HELENA, Mont. (NMB) – Attorney General Tim Fox and the Montana Department of Justice want to make Montanans aware of confusing vehicle service websites charging consumers for services offered free of charge through the agency’s Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) official online presence.
Fox said, “Government websites are specifically vetted to receive a .gov domain, so if you visit a website that ends in some other extension, it doesn’t actually represent a government agency.”
Many of these other websites show a pop-up upon page load explaining they offer information for a fee that is available for free on the official Montana Motor Vehicle Division website.
Sarah Garcia, Administrator of the Motor Vehicle Division at the Montana Department of Justice adds no outside website is authorized to renew a Montana driver license online or schedule appointments for services that MVD offers and reminds consumers it does not charge appointment scheduling fees.
For more information, contact MVD at (406) 444-3933 or mvd@mt.gov.
