North Dakota Motor Vehicle Division 2026: Branches and Hours

Licenses and permits are somewhere else

For a permit test, license, REAL ID or state ID, book a driver license site. In several towns, including Fargo and Grand Forks, it's a different building from the vehicle branch.

ND DMV driver license sites →

North Dakota Motor Vehicle branches

City	Address	Hours
Bismarck	NDDOT building east doors, 608 E Boulevard Ave	Mon-Fri 7:30‑4:30
Bottineau	County Courthouse, 314 5th St W, Suite 11	Mon-Fri 8:30‑5
Bowman	County Courthouse, 104 1 St NW, Suite 2	Mon-Thu 7:30‑4:30 (closed 12‑12:30), Fri 7:30‑12, Mountain time
Devils Lake	Chamber office, 208 W Highway 2	Mon-Fri 8:30‑4
Dickinson	T-Rex Plaza, 1173 3rd Ave W, Suite 37B	Mon-Thu 8‑4:30, Fri 8‑12, Mountain time
Ellendale	55 3rd Ave S	Mon-Fri 8‑4 (closed 1‑1:30)
Fargo	745 45th Street South, Suite H	Mon-Fri 8‑4
Grafton	Chamber office, 432 Hill Ave	Mon-Fri 9‑4
Grand Forks	Cities Mall, 1726 S Washington St	Mon-Fri 8:30‑4:15
Jamestown	Chamber office, 120 2nd St SE	Mon-Fri 7:30‑3:30 (closed 12‑1)
Langdon	County Courthouse, 901 3rd St, Suite 14	Mon-Thu 8:30‑4, Fri 8:30‑12
Linton	County Courthouse, 100 4th St NW	Mon-Thu 8‑3:30 (closed 12‑12:30), Fri 8‑12
Lisbon	County Courthouse, 204 5th Ave W	Mon-Fri 8‑4:30
Minot	Arrowhead Shopping Center, 1600 2nd Ave SW, Suite 5	Mon-Fri 8:30‑5
Valley City	253 Central Ave N, Suite 101	Mon-Thu 9‑4 (closed 1‑1:30), Fri 9‑1
Wahpeton	Chamber office, 1505 11th St N	Mon, Wed, Thu 9‑4; Tue, Fri 9‑1
Watford City	McKenzie County Courthouse, 201 5th St NW, Suite 510	Mon-Fri 8‑4
Williston	206 East Broadway	Mon-Thu 8:15‑4, Fri 8:15‑12

Every branch except Bismarck notes branch fees on NDDOT's list. Some branches take walk-ins and some work by appointment, and walk-ins wait behind appointments. Phone numbers for the larger branches are on the phone numbers page.

NDDOT: Motor vehicle locations ↗North Dakota DMV phone numbers →

What does the North Dakota Motor Vehicle Division do?

Titles, first-time registrations and registration renewals.
Temporary registrations and license plates, including specialty plates.
Online registration renewal and self-service kiosks.

NDDOT: Renew a registration online ↗

Moving here with a car

The manual says a vehicle must be registered in North Dakota as soon as its owner or driver becomes a resident or starts working in the state. You can title it here and buy registration through the end of the period. If your other state's registration is still current and you'll be here only a short time, you can buy a temporary registration permit for 6 or 12 months instead, with a $10 service fee each time on top of the registration fee.

Every vehicle must have liability insurance, and the registration card must stay in the vehicle.

Sources: NDDOT and 2 more. Checked October 2026.

Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.

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