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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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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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