27 states
One office for both
The same office renews your license and registers your car.
51 states and DC
Pick your state
11 states have full guides with every office, published hours and checklists. For the rest, we tell you which agency to go to and link to its official site.
Pick your state on the map
Solid states have a full guide: every office, published hours, checklists and a practice test. For the rest, we show you the official agency while we build the guide.
Full guides
- AZArizona245 offices · One office for both
- CACalifornia176 offices · One office for both
- FLFlorida264 offices · One office for both
- GAGeorgia169 offices · Separate car office
- NJNew Jersey46 offices · One office for both
- NYNew York117 offices · One office for both
- NCNorth Carolina269 offices · Separate car office
- OHOhio351 offices · Local agents
- PAPennsylvania104 offices · Separate car office
- TXTexas518 offices · Separate car office
- VAVirginia133 offices · One office for both
Three ways states split the work
Going to the wrong office is the most common wasted trip.
Every state, A to Z
| State | Licenses | How it works | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | ALEA Driver License Division | Two different offices | Official siteSite (opens Alabama's agency site) |
| Alaska | Alaska DMV | One office for both | Official siteSite (opens Alaska's agency site) |
| Arizona | ADOT Motor Vehicle Division | One office for both | Our guideGuide |
| Arkansas | DFA Revenue Offices | One office for both | Official siteSite (opens Arkansas's agency site) |
| California | California DMV | One office for both | Our guideGuide |
| Colorado | Colorado DMV | Two different offices | Official siteSite (opens Colorado's agency site) |
| Connecticut | Connecticut DMV | One office for both | Official siteSite (opens Connecticut's agency site) |
| Delaware | Delaware DMV | One office for both | Official siteSite (opens Delaware's agency site) |
| Florida | County tax collectors for FLHSMV | One office for both | Our guideGuide |
| Georgia | Department of Driver Services | Two different offices | Our guideGuide |
| Hawaii | County-run offices | One office for both | Official siteSite (opens Hawaii's agency site) |
| Idaho | County sheriffs for Idaho DMV | Two different offices | Official siteSite (opens Idaho's agency site) |
| Illinois | Secretary of State | One office for both | Official siteSite (opens Illinois's agency site) |
| Indiana | Bureau of Motor Vehicles | One office for both | Official siteSite (opens Indiana's agency site) |
| Iowa | Iowa DOT | Two different offices | Official siteSite (opens Iowa's agency site) |
| Kansas | Division of Vehicles | Two different offices | Official siteSite (opens Kansas's agency site) |
| Kentucky | Transportation Cabinet | Two different offices | Official siteSite (opens Kentucky's agency site) |
| Louisiana | Office of Motor Vehicles | One office for both | Official siteSite (opens Louisiana's agency site) |
| Maine | Bureau of Motor Vehicles | One office for both | Official siteSite (opens Maine's agency site) |
| Maryland | Motor Vehicle Administration | One office for both | Official siteSite (opens Maryland's agency site) |
| Massachusetts | Registry of Motor Vehicles | One office for both | Official siteSite (opens Massachusetts's agency site) |
| Michigan | Secretary of State | One office for both | Official siteSite (opens Michigan's agency site) |
| Minnesota | Driver and Vehicle Services and deputy registrars | Run by local agents | Official siteSite (opens Minnesota's agency site) |
| Mississippi | Driver Service Bureau | Two different offices | Official siteSite (opens Mississippi's agency site) |
| Missouri | Contract license offices for the Department of Revenue | Run by local agents | Official siteSite (opens Missouri's agency site) |
| Montana | Motor Vehicle Division | Two different offices | Official siteSite (opens Montana's agency site) |
| Nebraska | Nebraska DMV | Two different offices | Official siteSite (opens Nebraska's agency site) |
| Nevada | Nevada DMV | One office for both | Official siteSite (opens Nevada's agency site) |
| New Hampshire | New Hampshire DMV | Two different offices | Official siteSite (opens New Hampshire's agency site) |
| New Jersey | Motor Vehicle Commission | One office for both | Our guideGuide |
| New Mexico | Motor Vehicle Division | One office for both | Official siteSite (opens New Mexico's agency site) |
| New York | New York DMV | One office for both | Our guideGuide |
| North Carolina | NCDOT Division of Motor Vehicles | Two different offices | Our guideGuide |
| North Dakota | NDDOT Driver License Division | Two different offices | Official siteSite (opens North Dakota's agency site) |
| Ohio | BMV deputy registrars | Run by local agents | Our guideGuide |
| Oklahoma | Service Oklahoma and licensed operators | Run by local agents | Official siteSite (opens Oklahoma's agency site) |
| Oregon | Oregon DMV | One office for both | Official siteSite (opens Oregon's agency site) |
| Pennsylvania | PennDOT Driver and Vehicle Services | Two different offices | Our guideGuide |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island DMV | One office for both | Official siteSite (opens Rhode Island's agency site) |
| South Carolina | SCDMV | One office for both | Official siteSite (opens South Carolina's agency site) |
| South Dakota | Driver Licensing Program | Two different offices | Official siteSite (opens South Dakota's agency site) |
| Tennessee | Driver Services | Two different offices | Official siteSite (opens Tennessee's agency site) |
| Texas | Texas DPS | Two different offices | Our guideGuide |
| Utah | Driver License Division | Two different offices | Official siteSite (opens Utah's agency site) |
| Vermont | Vermont DMV | One office for both | Official siteSite (opens Vermont's agency site) |
| Virginia | Virginia DMV | One office for both | Our guideGuide |
| Washington | Department of Licensing | Two different offices | Official siteSite (opens Washington's agency site) |
| Washington, DC | DC DMV | One office for both | Official siteSite (opens Washington, DC's agency site) |
| West Virginia | West Virginia DMV | One office for both | Official siteSite (opens West Virginia's agency site) |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin DMV | One office for both | Official siteSite (opens Wisconsin's agency site) |
| Wyoming | WYDOT Driver Services | Two different offices | Official siteSite (opens Wyoming's agency site) |
From our research of each state's official sites, September 2026. Some states also let AAA or private agents handle some tasks.