There were notices on the door, but some people missed the message. The convenience, time saved, and lack of long lines made express offices the first option for many drivers in Northern Nevada.
Maria Warf was ready to registered her husband's motorcycle first thing today. It expires tomorrow .That was until we told her the DMV Express had closed its doors.

“I really like it, because you can go in and you are out in time. And I live in Silver Springs, I come in from Silver Springs so I come to work and get this done, just a lot easier,” says Warf.

Business ended at this facility here in Sparks officially Wednesday. The office is now an empty shell in a strip mall. Maria will now have to drive three miles from here to the main DMV office on Galetti Way in Reno.

And this is what she can expect: Heavier traffic, limited parking in the front. And that’s just the beginning. You can also expect longer lines once you get inside.

Indeed this may be the first impact of state budget cut to be felt by Nevada residents.

“Basically we gave the legislature a collection of options closing the Reno and Sparks Express offices along with eliminating 132 positions, along with eliminating travel, training and a lot of other things in the budget, basically we got cut down to the bone, says Tom Jacobs with the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles.

Jacobs and other don't expect DMV Express offices to start up anytime soon. Budget problems will dictate that. But when the agency can afford to do it, they may find trouble finding a landlord for such an office. That's because the landlord has to alter the rental space, and in economic times they may not be able to recover their costs.

There are DMV transactions you can conduct over the internet and not have to wait in line. For more information go to www.dmnvn.com.