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BMV stands for Bureau of Motor Vehicles, and is called the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) in some states.
by aisofteng 9y ago
BMV stands for Bureau of Motor Vehicles, and is called the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) in some states.
- smhenderson 9y agoOr DOT, Deprtment of Transportion in others, e.g. PennDOT.
- learc83 9y agoTo make things even more confusing the DOT is sometimes separate from the DMV, and sometimes not. In Georgia we have the DOT that handles road construction etc..., and the Department of Driver Services that handles drivers licenses.
- smhenderson 9y agoIn Pennsylvania they handle both, plus tolls and even snow removal on the highways and major roads. I’d never heard of BMV before tonight and thought it was just DMV everywhere until I was twenty something. You’re right, state bureaucracy is confusing!
- shliachtx 9y agoTo add to the alphabet soup you have DPS (Department of Public Safety) in Texas.
- lazyasciiart 9y agoWashington DOL (Department of Licensing) checking in.
- schoen 9y agoOr the MassDOT RMV in Massachusetts. (Which always has to be different, like calling itself a Commonwealth instead of a state and having a General Court instead of a state legislature.)
- yoklov 9y agoAlso RMV in some states (MA, at least), Registry of Motor Vehicles