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Sources

Every answer on this site traces to a page published by a state title authority. All 2037 of them are listed here.

Sources were last re-checked July 31, 2026. Each one is re-fetched when the data is rebuilt and its readable text is hashed, so a page that changes or a link that dies is detected rather than left to rot. How this is compiled.

Alabama

Alabama Department of Revenue (ALDOR), Motor Vehicle Division - applications are filed through a designated agent of the department, in practice the county license plate issuing office where you live · 44 sources · checked July 31, 2026

Alaska

Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV), Department of Administration · 37 sources · checked July 31, 2026

Arizona

Arizona Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division (ADOT MVD) · 41 sources · checked July 26, 2026

Arkansas

Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Motor Vehicle (DFA) · 27 sources · checked July 31, 2026

California

California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) · 55 sources · checked July 26, 2026

Colorado

Colorado Department of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) - certificates of title are issued by the county Clerk and Recorder's motor vehicle office in the county where the owner lives · 37 sources · checked July 30, 2026

Connecticut

Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) · 43 sources · checked July 31, 2026

Delaware

Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV), Delaware Department of Transportation · 39 sources · checked July 31, 2026

Florida

Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) · 42 sources · checked July 26, 2026

Georgia

Georgia Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division — applications are filed at the county tag office of the county tax commissioner where you live · 47 sources · checked July 30, 2026

Hawaii

County motor vehicle offices under each county's director of finance - the City and County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services Division of Motor Vehicles, the County of Hawaii Vehicle Registration & Licensing Division, the County of Maui Division of Motor Vehicle & Licensing, and the County of Kauai Division of Motor Vehicle & Licensing. Hawaii has no statewide DMV. · 35 sources · checked July 31, 2026

Idaho

Idaho Transportation Department (ITD), Division of Motor Vehicles, working through the 44 county assessors' motor vehicle offices · 38 sources · checked July 31, 2026

Illinois

Illinois Secretary of State, Vehicle Services Department · 41 sources · checked July 31, 2026

Indiana

Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) · 43 sources · checked July 30, 2026

Iowa

Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT), Motor Vehicle Division — titles are issued over the counter by county treasurers · 43 sources · checked July 31, 2026

Kansas

Kansas Department of Revenue, Division of Vehicles · 34 sources · checked July 26, 2026

Kentucky

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Department of Vehicle Regulation, Division of Motor Vehicle Licensing — certificates of title and registrations are applied for and issued over the counter by the 120 county clerks · 60 sources · checked July 31, 2026

Louisiana

Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV) · 67 sources · checked July 31, 2026

Maine

Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Division of Title Services (Department of the Secretary of State) · 61 sources · checked July 31, 2026

Maryland

Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration (MDOT MVA) · 44 sources · checked July 30, 2026

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV), a division of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation · 43 sources · checked July 26, 2026

Michigan

Michigan Department of State (Secretary of State) · 30 sources · checked July 26, 2026

Minnesota

Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Driver and Vehicle Services (DVS) · 37 sources · checked July 31, 2026

Mississippi

Mississippi Department of Revenue (DOR), Motor Vehicle Services - Title Bureau · 28 sources · checked July 31, 2026

Missouri

Missouri Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Bureau · 31 sources · checked July 30, 2026

Montana

Montana Department of Justice, Motor Vehicle Division (MVD), Vehicle Services Bureau — working through the county treasurers' motor vehicle offices · 38 sources · checked July 31, 2026

Nebraska

Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), Driver and Vehicle Records Division · 43 sources · checked July 31, 2026

Nevada

Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) · 34 sources · checked July 26, 2026

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles (Department of Safety) · 48 sources · checked July 31, 2026

New Jersey

New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) · 33 sources · checked July 30, 2026

New Mexico

New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department, Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) · 34 sources · checked July 31, 2026

New York

New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) · 35 sources · checked July 26, 2026

North Carolina

North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV) · 33 sources · checked July 26, 2026

North Dakota

North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT), Motor Vehicle Division · 29 sources · checked July 31, 2026

Ohio

Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV), Ohio Department of Public Safety — certificates of title are issued by County Clerk of Courts title offices · 33 sources · checked July 26, 2026

Oklahoma

Service Oklahoma - Motor Vehicle Services · 31 sources · checked July 31, 2026

Oregon

Oregon Department of Transportation, Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division (Oregon DMV) · 37 sources · checked July 31, 2026

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Bureau of Motor Vehicles · 38 sources · checked July 26, 2026

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles (RI DMV), Research and Title Office · 46 sources · checked July 31, 2026

South Carolina

South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (SCDMV) · 35 sources · checked July 31, 2026

South Dakota

South Dakota Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division · 55 sources · checked July 31, 2026

Tennessee

Tennessee Department of Revenue, Vehicle Services Division — certificates of title and registrations are issued over the counter by the 95 County Clerks · 84 sources · checked July 26, 2026

Texas

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) — title applications are filed at county tax assessor-collector offices · 30 sources · checked July 26, 2026

Utah

Utah State Tax Commission, Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) · 39 sources · checked July 31, 2026

Vermont

Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles (Agency of Transportation) · 55 sources · checked July 31, 2026

Virginia

Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) · 33 sources · checked July 30, 2026

Washington

Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL) · 46 sources · checked July 26, 2026

West Virginia

West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) · 26 sources · checked July 31, 2026

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles (WisDOT DMV) · 43 sources · checked July 26, 2026

Wyoming

Wyoming county clerks, under the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) Motor Vehicle Services · 32 sources · checked July 26, 2026