New driver license system officially debuts with issues

Multiple county driver license offices, including in Tallapoosa County, are reporting outage issues relating to a new driver license system that rolled out statewide on Tuesday. 

Multiple county driver license offices, including in Tallapoosa County, are reporting outage issues relating to a new driver license system that rolled out statewide on Tuesday. 

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) officially launched a new modernized driver license system this week, simply known as LEADS. All statewide driver license offices were closed last week from April 18-25 in preparation for the new system rollout. 

William Marlow is a multimedia reporter for Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc. To reach William, email william.marlow@alexcityoutlook.com.