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Residents advised to start renewing driver’s licenses online

Kansas residents are advised by the Kansas Department of Revenue to start renewing their driver’s licenses online, if they have expired.

The deadline for Kansas driver’s licenses and state identification card renewals was extended to June 30 by Gov. Laura Kelly. The executive order, No. 20-70, stated that all must be completed by June 30 or normal late fees will be assessed.

While some driver’s license offices have been closed last year because of COVID-19, the KDOR is currently telling Kansas residents to avoid waiting until the last day of the extension period to renew expired licenses.

Most residents can use the state’s iKan online driver’s license renewal system, according to KDOR. Online renewals can be completed by going to https://ikan.ks.gov.

KDOR has temporarily waived service fees for using iKan, according to an announcement.

Those who are up to age 64 can renew online, according to the governor’s executive order. Those who are younger than age 21 or older than 64 are asked to make an appointment at the driver’s license offices. For more information, see https://www.ksrevenue.org/DOVAppointmentInfo/.

The Kansas City, Kansas, driver’s license office is at 155 S. 18th St. Appointments are requested. Those who have appointments will receive priority.

Driver’s license deadline extended to June 30 in Kansas

The driver’s license renewal deadline in Kansas has been extended to June 30.

Gov. Laura Kelly issued an executive order that extends the deadline for renewal for Kansans ages 21 to 64, allowing them to renew online. The age restriction is 21 to 54 years old by law.

Gov. Kelly encouraged residents to take advantage of the online registration, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

“I encourage all Kansans eligible to take advantage of the opportunity for online license renewal to protect themselves and their communities from the spread of the virus,” Gov. Kelly said in a news release.

The service fees for renewing online also are being waived, according to state officials. The fees are used to keep the online renewal system operating, but are being covered by COVID-19 funding at the present time, encouraging residents to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

“By waiving the service fees, we hope Kansas drivers see this as an opportunity to experience a safe alternative to visiting our offices in person,” Kansas Department of Revenue Secretary Mark Burghart said in a news release. “This helps our customers not see delays in service and our staff to continue regular operations in a health-conscious manner.”

The iKan program can be used by downloading the app from Apple App or Google Play stores on mobile devices or by visiting iKan.ks.gov. Even with the temporary removal of some restrictions, by statute, other restrictions apply, according to officials.

More information is at https://governor.kansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/20-70-Drivers-Licenses-Executed.pdf.