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U.S. Department of Transportation to Investigate Possible Discrimination through Alabama Driver License Office Closures

Press Release

Date: Dec. 9, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Transportation Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Today, following widespread closures and reduction in services at driver license offices across Alabama, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced it will investigate whether these actions by the State and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) violate Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin in programs and activities receiving federal assistance.

"Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation is making it clear that Title VI is not optional and that we will work to make sure all of its components are enforced," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. "Driver License Offices offer essential services to the American people, including providing thousands in Alabama with a method of identification. It is critical that these services be free of discrimination, and serve the people of the state fairly and equally."


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