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Las Vegas DMV kiosks to accept cash payments

The Nevada DMV has integrated cash payments into some of its Las Vegas kiosks to better serve unbanked residents

March 10, 2016

The Nevada DMV first deployed kiosks to help speed up visits back in 2004. Late last year, it integrated cash payments into two kiosks in Las Vegas to better serve residents, according to areportby Vegas Seven.

In other locations, the Nevada DMV found that 30 percent of all transactions were done in cash. "Las Vegas is a cash economy," said Kevin Malone, Nevada DMV's public information officer. "And there are a lot of people who don't have a bank account."

The two kiosks that now accept cash payments are located at AAA offices. Overall, the Nevada DMV kiosks processed more than 640,000 transactions in 2015 alone. The DMV plans to deploy other kiosks to retailers, AAA offices and student unions.

"We want to keep as many people out of the DMV offices as much as possible," Malone said.