The Vehicle Titles and Registration Division (VTR) administers motor
vehicle titles, passenger and interstate commercial vehicle
registration, oversees the distribution of disabled parking placards,
and the distribution of more than 100 different license plates including
specialty and personalized plates. This work is performed in partnership
with the 254 county tax assessor collectors.
VTR develops and maintains the state's motor vehicle database which
contains more than 45 million records. Law enforcement accesses these
records more than 7,000 times per hour to verify vehicle ownership.
The division also processes applications for salvage dealer licenses and
provides direct customer service for almost 2 million customers each
year.
The more than $4.6 billion collected through the vehicle title and
registration process annually to the general revenue fund, state highway
fund, and local counties for the construction and maintenance of the
state’s transportation system. Funds are also distributed to charitable
license plate sponsoring organizations.
Rebecca Davio, Ph.D., serves as director. Contact us with questions or comments regarding the VTR issues.