Individuals whose driver's licenses have been suspended or revoked can now go online at www.dmv.state.ne.us and access specific information pertaining to exactly what must be done to reinstate their driving privileges. The site also allows the individual to use a credit card to pay the required reinstatement fee.

"Driver license reinstatement is a service that we deliver only in our main Lincoln office," said Beverly Neth, DMV director. "We had several requests to put new staff into existing county facilities in an attempt to distribute the service statewide.

"Rather than add new staff, we chose to turn to technology to help us," she said. "We worked with the state's portal provider, Nebraska.gov, to develop and implement our online driver license reinstatement service."

Annually, about 60,000 driver's licenses are suspended and revoked in Nebraska. Revocations and suspensions occur for reasons such as failure to appear in court, driving without motor vehicle insurance and driving under the influence. Annually, about 50,000 drivers reinstate their driving privileges.

"Our goal is to make it easier for people to find out what they need to do to reinstate, so that they may be more inclined to reinstate as soon as possible," said Kathy Hraban, DMV financial responsibility program manger. "We want to make sure that everyone driving on our roadways has a valid driver's license."