DMVs across the US are DOWN - network outage halts all operations
Every Department of Motor Vehicle facility in the US has been hit by a network outage that started around 12pm ET. What caused the issues is unknown and no timeline has been given for operations.
Every DMV in every state? Are they connected? Wow. If so, I did not know that.
Of course they are connected.
How else does a state know when a car was stolen in another state and a cop runs the plates?
And, how else would your state DMV know when you got a ticket in another state? You can't just not take care of the ticket and say you'll never go back to that particular state.
There is a LEADS system for law enforcement researching info across state lines but I don't think the voter reg system is (should) be anywhere connected.
One of the reasons I know they are connected is last year I registered a car in another state.
I am moving out of this Commie state to a free state and when I inquired about how to make sure the DMV knew the car was now registered in another state I was told the DMV in the old state would see the new registration and I wouldn't have to worry about it.
IT's totally possible that this lazy state worker lied, but I did get a registration with a zeroed out total for the vehicle that was sent out of state.
Interesting. Good luck with your move!