SCDMV To Begin Mailing Licenses And ID Cards

Customers can still visit a branch to submit documents and complete any necessary testing in person.

The South Carolina DMV will no longer issue same-day driver’s licenses and identification cards.

The agency is redesigning licenses, beginner’s permits, and ID cards to be made from stronger materials and include advanced security elements that make them more tamper-resistant.

Centralized production of all the documents will be moved, meaning the state’s 66 SCDMV branches will no longer provide them over the counter.

The process to obtain the cards will mostly stay the same.

Customers can still visit a branch to submit documents and complete any necessary testing in person. They will then receive a temporary certificate.

Permanent cards are then expected to be mailed within seven to 15 business days.

Current S.C. driver’s licenses and ID cards will remain valid until their expiration dates.

South Carolina now joins 45 other states in using a centralized production model.