RELEASE DATE: September 29, 2026 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (FLHSMV) – Beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, September 30, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) will begin issuing a newly designed Florida driver license and identification card featuring elements of Florida’s history. Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the rollout of Florida’s …
Polk Tax Collector Issues Statement On State’s Failing Computer System
RELEASE DATE: May 27, 2026 POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Polk County Tax Collector Joe G. Tedder, frustrated with the State’s failing ‘Orion’ system for DMV services, issued a statement on Wednesday. The Tax Collector’s staff has faced numerous issues when trying to conduct Driver License and other DMV services for …
Process of Getting a Learner’s License is Changing: List of Approved Driver’s Ed Providers is Released
RELEASE DATE: JULY 30, 2025 On August 1, 2025, a new state law will take effect, increasing Learner’s License requirements so that 14 to 18-year-olds must take a 6-hour Driver Education Traffic Safety (DETS) course before receiving their Learner’s License. POLK COUNTY, Fla. –Florida teens will face a new requirement …