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Assessor warns DMV offices are stretched as transaction volumes rise; state bill to increase funding failed
Summary
Iron County Assessor briefed commissioners on higher-than‑usual DMV transaction volumes in Cedar City, dealer workload, staffing pressures and a failed state bill (SB59) that would have increased state compensation to local offices.
Karsten, the county assessor, told commissioners the county's DMV operations are under strain as transaction volumes rise and more dealer work is being routed to smaller offices.
"In Cedar, the number of transactions per day on average exceeds a hundred transactions per person," Karsten said, and added that on busy days one office team served about 600 customers. Historically small offices such as Parowan have seen average daily transactions rise…
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