Address:
425-447 Pennsylvania Avenue
P.O. Box 588,
Elmira, NY 14902-0588
Phone: (607) 737-5470
We are pleased to announce we will be re-opening to the public on Monday, July 12, 2021.
Our office hours will be Monday through Friday, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm Please note the change in hours.Thank you
(and we will be open during the lunch hour).
Hours of Operation
Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m.to 4:00 p.m.
Written Tests
Monday, Wednesday & Friday 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 
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REAL ID is Here!
The Federal ID requirement for domestic air flights has been extended to May 3, 2023, the federal government will require your driver license, permit or ID card to be REAL ID compliant if you wish to use it as identification to board a domestic flight (within the U.S.), or enter military bases and certain federal facilities. You may also use an Enhanced driver license, permit, or non-driver ID or valid U.S. Passport or other identification acceptable to the federal government.
Please click here for more REAL ID information.
The Chemung County License Bureau (Dept of Motor Vehicles) is one of the busiest offices in the County of Chemung. The License Bureau is a revenue generating environment, and we serve the public in a very professional, polite, and kind manner. The majority of revenue collected in the License Bureau goes directly to the State of New York. Only 12.7% of money collected stays in Chemung County. We complete 21 transactions for the State of New York for which we receive no reimbursement.
A few changes to make your visit easier:
You may take your written permit test online (D, DJ, M, MJ only) [link to dmv.ny.gov],
If renewing, bring your renewal notice, the license plate number, or Client ID,
Complete necessary forms in advance, review [link to dmv.ny.gov]
The License Bureau offers an Express Line for renewals and a drop box in front of the office for transactions which will be returned to you within two to three weeks. Thank you
The Chemung County License Bureau is a FULL-SERVICE office. Some of the transactions completed for you are:
Issuance of Driver's Licenses of all kinds:
Regular operator licenses (Class D)
Junior operator licenses (Class DJ)
Commercial operator licenses (Class A,B,C) with endorsements
Reciprocity (transferring from another state to NY)
Enhanced driver licenses
NOTE: All of the above transactions will require an original birth
certificate with a raised seal, at least 3 other forms of
identification with address on one of them.
These are the local Vision Registry locations:
Waite and Lucarelli, 382 W. Church St., Elmira, NY 14901
Wegmans Pharmacy, 1100 Clemens Center, Elmira, NY 14901
Vision Works Corning, 107 W. Market St., Corning, NY 14830
Wegmans Pharmacy, 24 S. Bridge St., Corning, NY 14830
Transfer of new and used vehicles