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People wait at the DMV office in Henderson on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018

Long-awaited Nevada DMV modernization likely delayed, may cost $300M more

In March, the Nevada DMV said the project to upgrade its computer systems was within budget and on track for a 2026 completion. Now, it may cost $300 million more and wrap up in fiscal year 2029.

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$1 fee on DMV transactions likely to continue into 2022 amid troubled system upgrade

Members of a legislative budget subcommittee on Tuesday granted initial approval to the department’s budget for the modernization effort now re-christened as the “System Technology Application Redesign” project, with lawmakers introducing a separate bill last week (SB542) that would extend the fee’s current sunset date of June 2020 to June 2022.

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