bill 462 to give Montana counties the option of one day a week of local DMV service and to change statute so 15-year-olds may obtain a driver’s license under the state's existing graduated licensing rules; the committee later tabled the bill after a tied roll-call vote.
Sen. Sarah Novak, D-Anaconda, told the committee that Senate Bill 462 would give each of Montana's 56 counties the option to host at least one day a week of Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) services and would revise Montana Code Annotated so the statutory driving age matches current practice that allows some 15-year-olds to obtain licenses under graduated licensing rules.
Novak said the bill is intended to ensure rural counties are not "forgotten" when state services are scheduled, while avoiding an unfunded mandate: "I just want the counties and the state to collaborate together," she said. She told the committee she seeks alignment between policy and statute: "I just think it's really really important that as a state whatever our policies…
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