This week’s storm has closed portions of the state’s two interstates, but it’s also given some South Dakota drivers longer to renew their license plates.

The state’s division of motor vehicles sent out a press release today announcing that people whose names begin with F, G or J have until April 6 to renew their license plates. They were supposed to get that taken care of by today.

 Motor Vehicles Division Director Debra Hillmer says the blizzard which is dropping several feet of snow across South Dakota and causing some county offices to close may be preventing vehicle owners in many areas from traveling to those offices that did remain open. 

Rounds told the Argus Leader that county offices were closed in Brown, Spink, Beadle, Clark, Codington, Hamlin, Brookings, Marshall, Day, Roberts, Grant, Deuel, and Kingsbury counties.

I’ve noticed an interesting phenomena this winter - that of canceling events and school days based on a weather report without waiting for the actual snow to fly. It’s certainly a change from the days of confirming apocalyptic weather  because you could see it out the window before calling off school. But I digress.

The news release also stated that regardless of weather, the online renewal for people whose license plates came due in March was closed. The state only allows online renewals up to 10 days prior to the renewal deadline. I e-mailed the DMV to find out why that is but haven’t heard back yet. In the division’s defense it was only a half hour ago. Let’s let people work through their to-do lists at their own pace, shall we?

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