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El Paso County readies for statewide DMV upgrade; go‑live set for Feb. 17
Summary
Clerk and Recorder Steve Schleicher told the Board of County Commissioners the statewide motor‑vehicle system “Core 21” will go live Feb. 17, 2026. The county plans brief closures Feb. 13–14, extensive staff training, and two days of enhanced monitoring to limit customer impact.
Steve Schleicher, El Paso County clerk and recorder, briefed the Board of County Commissioners on a statewide modernization of Colorado’s motor‑vehicle system — Core 21 — and laid out the county’s plan to limit customer disruption during the conversion.
Schleicher said Core 21 (Colorado Revenue Enterprise for the 21st Century) replaces the legacy DRIVES platform with a cloud‑based system intended to improve security, reliability and scalability. "Our goal is 0 increase in wait times," he said, adding that county staff have been testing and training to be ready for the conversion.
Why it matters: the upgrade is statewide and will require a short outage of online services, kiosks and branch functionality. The county advised customers to complete…
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