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azmvdnow.gov surpasses 2.5 million account activations

azmvdnow.gov surpasses 2.5 million account activations

azmvdnow.gov surpasses 2.5 million account activations

October 25, 2021

PHOENIX – More than 2.5 million Arizonans have discovered that the fastest, easiest and most convenient way to do business with the Arizona Motor Vehicle Division is to go online at azmvdnow.gov.

azmvdnow.gov is the MVD’s primary self-serve online website and recently surpassed 2.5 million account activations. That means the MVD is able to get millions of Arizonans out of the line and safely on the road.

While some MVD services, like the road test, a first-time driver license application and first-time vehicle registration, can’t be completed online, azmvdnow.gov offers convenient, contactless transactions for more than 30 services. Customers can complete more than two-thirds of all services on their own time and from the comfort of their own home, including:

Renewing vehicle registration
Renewing a driver license
Ordering a replacement driver license
Requesting a registration refund
Submitting a vehicle sold notice
Ordering a specialty or personalized license plate
Scheduling an in-office appointment
And many more

A robust selection of “how to” videos are available at azmvdnow.gov, which guide users through account activation, applying and renewing a driver license, requesting a registration refund and other services.

Anyone who already does business with MVD, like those with an Arizona driver license, state-issued ID card or vehicle registered in the state, already has a free account at azmvdnow.gov. To activate an account, visit azmvdnow.gov and follow the prompts.

Globe MVD office closed due to fire restrictions

Globe MVD office closed due to fire restrictions

Globe MVD office closed due to fire restrictions

June 8, 2021

With fire restrictions in place, and to ensure the safety of staff and customers, the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division office in Globe is temporarily closed. There is no timetable for reopening.

Customers can complete MVD services by going online at www.azmvdnow.gov or www.servicearizona.com; or call MVD at 602-255-0072.

Two-thirds of all MVD services and transactions can be completed online at www.azmvdnow.gov. Here’s a sampling of what can be done online:

Renew vehicle registration
Renew driver license
Order a replacement driver license or ID card
Change your address
Order specialty and personalized license plates
Submit a sold notice

Why does Arizona have an MVD and not a DMV?

Why does Arizona have an MVD and not a DMV?

Why does Arizona have an MVD and not a DMV?

By Doug Pacey / ADOT Communications

April 28, 2015

The question is not uncommon around here: “Why does Arizona have an MVD and not a DMV?”

The simple answer is that in Arizona, the Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) is part of a group within the Arizona Department of Transportation. In some states, the entity that administers driving tests and registers vehicles, among other things, is a stand-alone agency. Often, they are called a Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).

But not always.

Fair warning, transportation geekery follows.

Yes, “DMV” is the most common acronym. Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia have a DMV. But of those 24 DMVs, two – Colorado and Delaware – are a Division of Motor Vehicles.

The next most common is MVD, in use in five states – Alabama, Arizona, Iowa, Montana and New Mexico. Three states – Indiana, Maine and Ohio – have a Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV).

In some states, cities and counties have authority to register vehicles, while state law enforcement oversees driving tests. The rest is an alphabet soup of state agencies – DHSMV, RMV, DMVL, OMV, DOR, MVA, DOL, VSD, MVC, DVS, DDS and DSD.

Nowhere, however, is there a DVD.

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