North Carolina State Auditor Dave Boliek called for the separation of the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles from the Department of Transportation in an audit report released Monday. The 435-page report found average wait times exceeding 1 hour and 15 minutes,

North Carolina State Auditor Dave Boliek laid out steps needed to improve the Department of Motor Vehicles on Aug. 4.

Problems at North Carolina's beleaguered Division of Motor Vehicles could get worse if the state does not reform its structural and operational issues, according to a state audit of the agency. Why it matters: The state's DMV — which handles issues including driver's license renewals,