Learn how to obtain a SB-139 license - El Comercio de Colorado

NINE DMV OFFICES ISSUE THIS DOCUMENT

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Informed Immigrant launched new electronic resources on the expanded access to driver’s licenses in Colorado for immigrants. The SB-251 driver’s license program, which allows undocumented immigrants to obtain a Colorado driver’s license, was expanded in 2019. That year the Colorado Legislative Assembly passed the More Colorado Road And Community Safety Act (SB-139) which made improvements to the SB-251 licenses.

The Informed Immigrant resource page, in Spanish and English, was created in partnership with the I-Drive coalition and its members from across the state, including the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC). The new electronic platform provides clear, accessible information on obtaining driver’s licenses so that more Colorado residents can safely drive themselves and their families.

The page will outline the expanded Colorado DMV locations that are now issuing licenses. These special driver licenses are issued on nine DMV’s locations. Five of those offices started processing those driver licenses in January of 2020. These five DMV offices are in Lamar, Pueblo, Durango, Montrose, and Glenwood Springs. Other two DMV offices in Sterling and Alamosa will start issuing these licenses in July of 2020.

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“We’re excited to make these resources available so that all Colorado residents are empowered to obtain their driver’s licenses – and help keep communities across our state strong”, said Marissa Molina, Colorado State Immigration Director of FWD. Molina, who lead the project, also says that “thousands more Coloradans are now eligible to access driver’s licenses following the same process as everyone else, which makes good economic sense for Colorado.

A representative of the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC) provides her opinion about the new tool. “This easy-to-navigate website will give everyone the tools to get an SB 251 license successfully. We want to make the information accessible and easy to read so that people can navigate the process no matter where they live in Colorado,” says Siena Mann, Campaign Manager for CIRC.

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