Out-of-state bartenders and airport security rejoice: Starting in January, Oregon will no longer require residents to apply those annoying address change stickers to their driver’s licenses when they move.

The state’s Transportation Department on Monday said it would discontinue the sticker program effective next year. Oregon’s Legislature quietly approved a bill this year ending the practice.

Oregon was one of three states that mandated drivers place a change-of-address sticker on their license, ID card or learner’s permit. The stickers were free, but the text often rubbed off and made the cards appear illegitimate, especially to non-Oregonians’ eyes.

Oregon will still require drivers notify the DMV within 30 days of moving to a new home or apartment.

Drivers won’t have to get a replacement card that indicates the new address, the state said.

“In a traffic stop by law enforcement, officers can ask if the address on your card is current and verify it from inside their patrol vehicle,” the DMV said in a news release.

Now, Connecticut and Michigan remain stalwart in their commitment to the ineffective license sticker program.

Cutting the program will save the state an estimated $550,000 per year in printing and postage costs.

The state said it will funnel that former sticker money to the State Highway Fund to help pay for street and highway maintenance.

-- Andrew Theen

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@andrewtheen

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