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It’s not uncommon to wait a long time at the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) while getting your license renewed. However, one Missouri man has been waiting more than six months because he says the state of Florida made a mistake and won’t fix the problem.
Michael Hall has dealt with having a common name all his life.
Jack McCormick “I always made the joke, ‘Good luck finding me on Facebook’ because there’s a lot of Michael Hall’s out there,” Hall said. “But I never thought it would affect my day-to-day life.”
Hall has bounced around the country serving in the U.S. military and currently lives with his family at Whiteman Air Force Base. When he went to renew his license in March, he encountered an unusual problem.
“They told me that I have a suspended license,” Hall said. “I did not have a suspended license.”
It turns out that a Michael Hall, Jr. lives in Florida with the exact same birthday as the Michael Hall in Missouri. The big difference is Michael Hall, Jr. was arrested for a felony—driving without a license and having an outstanding bench warrant.