What is the Department of Motor Vehicles?
The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is a general classification for the department that regulates legislation, process, protocol, and registration of all issues concerning the operation and maintenance of motor vehicles within the United States. Although each of the 50 United States regulates their own individual Department of Motor Vehicles, the official titles of such departments can range from ‘Office of Motor Vehicles’ to ‘Driver and Vehicle Services’. Within the realm of the Department of Motor Vehicles, many facets of regulatory and procedural measures exist in order to ensure the safe, legitimate, and legal operation of motor vehicles.
Department of Motor Vehicles Duties
The following are the most common protocols regulated by the Department of Motor Vehicles: