COLUMBIA | The state has quietly launched an overhaul of
its Web site that will make it easier for people to do business with
the state - and for some to pay for new services online.
That's one of the major changes in the no-budget Web site the
state launched in 2000 as http://www.myscgov.com/.
There's still no budget for the state's online presence, now
called http://www.sc.gov/. Instead,
the state has a contract with S.C. Interactive to build and run the
site in exchange for a cut of money the site generates through new
fee-based services.
Public information remains free, and the site is better organized
and offers users different ways to browse.
Some services will target businesses or people willing to pay
transaction fees to get something faster.
One service already offered involves drivers' records. Insurance
companies can pay a $1.25 Internet convenience fee to obtain
information. The records normally cost $6 at the Department of Motor
Vehicles.
That means insurance companies can submit lists of drivers to be
processed online and pay $7.25 or stand in line and pay less.
