National system maintenance

Because of national system maintenance by the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA), driver’s license/ID transactions won’t be able to be completed online or at self-service stations and vehicle title transactions won’t be able to be completed online from 2 a.m. to 7 a.m. Sunday, May 3. Vehicle transactions will still be available.

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Properly Sealing Containers

Properly Sealing Containers

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Types of Closure	Seals that can be used	Notes	Picture
Chamberlock	Chamber seal	Close the chamber over the end of the zipper Insert the seal, number side up, so that the chamber cannot be opened	301 302 303 304
Zipper/hood	Flat metal w/horseshoe Pad lock Easy twist	Zipper is pulled through the metal hood The seal is then put through the hole on the zipper pull, preventing the zipper from being pulled back through the hood Secure the seal	305 306 307
Zipper/Pin Locking	Pull tite	Fold the zipper pull over the eyelet on the zipper Run the seal through the eyelet so that the zipper pull cannot be pulled back over the eyelet Run the seal through the grommet, if possible, as well Secure the seal	308 309 310
Hasp and Eye	Flat metal globe seal w/horseshoe Pad lock Easy twist	Ensure slot in lid is closed and locked if present Drop the hasp over the hoop Run the seal through the hoop so that the hasp cannot pulled back over the hoop Secure the seal	311
Hole in lid and side	Pull tite Easy twist Flat metal w/horseshoe	Ensure slot is closed and locked Run the seal through both the hole in the lid and the hole in the side Secure the Seal tightly enough the lid cannot be raised	312 313 314 315
Interlocking zippers	Pull tite Easy twist	Each zipper has an eyelet (Not the holes on the zipper pulls) Pull the zippers together so the eyelets overlap Run the seal through the overlapping eyelets Secure the seal tightly enough the zippers cannot be pulled apart	316 317 318 319
Draw Latch	Pull tite Easy twist Flat metal w/horseshoe	Open the latch Place the metal loop over the post on the lid Fold the latch down Run the seal through the latch so that the latch cannot be opened Secure the seal	320 321 322
Zipper and hole through bag	Pull tite Easy twist	Pull the zipper closed Run a seal through the hole that goes through the container and also run the seal through the hole in the zipper pull Secure the seal tightly to that the zipper cannot be moved, and the container cannot be opened	323 324 325
Zipper and grommet	Pull tite Easy twist	Pull the zipper completely closed Run the seal through the grommet so that the zipper cannot be opened Secure the seal tightly so that the zipper cannot be moved and the container cannot be opened	326 327 328