[Montgomery, Ala.] The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) has announced a phased approach for the closure of driver license offices throughout the state should the Legislature not level fund the agency.
During transition and the first two quarters of 2015, ALEA examined the core functions of each legacy agency and determined the Driver License system was inefficient and archaic. In July, Secretary of Law Enforcement Spencer Collier announced a series of technology-based improvements which will result in more efficient service and shorter wait times for citizens of Alabama including Online scheduling, Online driver license renewals, Self-serve kiosks, Digital licensing for smart phones, and Statewide equipment upgrades.
“Currently, ALEA maintains 75 Driver License district and field offices across the state but budget allocations do not cover costs and we operate with an $8.2 million deficit,” said Secretary of Law Enforcement Spencer Collier. “During the 2015 Regular and First Special Sessions, the Legislature proposed General Fund budget cuts ranging from 22% to 47% cut from ALEA’s Fiscal Year 2015 appropriation. Should the Legislature pass devastating budget cuts, it will be necessary for the Licensing Division to close Driver License district and field offices statewide.”
- Phase 1: Close 33 field offices on October 1, 2015. Field offices are in rural areas and operate on a part-time basis where a DL examiner travels from a DL office to a field office a couple of days a week for limited hours. These offices represent 5% of all ALEA DL transactions each year.
- Phase 2: On January 1, 2016, District Offices will close leaving only 12 offices statewide. Average drive times to reach an open office for citizens will increase to more than an hour. Current average wait times for services is approximately 1.5 hours; with fewer locations, the wait time for services will substantially increase and most functions will require an appointment.
- Phase 3: On March 1, 2016, we would have to move all operations to four offices which would be located in Huntsville, Birmingham, Montgomery, and Mobile
Secretary Collier continued, “Public safety is the core mission of state government. We are facing a looming budget crises in government services and this is a statewide problem that will affect each of us. Governor Bentley’s solution is an easy, workable and fair proposal that will raise $300 million in revenue and help the state continue to provide these services to Alabama citizens. Please contact your Legislator and ask them to support Governor Bentley’s solution to the budget crisis and put our state on a strong path forward.”
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County | City | Phase | Address |
Jefferson | Birmingham | 0 | Trooper Post, 908 Bankhead Hwy W, Birmingham AL 35201 |
Madison | Huntsville | 0 | 1115-A Church St, Huntsville AL 35801 |
Mobile | Mobile | 0 | 3400 Demetropolis Rd, Mobile AL 36693 |
Montgomery | Montgomery | 0 | 1040 Coliseum Blvd, Montgomery AL 16109 |
Baldwin | Bay Minette | 1 | 300 Hoyle Ave, Bay Minette AL 36507 |
Bibb | Centreville | 1 | Bibb Co CH Annex, 8 Court Square W Suite A, Centreville AL 35042 |
Bullock | Union Springs | 1 | Police Dept, 303 N Prairie St, Union Springs AL 36089 |
Butler | Greenville | 1 | Butler Co CH, 101 S Conecuh St, Greenville AL 36037 |
Chambers | Lafayette | 1 | 9 Jane Place, Lafayette AL 36862 |
Cherokee | Centre | 1 | 260 Cedar Bluff Rd, Centre AL 35960 |
Choctaw | Butler | 1 | 117 S Mulberry, Butler AL 36427 |
Clay | Ashland | 1 | County Extension Bldg, 93 County Rd 31, Ashland AL 36251 |
Cleburne | Heflin | 1 | 279 Martin Luther King Dr, Heflin AL 36264 |
Coosa | Rockford | 1 | 309 Jackson St, Rockford AL 35136 |
Crenshaw | Luverne | 1 | Crenshaw Co CH, 301 Glenwood Ave, Luverne AL 36049 |
Escambia | Brewton | 1 | Escambia Co CH, 314 Belleville Ave, Brewton AL 36426 |
Fayette | Fayette | 1 | Fayette Co CH Annex, 103 1st Ave NE, Fayette AL 35555 |
Franklin | Russellville | 1 | Franklin Co CH, 410 N Jackson Ave, Russellville AL 35653 |
Geneva | Geneva | 1 | Geneva Co CH, 200 N Commerce St, Geneva AL 36340 |
Greene | Eutaw | 1 | Green Co CH, 400 Morrow Ave, Eutaw AL 35462 |
Hale | Greensboro | 1 | 701 Hall St, Greensboro AL 36744 |
Henry | Abbeville | 1 | Henry Co CH, 101 Court Square, Abbeville AL 36310 |
Lamar | Vernon | 1 | Lamar County Jail, 1118 County Rd 9, Vernon AL 35592 |
Lawrence | Moulton | 1 | 14451 Market St Suite 150, Moulton AL 35650 |
Lowndes | Hayneville | 1 | 105 E Tuskeena St, Hayneville AL 36044 |
Macon | Tuskegee | 1 | Gomillion Bldg 302 S Main St, Tuskegee AL 36083 |
Madison | Redstone Arsenal | 1 | Redstone Arsenal, Bldg 3220, Huntsville AL 35808 |
Perry | Marion | 1 | Perry Co CH Annex, 1710 S Washington St Ste 104, Marion AL 36756 |
Pickens | Carrollton | 1 | 20 Phoenix Ave, Carrollton AL 35447 |
Randolph | Wedowee | 1 | Randolph Co CH, 1 S Main St, Wedowee AL 36278 |
St. Clair | Ashville | 1 | 48 Court St, Ashville AL 35953 |
Sumter | Livingston | 1 | 104 Hospital Dr, Livingston AL 35470 |
Tallapoosa | Alexander City | 1 | Tallapoosa Co CH Annex, 395 Lee St, Alex City AL 35010 |
Tallapoosa | Dadeville | 1 | Dadeville Co CH, 125 N Broadnax St, Dadeville AL 36853 |
Washington | Chatom | 1 | Washington Co CH, Chatom AL 36518 |
Wilcox | Camden | 1 | 219 Claiborne St, Bldg 3 Suite D, Camden AL 36726 |
Winston | Double Springs | 1 | Double Sp Municipal Bldg, 23415 Hwy 195, Double Springs AL 35553 |
Autauga | Prattville | 2 | 218 N Court St, Prattville AL 36067 |
Baldwin | Foley | 2 | Baldwin Co Sat CH 201 E Section Ave, Foley AL 36535 |
Baldwin | Fairhope | 2 | 1100 Fairhope Ave, Fairhope, AL 36532 |
Barbour | Eufaula | 2 | Barbour County CH, 303 E Broad St, Eufaula AL 36027 |
Blount | Oneonta | 2 | Blount Co CH, 220 2nd Ave E, Oneonta AL 35121 |
Chilton | Clanton | 2 | Chilton Co CH, 500 2nd Ave N, Clanton AL 35045 |
Clarke | Grove Hill | 2 | 146 Clark St, Grove Hill AL 36451 |
Coffee | New Brockton | 2 | 1015 E McKinnon St, New Brockton AL 36341 |
Covington | Andalusia | 2 | Covington County CH, Andalusia AL 36420 |
Cullman | Cullman | 2 | Cullman Co CH, 500 2nd Ave SW, Cullman AL 35055 |
Dale | Ozark | 2 | 202 Hwy 123 S, Ozark AL 36360 |
DeKalb | Ft. Payne | 2 | 1209 Forest Ave N, Fort Payne AL 35967 |
Elmore | Wetumpka | 2 | 303 Hill St, Wetumpka AL 36092 |
Escambia | Atmore | 2 | Atmore City Hall, Atmore AL 36502 |
Etowah | Glencoe/Gadsden | 2 | Building T-24 Rains St, Gadsden AL 35905 |
Jackson | Scottsboro | 2 | 102 E Laurel St, Scottsboro AL 35768 |
Jefferson | Bessemer | 2 | Bessemer CH, 1801 3rd Ave, Bessemer AL 35020 |
Limestone | Athens | 2 | 100 S Clinton St Ste C, Athens AL 35611 |
Marengo | Linden | 2 | 101 N Shiloh St, Linden AL 36784 |
Marion | Hamilton | 2 | 4521 Military St S, Hamilton AL 35570 |
Marshall | Guntersville | 2 | 357 Blount Ave, Guntersville AL 35976 |
Monroe | Monroeville | 2 | 121 Pineville Rd, Monroeville AL 36460 |
Pike | Troy | 2 | Pike Co CH, 120 W Church St, Troy AL 36081 |
Russell | Phenix City | 2 | 1320 Broad St, Phenix City AL 36867 |
Shelby | Columbiana | 2 | 104 Depot St, Columbiana AL 35186 |
Shelby | Pelham | 2 | Shelby Co CH, Annex, 1018 Co Services Dr, Pelham AL 35124 |
St. Clair | Pell City | 2 | St. Clair Co CH, 1815 Cogswell Ave, Pell City AL 35125 |
Talladega | Talladega | 2 | Talladega Co CH, 1 Court Square, Talladega AL 35160 |
Walker | Jasper | 2 | Walker Co CH, 1801 3rd Ave S, Jasper AL 35501 |
Calhoun | Jacksonville | 3 | 1703 Pelham Rd S, Jacksonville AL 36265 |
Colbert | Sheffield | 3 | 4500 Hatch Blvd, Sheffield AL 35660 |
Conecuh | Evergreen | 3 | Conecuh Co CH, 111 Court St, Evergreen AL 36401 |
Dallas | Selma | 3 | 102 Church St Rm 101, Selma AL 36701 |
Houston | Dothan | 3 | Trooper Post, 5679 Montgomery Hwy, Dothan AL 36303 |
Lee | Opelika | 3 | 1220 Fox Run Ave, Suite 102/103, Opelika AL 36801 |
Morgan | Decatur | 3 | Morgan Co CH, 302 Lee St NE, Decatur AL 35601 |
Tuscaloosa | Tuscaloosa | 3 | Trooper Post, 2645 Skyland Blvd E, Tuscaloosa AL 35405 |