Department of Motor Vehicles

All license and motor vehicle renewals can be done in person or forwarded to the address listed.  When you renew through us, Seneca County keeps a portion of the fee. If you renew through the State, they keep 100% of the fee.

Driver Services and Information

• Apply for Your First Driver License
• Driver's Manual and Practice Quiz
• Non-Driver Photo ID Card
• Order an Abstract of Your Driver Record
• Renew a Driver License or a Learner Permit
• Replace a Driver License or a Learner Permit
• Schedule a Road Test
• Other Driver Services

Vehicle Services and Information

• Check the Status of a Title Certificate or a Lien
• Custom Plates and Personalized Plates
• Register a Vehicle for the First Time
• Renew a Vehicle Registration
• Replace a Title Certificate
• Replace a Vehicle Registration or Vehicle Plates
• Vehicle Insurance
• Other Vehicle Services

News and Tips

• Quickly find information for members of the US Armed Forces, veterans and military families on the DMV Armed Forces Support and Information page.
  
  
• Read Governor Pataki's press release and the DMV brochure about the new NYS photo driver license and non-driver photo ID card documents that improve identification protection and help to prevent identity theft.
  
  
• Learn how to get the "Clean Pass" vehicle stickers to use the Long Island Expressway (LIE) high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes with only one occupant in the vehicle.  You can get the stickers for a model year 2000 to 2004 Honda Insight, a model year 2001 to 2006 Toyota Prius or a model year 2003 to 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid. Read the instructions to apply.
  
  
• The Driver Responsibility Program began on November 18, 2004. Read the FAQs to get information about driver responsibility assessments.
  
  
• Protect yourself against the purchase of a vehicle or boat affected by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita. Go to the web site of the National Insurance Crimes Bureau.
  
  
• Read about the expiration dates of vehicle inspection stickers that are issued in 2006 and that expire in 2007.
  
  
• Read about the new NYS Vehicle Inspection Program (NYVIP) that will include an OBDII test of the emissions control systems of vehicles.  Read the FAQs for motorists or the FAQs for inspection stations.
  
  
• The NYS Commercial Driver's Manual for CDL drivers is now on-line.  Read the list of Manual sections you can download and print.
  
  
• Read about the required certifications for original or renewal commercial driver license (CDL) applicants.
  
  
• Get information about the new requirement for the CDL "S" endorsement for school bus drivers.
  
  
• Commercial carriers can get credentials for IRP, HUT, IFTA, and SSRS at the OSCAR website.
  
  
• Read the information about a law that removes the $15 ATV trail fee and authorizes the extension of some ATV registrations.
  
  
• See the DMV Regulatory Agenda for 2006 and the proposed changes to the DMV Regulations.
  
  
• You can save time at the DMV office when you register a vehicle that you purchased in a private sale.  Use the
  E-ZVisit registration option!
  
  
• Read the FAQs to get information about reserved parking for persons with disabilities, boats, snowmobiles, ATVs, mopeds, DWI, motor vehicle accidents, traffic tickets, changes of name or address, and other topics.
  
  
• Get statistics about driver licenses, vehicle registrations, and motor vehicle accidents