Jefferson County Courthouse Bessemer

Where to start, I transferred from GA to AL. Since i was new i had to get an AL license… I understand coming from a more up to date state things would be different here. What i was not ready for was the waiting in a very long line to get a license. The first time we were here, the 2. yes i said 2 ladies averaged about 8 people in 5 hours to get thru the line. Of Course that vacation day was wasted as i did not get seen that day…
The next time i went, i got there at 6:45AM… the doors opened up at 7:45.
I was first in line… I finally got my AL license… a paper copy nonetheless, but i was done.
I have some advice if you come here, get here early, wait outside, and have ALL your needed documents!!! I could not tell you how many folks i have seen waiting outside like i did and NOT have the correct paperwork…
I understand these are government workers, but a sense of urgency and speed would be greatly appreciated… maybe if they got paid on the amount of folks they helped it would change.
The only reason i gave this place the second star is, once i finally got seen the lady did have a sense of humor… not much mind you, but some… i was out by 8:40 am. yes i was first in line… and took her 40 min to process me thru…
So if you can go else where i highly recomend it, if not get her at the crack of dawn to save your day!!!

There is nothing better than knowingly taking a vacation day to get a vehicle registration or a license updated. (Sarcasm)
I will say I have only been to two different places to get my license but it seems that a 4+ hour wait is a little much to ask of anyone. My vehicle registration was a 3+ hour wait. If you are able to go somewhere else to get your tags or license I recommend doing so.