Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (Virginia DMV)

Post-2014 Virginia license plate
Agency overview
Formed	June 7, 1919; 104 years ago (1919-06-07)
Jurisdiction	Virginia
Headquarters	Richmond, Virginia
Employees	1,996 full-time equivalent positions
Annual budget	$282.5
Agency executive	Linda Ford, Acting Commissioner
Parent agency	Virginia Secretary of Transportation
Website	https://www.dmv.virginia.gov

The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (Virginia DMV) is the governmental agency responsible for registering and titling automobiles and other motor vehicles as well as licensing drivers in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Motor vehicle registration

The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (Virginia DMV) serves a customer base of approximately 423,000 ID card holders and 6 million licensed drivers with over 7.5 million registered vehicles in Virginia. Virginia DMV has more daily face-to-face contact with Virginia's citizens than any other state agency. The agency also serves a wide array of businesses including dealers, fuel tax customers, rental companies, driving schools, other state agencies, local governments, and non-profit organizations.

Through the headquarters in Richmond, Virginia DMV operates customer service centers, call centers, weigh stations, DMV Selects, and mobile visits known as DMV Connect. Virginia DMV also provides service by Internet, automated telephone, and mail.

More than 50 services, including address updates and vehicle registration renewals, are available on DMV's Online Services page without visiting one of 75 customer service centers throughout the state.

Driver licensing

All data is based on fiscal year 2022 (July 2021 – June 2022) unless otherwise indicated. As of 2022, Virginia DMV has:

• Highway Safety data is based on calendar year 2021.