INTERNATIONAL STUDENT HANDBOOK - Macalester College

Applications may be made, and information obtained from:
Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services (DVS)
Telephone: (651) 297-2005 www.mndriveinfo.org
WRITTEN TESTING ONLY:
Town Square Building (located downtown on the street level of the Town Square Building)
445 Minnesota Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
651-639-4057
Monday – Friday: 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. for applications (driver’s license and I.D. cards)
8 a.m. – 3:45 p.m. for written test driver’s license
Bring:
� Passport
� I-20
� Social Security Card or official Macalester transcript from the Registrar
� $12 (price subject to change) for instruction permit after passing (permit not necessary
if you have a foreign license— translated into English if necessary—and you are over 19
years of age)
TO SCHEDULE A ROAD TEST
go to www.mndriveinfo.org or call 651-284-1000
To get a MINNESOTA I.D. CARD, you need to bring:
� Passport
� Social Security Card or official Macalester transcript from the Registrar
� I-20 (or DS2019)
� $18 fee (price subject to change)
You can look at the webpage for Minnesota’s Department of Public Safety for more specific
information: www.dps.state.mn.us/dvs/
Car Insurance and Accidents
The Minnesota No-Fault Automobile Insurance Act requires that every motor vehicle which
is operated in Minnesota be covered by proper no fault and liability insurance coverage.
Under this law, insurance companies must offer insurance coverage which provides for the
payment of basic economic loss benefits resulting from injury or death regardless of the
fault of the insured.
A driver of a motor vehicle must carry evidence of insurance in his/her immediate possession.
The operator must present the evidence to a law enforcement officer upon request.
A driver involved in any accident should seek advice at once. At the time of the accident,
someone should be asked to telephone for police assistance. The police will arrange for
tow trucks and ambulance if they are needed. Be sure to write down the name, address,
phone number, car license plate number, and automobile insurance company of any other
persons/cars involved in the accident. At the very least, the police will require that you fill
out a written report within five days following the accident. Do not leave the scene of an
accident until told to do so by the police. Notify your insurance company immediately.
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