CARSON CITY, NV - Nevadans will soon be able to renew car registrations and extend their drivers licenses at grocery stores, as the state Board of Examiners approved last week a 10-year contract to install Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) kiosks in grocery stores throughout Nevada, the Nevada News Bureau reports.

The $27.6 million contract will be offset by user fees for the kiosks, which will cost $1 for all transactions except car registration renewal, which will run $3, according to Bruce Breslow, director of the DMV.

The purpose of the initiative is to provide convenience for customers while simultaneously reducing the need for staff at the state??s multiple DMV offices. While state-run DMVs close at 5 p.m., the new kiosks will remain open and accessible 24 hours a day, Breslow said.

"Let's say you live out in Summerlin," he said. "By the time you get in your car, take the freeway, find the DMV office, wait in line at the DMV, get back in your car and negotiate the traffic to get back there, that's two hours of your life plus a couple of gallons of gas. So certainly a dollar is a better alternative than that."

The state expects to install 40 kiosks at stores beginning next spring, mostly in Southern Nevada locations where DMV wait times are highest.