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Tax Collector takes on more as the last state DMV office in Hillsborough County closes its doors.

Tampa, FL — June 11, 2015

TAMPA, FL – (June 11, 2015) – The Hillsborough County Tax Collector prepares to take on more transactions as the Florida Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) closes its last remaining driver license office located at 10137 East Adamo Drive, in the Brandon area, on June 12, 2015.

The 2010 Florida legislature passed a bill that would transition all driver license (DL) customer services away from DHSMV to the tax collectors by June 30, 2015.  The DL services include testing, road skills assessment, Hazmat, and medical issuance.

The Tax Collector’s office expects to process over 300,000 additional transactions per year with this transition. For the past two years, the Hillsborough County Tax Collector has worked to expand its offices to handle these transactions.  Doug Belden said, “Customers can expect longer lines at some of our offices but we are working diligently to meet the demands of our constituents by expanding offices and adding staff.”

Working in cooperation with the State, the Tax Collector’s Office has a new 25,000-square-foot office under construction in Drew Park.  This office will house the tax collector’s customer-service operations as well as some administrative functions of the DHSMV.  The new office is scheduled to open in August 2015.
Customers who need driver license or identification transactions can visit one of the Hillsborough County Tax Collector convenient locations.

    • Brandon, 3030 N. Falkenburg Rd.
    • Downtown Main Office, 601 E. Kennedy Blvd. 14th Floor – Appointments Only.
    • East Hillsborough at 2814 E. Hillsborough Ave. Bldg.2 – Road Testing by Appointment Only
    • North Tampa, 3011 University Center Drive, Suite 150  – Hazmat Testing
    • Plant City, 1834 Jim Redman Parkway
    • South County (Ruskin), 3002 E. College Ave.
    • West County, 6283 W. Waters Ave.

Customers can skip the trip to an office and renew driver licenses, identification cards and vehicle registrations, make an appointment or get more information regarding our services, online at www.hillstax.org or call 813.635.5200.