License Bureau - Greater Cincinnati Automobile Dealers Association

License Bureau

Our downtown Cincinnati Deputy Registrar Agency at 1015 Main Street in the Hamilton County Administration Building is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Please call our office at 513-721-3271 or 3272 with questions regarding vehicle registration, fingerprinting, or any of the driver’s license or photo id services the bureau provides.

What began as member-only service more than 30 years ago ultimately became a full-fledged agency offering the full array of deputy registrar services.  Our office will processes a combined 90,000 annual transactions for individual customers and dealer members.

While we serve the general public’s needs for deputy registrar services, we remain focused on assisting our members by providing a dedicated dealer desk that ensures swift and efficient service.  We also offer an online delivery program that both saves time and limits the need for couriers.  Whether you are dropping off work to be picked up later or have a need to process a transaction immediately, our staffed dealer desk ensures that you receive the work you need when you need it.

For added convenience, we are next to the Clerk of Courts Office, enabling us to pick up title work for customers and conveniently process registrations.

Do you have new salespersons that need fingerprinted to obtain their license?  Our agency offers BCI & FBI Fingerprinting (Webcheck).  The easy, convenient electronic service has really simplified the background check requirement when applying for a salesperson’s license.  

Check out our Google Reviews:

The staff were respectful and helpful. The process of getting my driver’s license from out of state to Ohio state was easy.
Five-star Google review from David C.

In and out in 20 minutes for a new ID with 6 additional documents.
Five-star Google review from Savonna E.

Found the staff extremely professional, courteous, and helpful.
Five-star Google review from Mark D.

This conveniently located BMV has a fantastic staff! I own a small business with many vehicles. Everyone is friendly, is extremely helpful, and make managing my fleet easy! Thank you all!
Five-star Google review from T. Miller

I had to renew my Ohio driver’s license. Everything ran very smoothly and I was in and out in no time!
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Five-star Google review from Carl J.

Great customer service line went really fast.
Five-star Google review from Yolonda M.