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      • Aggregate Tax
      • Land Management Division
      • Ditch and Drainage System
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    • County Administration
      • Procurement Office
    • Emergency Management
    • Environmental Services
      • Ag and Water Resources Division
      • Environmental Health Division
      • Land Use Division
      • State Funded Program Reports
      • Citizen Environmental Complaints
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      • Contact Human Resources
      • Employee Benefits
    • Human Services
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      • Community Health Assessment Data
      • Planning Documents
      • CHIP Planning
      • Tobacco Licensing
    • Information Services
    • Parks
    • Public Works
    • Recorder's Office
    • Sheriff's Office
      • Administration
      • Patrol Division
      • Criminal Investigative Division
      • Civil Division
      • Communication Division
      • Correctional (Jail) Division
      • Records Division
    • Stearns County Court Administration
      • Contact Court Administration
    • University of Minnesota Extension
      • Contact the Extension Office
      • Dairy Advisory Committee
    • Veterans Services
    • Other Services
      • Career Solutions
      • Central MN EMS Region
      • Law Help Center
      • Seventh Judicial District
      • Soil and Water Conservation
      • Stearns County HRA
        • Contact Stearns HRA
        • Stearns HRA Board
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    • Internal Job Opportunities
    • Internship Opportunities
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    • Job Descriptions
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      • Courthouse
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      • Household Hazardous Waste Facility
      • Law Enforcement Center
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      • Meeting Calendar
      • TV Schedule
      • Board Minutes
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    • Salary Compliance Notice
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    • Environment-Related Permits
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    • Gambling Licenses
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    • Liquor Licenses
    • Miscellaneous Permits
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    • Property and Roads Permits
  • County Ordinances
    • General Ordinances
    • Environmental Service Fees
    • Food, Beverage and Lodging Ordinances
    • Planning and Zoning Ordinances
    • Solid Waste Ordinances
    • Water and Sewer Ordinances
    • Watercraft Operation
    • Parks Ordinances
  • Bids and RFPs
    • General County Bids
    • Public Works Bids
    • Human Services RFPs & RFIs
  • Budget and Finance
    • Financial Transparency
    • Cooperative Agreements
    • Financial Statements
    • Capital Improvement Plan
    • County Fee Schedule
    • Goals and Initiatives
    • County Budget
      • 2017 Budget
        • Budget Goals and Objectives
        • Legislative Priorities
        • Expenditures
        • Revenues
        • Departmental Budgets
          • Administration
          • Assessor
          • Attorney
          • Auditor-Treasurer
          • Building Facilities
          • Emergency Management
          • Environmental Services
          • Human Resources
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          • Information Services
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          • Recorder
          • Sheriff
          • Veterans Services
      • 2018 Budget
        • Executive Summary
      • 2019 Budget
        • Goals and Initiatives
        • 2019 Budget Summary
        • 2019 Expenditures and Revenues
        • 2019 Property Tax Levy
        • Departmental Performance Measures
      • 2020 Budget
    • Legislative Priorities
  • Elections
    • Mail Balloting
    • Guide to Voting for College Students
      • Option 1 - Pre-register
      • Option 2 - Register on Election Day
      • Vote Absentee
    • Voter Registration
    • Township Elections
    • Election Results
    • Military and Overseas Voting
    • Candidate Information
    • Election-Related Maps
    • Absentee Voting
    • Political Party Info
    • Serve as an Election Judge
    • Caucuses
    • Candidates Filing for Office
    • Sample Ballots
    • Campaign Finance Reports
  • County Development
    • Economic and Community Development
    • Stearns County Comprehensive Plan
  • Rules and Regulations
    • Data Practices Policy
    • Environmental Health Rules
    • Feedlot Rules
    • Highway Policies and Guidelines
    • HIPAA Rules
    • HS Data Privacy
    • Park Rules
    • Planning and Zoning Rules
    • Wetland and Water Rules
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License Center

Phone: 320-656-6540
Email the License Center - allow one business day for response.

Service Center Drive-Thru Closing Temporarily

Starting August 26, 2019 the drive-thru at the Service Center will be closed for approximatly six weeks. Please see the complete press release for full details.

Services

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Why wait in line when you can be online? Check out the Virtual License Center.


Birth Death CertificatesDriver's License & State IDGame & FishGenealogyMarriage ServicesMotor Vehicle
Notary Public CommissionPassportProperty Tax PaymentWatercraft & Recreation


Locations & Wait Times

St. Cloud Campus - Administration Center
8:00 am - 4:30pm Mon - Fri
705 Courthouse Square Rm 130
St. Cloud, MN 56303
Directions

Driver's License Processing cut-off time is 3:45pm

Waite Park Campus - Service Center
8:30am - 5:00pm Mon - Fri 
3301 County Road 138
Waite Park, MN 56387
Directions

Driver's License Processing cut-off time is 4:15pm

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Current Wait time - Service Center
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You Should Know

  • Wait times tend to be shortest on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Expect longer wait times on Monday and Friday; and during the daily lunch hour.
  • Expect longer wait times for Driver's License/State ID and Motor Vehicle Services due to a State system upgrades.
  • Arrive 45 minutes before close to ensure service.
  • The Waite Park Campus License Center has drive-thru service. You can renew auto, disability, ATV, snowmobile and boat tabs; as well as drop off property tax payments.
  • At the St. Cloud Campus, Property Tax Payments are received in both the License Center and Treasurer's Office. Passport services are provided only in the Treasurer's Office.

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The License Center is a division of the Auditor-Treasurer's Office.

Stearns County Auditor-Treasurer
Randy R. Schreifels
Email: auditor.email@co.stearns.mn.us

License Center Director
Dave Walz
Email: LC@co.stearns.mn.us

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