Locations & Hours

Motor Vehicle Branch Office locations - Main Office of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles - Motor Vehicle Mobile Unit locations- AAA Northern New England locations

You may obtain registrations , plates, drivers licenses and state identification cards by visiting one of the 13 motor vehicle branch offices throughout the state. We also provide licensing services through mobile unit locations or *limited services through designated AAA Northern New England offices.

The payment of municipal excise (property) taxes is a prerequisite for all motor vehicle registrations.  Excise taxes must be paid to your town office prior to registration.  Many municipal offices also issue registrations. Some municipalities issue registrations and plates; check with your city or town to see if they participate in this program or refer to our listing of participating municipalities. If you choose to register your vehicle in your city or town, expect to pay a small, additional service charge (as allowed by law) for their courtesy. 

Main Office of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles

Motor Vehicle Branch Office Locations

Motor vehicle branch office locations are no longer accepting new appointments, and are currently in various stages of transition from appointment only to limited walk-in service. Please check the status of the branch office you wish to visit below, as there is limited walk-in availability depending upon the capacity at each branch and the number of previously scheduled appointments remaining.

Branch phone lines are open from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM;  branch office hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, and we are closed legal holidays.

Please note the Springvale Office is temporarily closed.

Please note that if you choose to travel to a location for walk-in service:

• Ensure you have all of the necessary documents before traveling to a branch for service.
• It is likely you will  have to wait outside the building for a seat to become available in the lobby.
• You are required to bring, and wear a mask or cloth face covering in order to enter the building.
• Only one person per transaction will be admitted to allow for appropriate distancing, between customers; the only exceptions:
• A disabled person requiring assistance (one additional person),
• A person accompanied by an interpreter (one additional person),
• A parent or guardian of a minor who requires a transaction (one additional person),
• A parent or guardian accompanied by small children that are able to be carried or securely confined to a stroller or similar mobile device.
• The below COVID health screening questions will be asked before entry is permitted;
  an answer of “Yes “to any of the questions will result in denial of entry to the building.
• Have you traveled outside the state of Maine to a non-exempt state in the last 14 days?
• Have you or anyone in your household exhibited symptoms of COVID-19 in the last 14 days?
• Have you or anyone in your household been exposed to a person exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 in the last 14 days?
• Have you taken a COVID screening test in the last 14 days and tested positive, or have not yet received the results?
• You will be required to sanitize your hands upon entry to the building.
• If you are not in the lobby when the doors close at 4:30 PM, you will not be served.

Email for the branches may be sent to: branch.bmv@maine.gov

BRANCHES ARE OPEN TO LIMITED WALK-IN TRAFFIC

Motor Vehicle Mobile Unit Locations - Temporarily Closed

Motor Vehicle Mobile Units are closed on all legal holidays.
*Effective October 2018 look for changes to the hours of operation and schedule at certain locations.

AAA Northern New England Locations

Transactions at AAA locations are limited to State ID Cards and Class C, non-CDL driver's license renewals and replacements (duplicates) that do not require such changes as a name change; a new photograph; or a change in restrictions and/or endorsements on a driver's license.

The business hours for all AAA NNE locations are: 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday and Saturdays from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.