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Welcome to the NYS DMV Internet Office
Our goal is "to provide online access to critical state services and resources in a user-friendly and easily-accessible environment." We are striving to achieve that goal for DMV's customers at the Internet Office.
Here you'll find answers to frequently asked questions, forms that you can download to make your DMV business more convenient, and important traffic safety facts. Best of all, at the Internet Office you may renew your auto registration or look up and order custom license plates at your convenience, any time, online. We are working now to offer even more online transactions to serve you better.
We hope you'll enjoy your visit to the Internet Office and that you'll obtain the services or information you need. Please let us know how you liked our online services and how we can improve them to serve you better.
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Our Web site has several links to external Web sites, and these links are indicated with this symbol 
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Sometimes external page links provided are moved or removed creating a broken link. If you think you have discovered a broken link on our Web site please notify us through the Web site comment process.
External Link Disclaimer:
A link on this Web site that is immediately followed the symbol is a link to a Web site other than the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles or Governor's Traffic Safety Committee Web site. If you click on these links, you will be leaving the DMV or GTSC Web site. These links are provided for your convenience and do not in any way imply approval of the listed destinations, warrant the accuracy of any information in those destinations, constitute endorsement of the entities to whose sites the links are made, or endorse any of the opinions expressed on any of these outside Web sites.
These Web sites operate under the auspices and at the direction of their respective owners. If you have a question or comment about any of these sites, please contact them directly on their site.
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Executive Orders
State Language Access Policy - Executive Order Number 26 of 2012
See Information in Multiple Languages.
Personal Services Contracts - Executive Order 6 of 2008
The contracts below are posted in compliance with Executive Order Number 6 of 2008: Ensuring the Cost Effectiveness of Contracts for Personal Services. You may obtain a copy of a contract listed below by contacting DMV's FOIL office. Please note that a nominal copying fee will be assessed.
| Contract Number |
Vendor |
Personal Services Amount |
Reason for Contract |
| C000665 | L-1 Identity Solutions | $1,953,000 | The Department requires specialized technical skills to install and maintain a facial recognition system to protect against identity theft and fraud. |
Public Meeting Webcasts - Executive Order Number 3 of 2007
Read about Department of Motor Vehicles and Governor's Traffic Safety Committee compliance with the public meeting and webcast requirements of Section 104 of the Public Officers Law and Executive Order Number 3 of 2007.
Environmental Impact of Cleaning State Facilities - Executive Order 134 of 2005
The reports below are posted in compliance with Executive Order Number 134, Directing State Agencies to Reduce the Environmental Impact of Cleaning Of State Facilities.
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