Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles

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Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (Virginia DMV)

Post-2014 Virginia license plate
Agency overview
Formed	1924; 100 years ago (1924)
Jurisdiction	Virginia
Headquarters	Richmond, Virginia
Employees	1,996 full-time equivalent positions
Annual budget	$282.5 million
Agency executive	Gerald Lackey[1], Commissioner
Parent agency	Virginia Secretary of Transportation
Website	https://www.dmv.virginia.gov

The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (Virginia DMV) is the governmental agency responsible for vehicle titling and registration, driver licensing and maintenance of driver and vehicle records. The agency also collects Virginia's fuel tax, monitors the state's trucking industry and serves as Virginia's Highway Safety Office. In addition, the agency effectively enforces motoring and transportation-related tax laws, and efficiently collects and distributes transportation-related revenues.