The DMVS began expanding the Internet Tag Renewal Program this month and welcomed Cobb County to the program following a pilot program launched on Dec. 1, 2001 in Bibb, Chatham, Douglas, Fulton, Gwinnett, and Whitfield counties. Six other counties soon followed suit, including DeKalb, Lowndes, Spalding, Clayton, Columbia, and Rockdale. Since its inception, more than 66,000 Georgians have chosen to renew their vehicle registrations via the Departments Web site: www.dmvs.ga.gov. As this Internet Tag Renewal Pilot Project has emerged, we have monitored the processes and procedures concerning online registrations very closely, said Tim Burgess, DMVS commissioner. We believe that the reliability of the process has been established, and we are now ready to include any additional county in Georgia that wishes to offer their citizens the option of renewing their motor vehicle registration online.
A priority of the DMVS has been to make departmental services more convenient and accessible to the citizens while preserving the privacy and integrity of personal information, he added. The ability to renew vehicle tags on the Internet does just that, Burgess said. It allows instant renewal and is available seven days a week around the clock. It is a quick, secure, and convenient way to renew vehicle registrations. The DMVS marked its emergence into e-government by offering an online Automobile Dealer Inquiry service in October 2001. Certified Requestors may now obtain motor vehicle reports online, and since July 2002 thousands of Georgians have been able to renew their drivers licenses and identification cards on the Internet.
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