That seems to be the new direction employers have taken around here. As a result I've been to the DMV more times in the last year and a half than my entire life combined. I really wish you didn't have to go in person and wait an eternity just for one silly piece of paper...and do that once every 20 days (or however long ambulance company HR people have determined [through their witchcraft] how long they're good for).
Another curious feature of ambulance HR reps is they're apparently not even clear on
this as I've always had to provide an original and it had to be within like 20-30 days of printing it out. Gotta love SoCal EMS.
I wouldn't necessarilly mind having to get an original with a job in hand. However, I would find it signfiicantly annoying if I had to turn one in just to start the process.