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Montana Department of Justice  ·  Attorney General Mike McGrath

ATTORNEY GENERAL MIKE MCGRATH
STATE OF MONTANA

FOR RELEASE: April 18, 2008

CONTACT: Katherine Bushnell, 444-9646

Reduced Hours for Montana Driver Licensing Stations

HELENA – From April 28 to May 2 and May 12 to 16, some driver licensing stations throughout Montana will have reduced hours and limited staff, while others will be closed.

Dean Roberts, administrator of the Motor Vehicle Division of the Department of Justice, said that driver licensing examiners and clerks from around the state will be in Helena for training in:

"It is essential that our examiners and clerks attend this training so they can learn the new driver licensing system," Roberts said. "We appreciate the public's patience and understanding during these times."

As a result some driver licensing stations will have reduced hours and limited staff, while others will be closed altogether. Here is a list of stations that will have reduced hours and services, limited staff and/or closures during the training sessions:

Driver Licensing Station Adjusted Hours of Operation for Driver Licensing Stations
Anaconda April 28-May 2: Closed all week
Billings April 28, May 12: Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
April 29-May 2, May 13-16: Open 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Butte April 28: Open 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
April 29-May 1: Open 8:30-11:30 a.m., 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m.*
May 12: Open 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
May 13-15: Open 8:30-11:30 a.m., 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m.*
Chester Examiner will visit on Wednesday, May 7
(Closed on May 14)
Chinook Examiner will visit on Tuesday, May 6
(Closed on May 13)
Choteau May 13: Closed all day
Colstrip May 1: Closed all day
Columbus May 1: Closed all day
May 15: Closed all day
Conrad May 14: Closed all day
Cut Bank May 12: Open 9:15-12 p.m.
May 15: Closed all day
May 16: Open 1 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Dillon May 14: Closed all day
Deer Lodge April 28-May 2: Closed all week
Glasgow May 12-16: Closed all week
Glendive May 12: Closed all day
May 14: Open 9:30-12 p.m., 1 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
May 16: Closed all day
Great Falls April 28: Open 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Drive tests: 9 a.m.-11 a.m., 1:30-2:30 p.m., only
April 29-May 2: Open 8 a.m.-12 p.m., 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m.*
May 2: Open 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Drive tests: 1:30-4:30 p.m., only
May 12: Open 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Drive tests: 9 a.m.-11 a.m., 1:30-2:30 p.m., only
May13-15: Open 8 a.m.-12 p.m., 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m.*
May 16: Open 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Drive tests: 1:30-4:30 p.m., only
Hardin Examiner will visit on Tuesday, May 20: Open 9:30-3:30 p.m.
(Closed on May 13)
Havre April 28: Open 9 a.m.-12 p.m., 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
April 29: Open 12:45-5:00 p.m.
April 30-May 1: Open 8:15-12 p.m., 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
May 2: Open 12:45-5:00 p.m.
May 12: Open 9 a.m.-12 p.m., 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
May 13-15: Open 8:15-12 p.m., 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
May 16: Open 8:15-12 p.m., 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Helena April 29-May 1: Closed for lunch 12 p.m.-1 p.m.
Lewistown April 28: Open 9:30-12 p.m., 1 p.m.-4:30**
April 29-May 2: Open 8:30-12 p.m., 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m.**
**Services limited to Class D renewals, replacements and ID cards this week; no drive tests.
May 12: Open 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
May 13, 15, 16: Open 8:30-12 p.m., 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Libby May 14-15: Open 10:30-2:30 p.m.
May 16: Closed all day
Livingston April 28: Open 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
April 29-May 1: Closed all day
May 2: Open 11 a.m.-12 p.m., 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Malta May 20: Examiners will visit on Tuesday, May 20 only
Miles City April 28-May 2: Closed all week
Polson April 28-29: Open 9:30-3:30 p.m.
April 30: Closed all day
Red Lodge April 30: Closed all day
May 14: Closed all day
Roundup May 14: Open 10 a.m.-12 p.m., 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
Sidney April 28-May 2: Closed all week
Thompson Falls April 28-May 2: Closed all week
Wolf Point May 12-16: Closed all week

* No drive tests are available during this time

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