Monday, January 18, 2027
Is the DMV open on MLK Day 2027?
On MLK Day, Monday, January 18, 2027, of the 20 state DMVs we checked, 20 are closed, including California, Texas, Florida, New York and Pennsylvania.
8 are confirmed for 2027; the rest follow what each state did in past years.
Closed (20)
California DMV
The California DMV closes all offices on Martin Luther King Jr. Day (it did on Jan. 19, 2026); its 2027 list…ClosedTexas DPS driver license offices
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Mon., Jan. 18, 2027) is a state-offices-closed holiday on Texas's fiscal 2027 sch…ClosedFlorida driver license offices
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (the third Monday in January) is a paid state holiday under Florida law and a clos…ClosedNew York DMV
Dr.ClosedPennDOT driver license centers
PennDOT lists Martin Luther King Jr. Day closings on both Saturday, Jan. 16 and Monday, Jan. 18, 2027 for its…ClosedIllinois Secretary of State facilities
Martin Luther King Day (Mon., Jan. 18, 2027) is on Illinois's 2027 state holiday calendar, so Secretary of St…ClosedOhio BMV
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is an Ohio state holiday (Jan. 19 is marked on the state's 2026 calendar), so expe…ClosedGeorgia DDS
Georgia observes Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday on Mon., Jan. 18, 2027, and DDS customer service centers a…ClosedNorth Carolina DMV
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday (Mon., Jan. 18, 2027) is on North Carolina's 2027 state holiday schedule, w…ClosedMichigan Secretary of State offices
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is on the list of days Michigan Secretary of State branch offices close, so expect…ClosedNew Jersey MVC
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a New Jersey state holiday and the MVC closed all facilities for it on Jan. 19,…ClosedVirginia DMV
Virginia's 2027 state calendar lists Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Mon., Jan. 18) as a holiday, and DMV custome…ClosedWashington DOL driver licensing offices
Driver licensing offices close for Martin Luther King Jr. Day: in 2026 Monday-to-Friday offices closed on the…ClosedArizona MVD
Martin Luther King Jr./Civil Rights Day (the third Monday in January) is an Arizona legal holiday, when state…ClosedMassachusetts RMV
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a Massachusetts legal holiday, and the RMV closes on legal holidays, so expect…ClosedTennessee Driver Services Centers
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a Tennessee state holiday (Jan. 19 in 2026), and Driver Services Centers are cl…ClosedIndiana BMV
The BMV's holiday schedule lists Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Mon., Jan. 18, 2027), and for a Monday holiday a…ClosedMissouri license offices
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday is a Missouri state holiday (Jan. 19 in 2026), and the Department of Revenu…ClosedMaryland MVA
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday is a Maryland state employee holiday (Jan. 19 in 2026), so expect MVA branc…ClosedWisconsin DMV
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (the third Monday in January) is one of Wisconsin's nine state legal holidays, whe…Closed
The California DMV closes all offices on Martin Luther King Jr. Day (it did on Jan. 19, 2026); its 2027 list…ClosedTexas DPS driver license offices
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Mon., Jan. 18, 2027) is a state-offices-closed holiday on Texas's fiscal 2027 sch…ClosedFlorida driver license offices
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (the third Monday in January) is a paid state holiday under Florida law and a clos…ClosedNew York DMV
Dr.ClosedPennDOT driver license centers
PennDOT lists Martin Luther King Jr. Day closings on both Saturday, Jan. 16 and Monday, Jan. 18, 2027 for its…ClosedIllinois Secretary of State facilities
Martin Luther King Day (Mon., Jan. 18, 2027) is on Illinois's 2027 state holiday calendar, so Secretary of St…ClosedOhio BMV
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is an Ohio state holiday (Jan. 19 is marked on the state's 2026 calendar), so expe…ClosedGeorgia DDS
Georgia observes Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday on Mon., Jan. 18, 2027, and DDS customer service centers a…ClosedNorth Carolina DMV
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday (Mon., Jan. 18, 2027) is on North Carolina's 2027 state holiday schedule, w…ClosedMichigan Secretary of State offices
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is on the list of days Michigan Secretary of State branch offices close, so expect…ClosedNew Jersey MVC
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a New Jersey state holiday and the MVC closed all facilities for it on Jan. 19,…ClosedVirginia DMV
Virginia's 2027 state calendar lists Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Mon., Jan. 18) as a holiday, and DMV custome…ClosedWashington DOL driver licensing offices
Driver licensing offices close for Martin Luther King Jr. Day: in 2026 Monday-to-Friday offices closed on the…ClosedArizona MVD
Martin Luther King Jr./Civil Rights Day (the third Monday in January) is an Arizona legal holiday, when state…ClosedMassachusetts RMV
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a Massachusetts legal holiday, and the RMV closes on legal holidays, so expect…ClosedTennessee Driver Services Centers
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a Tennessee state holiday (Jan. 19 in 2026), and Driver Services Centers are cl…ClosedIndiana BMV
The BMV's holiday schedule lists Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Mon., Jan. 18, 2027), and for a Monday holiday a…ClosedMissouri license offices
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday is a Missouri state holiday (Jan. 19 in 2026), and the Department of Revenu…ClosedMaryland MVA
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday is a Maryland state employee holiday (Jan. 19 in 2026), so expect MVA branc…ClosedWisconsin DMV
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (the third Monday in January) is one of Wisconsin's nine state legal holidays, whe…Closed
Also on MLK Day
DMV offices on other holidays
From each state's holiday list for its driver license offices, or the state's holiday schedule; each one's page gives the source. Hours at your local office can differ. What's open on MLK Day · All holiday hours