Motor Vehicle

Attention icon Iowa DOT driver's license service centers closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

All Iowa DOT driver’s license service centers, normally open Tuesday through Saturday, will be closed Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019. Normal business hours will resume at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22.

As always, online services are available 24/7 at www.iowadot.gov. Self-service kiosks are also available in convenient locations like libraries and retail shops throughout the state. Kiosk users should check the host location's holiday schedule to determine hours and availability.

Iowa driver's license service centers

To find a driver's license issuance site and view the hours of service, enter your city and state in the box or click on the map below - it does not have to be in the county where you reside.

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Find out what documents you need to get your Iowa license or ID for the first time or to get your REAL ID gold star.

 DOT drivers license stations
 County drivers license offices
 Kiosk locations
(learn more about kiosks)


Driver's license stations by county

Adair Clay Hancock Madison Sac
Adams Clayton Hardin Mahaska Scott
Allamakee Clinton Harrison Marion Shelby
Appanoose Crawford Henry Marshall Sioux
Audubon Dallas Howard Mills Story
Benton Davis Humboldt Mitchell Tama
Black Hawk Decatur Ida Monona Taylor
Boone Delaware Iowa Monroe Union
Bremer Des Moines Jackson Montgomery Van Buren
Buchanan Dickinson Jasper Muscatine Wapello
Buena Vista Dubuque Jefferson O'Brien Warren
Butler Emmet Johnson Osceola Washington
Calhoun Fayette Jones Page Wayne
Carroll Floyd Keokuk Palo Alto Webster
Cass Franklin Kossuth Plymouth Winnebago
Cedar Fremont Lee Pocahontas Winneshiek
Cerro Gordo Greene Linn Polk Woodbury
Cherokee Grundy Louisa Pottawattamie Worth
Chickasaw Guthrie Lucas Poweshiek Wright
Clarke Hamilton Lyon Ringgold  


2019 holiday driver's license centers

Check your county website for service information for county locations.

New Years Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019
Closed all day
Martin Luther King Saturday, Jan. 19
Closed all day
Memorial Day Saturday, May 25
Closed all day
Independence Day Thursday, July 4
Closed all day
Labor Day Saturday, Aug. 31
Closed all day
Veteran's Day Saturday, Nov. 9
Closed all day
Thanksgiving Thursday, Nov. 28
Friday, Nov. 29
Saturday, Nov. 30
Open Monday, Dec. 2 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Christmas Wednesday, Dec. 25
 Closed all day
New Years Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020
Closed all day


Kiosk locations

  County Address
Altoona Library Polk 700 Eighth St. SW
Ames Library Story 515 Douglas Ave.
Ankeny Driver's License Issuance Site Polk 6310 SE Convenience Blvd. 
Bettendorf Library Scott 2950 Learning Campus Dr.
Burlington Library Des Moines 210 Court St.
Cedar Falls Library Black Hawk 524 Main St.
Cedar Rapids Driver's License Issuance Site Linn 3726 Queen Ct. SW, Suite 204E
Cedar Rapids Hy-Vee Linn 3235 Oakland Road NE
Council Bluffs Hy-Vee Pottawattamie 2323 W. Broadway
Davenport Driver's License Issuance Site Scott 902 W Kimberly Rd., Suite 6D
Davenport Hy-Vee Scott 2200 West Kimberly Road
Davenport Public Library - downtown Scott 321 North Main St.
Des Moines Hy-Vee – east side Polk 2540 E. Euclid
Des Moines Library (downtown) Polk 1000 Grand Ave.
Dubuque Hy-Vee on Locust Dubuque 400 S. Locust St.
Eveyln K. Davis Center - Des Moines Polk 801 University Ave #3
Iowa City Library Johnson 123 S. Linn St.
Marion Library Linn 1095 Sixth Ave.
North Liberty Library Johnson 520 W. Cherry St.
Sioux City Kum & Go Woodbury 1925 S. Lakeport St.
Waterloo Library Black Hawk 415 Commercial St.
Waukee Hy-Vee Dallas 1005 East Hickman Road
West Des Moines Library Polk 4000 Mills Civic Parkway

Vehicle registration and titling information

Vehicle registration is handled by your county treasurer's office. Please contact them for questions regarding your registration fees.

Office of Vehicle & Motor Carrier Services

Mailing address

Office of Vehicle & Motor Carrier Services
P.O. Box 10382
Des Moines, IA  50306-0382

Address

Office of Vehicle & Motor Carrier Services
6310 SE Convenience Blvd.
Ankeny, IA 50021

Hours

Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

If you are a new carrier and are coming into the office to register for International Registration Plan (IRP) and/or International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA), you need to be here no later than 2 p.m.

If you are coming into the office for assistance with your IRP renewal, you need to be here no later than 4 p.m.

Holiday closings

New Years Day
Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019
Martin Luther King Day
Monday, Jan. 21, 2019
Memorial Day
Monday, May 27, 2019
Independence Day
Thursday, July 4, 2019
Labor Day
Monday, Sept. 2, 2019
Veterans Day
Monday, Nov. 11, 2019
Thanksgiving
Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019
Friday, Nov. 29, 2019
Christmas
Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019