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Be aware, that even after printing you may still be in for another 2-3 weeks. DPS has now resorted to pre-printing your license due to long wait times at the 3rd partry printing service they use. Once it is printed, it then has some additional processing to do that takes up to 2 weeks (they wouldn't tell me what it was when I asked them, they just said the group it was in took up to 2 weeks to finish), and then it is sent to the mail room, which could take up to 7 days before being mailed. You may find that your license is printed, stuck in an envelope waiting for someone to double check it before it is mailed out. I noticed that on the paper stock that held my envelope, someone had initialed it.

So if I had to guess, based on my conversations with DPS and what I have seen

1. Background checks are sent off
2. Some time later (I'm guessing after they receive the first background check and it is okay) DPS sends of to have your license printed in preparation of other checks being recieved
3. DPS waits for all outstanding background checks to be received
4. DPS waits for license to be recieved from printer
5. License is sent to a final group that reviews it before it is sent out. The license can take up to 2 weeks while in this stage
6. Person pulls license/application from stack, reviews information on license, places license in card stock, and initials card stock
7. License is then sent to mail room. It can take up to 7 days for mailroom to actually mail out envelope. (mailroom is shared by many departments)