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Options for completing License Center services


As lines get longer at the Stearns County License Center drive-thru and calls increase, Randy Schreifels, Stearns County Auditor-Treasurer, wants to remind residents of all the options available to complete License Center services while the county’s doors are closed to the walk-in public.

Appointments are available for driver’s license renewals, title transfers, and passports. Either Stearns County location, the Service Center in Waite Park or the Administration Center in downtown St. Cloud, takes appointments. Schedule up to two weeks in advance on the County website at StearnsCountyMN.gov.

Residents looking to complete License Center services can also do so in the following ways:

Services offered by phone, online, mail, drop box, and drive-thru

• Tab renewals.

• Boat, ATV, and snowmobile renewals.

• Marriage Licenses – Applying to get married.

• Marriage Certificate – Filed in Stearns County.

Services offered online, by mail, drop box, and drive-thru

• Birth and Death Certificates.

• Ordination Filings.

• Notary Filings.

• Property tax payments.

Services offered by mail, drop box, and drive-thru

• Title transfers (call for fees).

• Driver’s License self-certifications/medical card update (copy of medical card).

• Disability parking applica-
tions.

Services are also available through the License Center drive-thru at the Stearns County Service Center. Drive-thru hours are extended at this time, opening at 7 a.m. and closing at 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Because so many people use the drive-thru, customers need to be in line by 3 p.m. to get services.

“Having multiple ways to conduct License Center business makes it easier for our citizens and hopefully reduces or eliminates wait times,” said Schreifels. “Although the doors aren’t open, it is still a priority for us to complete these services just as efficiently.”

Call the Stearns County License Center at (320) 656-6540; the mailing address is 705 Courthouse Square, St. Cloud MN  56303. Drop boxes are located at the entrances of the downtown Administration Center and the Waite Park Service Center. The online Virtual License Center is on the county website at StearnsCountyMN.gov. The Service Center and drive-thru is located at 3301 Co. Rd. 138 in Waite Park.

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