Coronavirus: Ohio BMV to resume driver skills testing next week at all locations

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles will resume driver exams and skills testing starting Friday at some locations in the state, before all locations will be allowed to resume next week.

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The tests will be offered first by appointment only at six locations in the state starting Friday, June 12 and will continue through June 15. None of the locations operating by appointment only for the driver tests those three days are in the Miami Valley. Those locations are in Cuyahoga, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Jackson, and Licking counties.

Starting June 16, all driver exam stations will be allowed to resume services, with appointments recommended but not required. Appointments can be scheduled through the state’s “Get in Line, Online” system on the BMV’s website.

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Individuals who had a scheduled test cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic restrictions, they will be given priority to reschedule and will be contacted by the BMV, a spokesperson said in a media release Tuesday.

A modified process will be implemented by the BMV for those seeking a driver’s license. The driver examiner will score the prospective licensee from outside the car, rather that inside, in accordance with the guidelines from the Center for Disease Control and Ohio Department of Health.

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