Friday, January 1, 2027
Is the DMV open on New Year's Day 2027?
On New Year's Day, Friday, January 1, 2027, of the 20 state DMVs we checked, 20 are closed, including California, Texas, Florida, New York and Pennsylvania.
10 are confirmed for 2027; the rest follow what each state did in past years.
Closed (20)
California DMV
The California DMV's holiday list already includes New Year's Day 2027 (Fri., Jan. 1) as a day all offices ar…ClosedTexas DPS driver license offices
New Year's Day (Fri., Jan. 1, 2027) is a state-offices-closed holiday on Texas's fiscal 2027 schedule, so DPS…ClosedFlorida driver license offices
New Year's Day is a paid state holiday under Florida law and a closure day for county tax collectors, so driv…ClosedNew York DMV
New Year's Day (Fri., Jan. 1, 2027) is on New York's 2027 calendar of state holidays, so DMV offices are clos…ClosedPennDOT driver license centers
PennDOT's holiday closings list has its driver license and photo license centers closed on New Year's Day (Fr…ClosedIllinois Secretary of State facilities
New Year's Day (Fri., Jan. 1, 2027) is on Illinois's 2027 state holiday calendar, so Secretary of State offic…ClosedOhio BMV
New Year's Day is an Ohio state holiday (Jan. 1 is marked on the state's 2026 calendar), so expect BMV deputy…ClosedGeorgia DDS
New Year's Day (Fri., Jan. 1, 2027) is on Georgia's 2027 state holiday schedule, so DDS customer service cent…ClosedNorth Carolina DMV
New Year's Day (Fri., Jan. 1, 2027) is on North Carolina's 2027 state holiday schedule, which NCDMV offices f…ClosedMichigan Secretary of State offices
Michigan Secretary of State offices close on New Year's Day, according to the office's past holiday notices,…ClosedNew Jersey MVC
The MVC closes on New Year's Day every year (Jan. 1, 2026 is on its current list); its 2027 list isn't out ye…ClosedVirginia DMV
New Year's Day (Fri., Jan. 1, 2027) is a state holiday on Virginia's 2027 calendar, and DMV customer service…ClosedWashington DOL driver licensing offices
Driver licensing offices close on New Year's Day, a state legal holiday (they did on Jan. 1, 2026); the Depar…ClosedArizona MVD
New Year's Day is an Arizona legal holiday, when state offices such as MVD offices close.ClosedMassachusetts RMV
New Year's Day is a Massachusetts legal holiday, and the RMV closes on those: WBUR's guide listed the RMV and…ClosedTennessee Driver Services Centers
Tennessee's state holiday list gives the New Year's holiday as both Thu., Dec. 31, 2026 and Fri., Jan. 1, 202…ClosedIndiana BMV
The BMV's holiday schedule lists New Year's Day (Fri., Jan. 1, 2027) as a day its branches are closed.ClosedMissouri license offices
New Year's Day is a Missouri state holiday, and the Department of Revenue says its offices are closed on stat…ClosedMaryland MVA
New Year's Day is a Maryland state employee holiday, when state offices such as MVA branches close; the state…ClosedWisconsin DMV
New Year's Day is one of Wisconsin's nine state legal holidays, when DMV customer service centers are closed.Closed
The California DMV's holiday list already includes New Year's Day 2027 (Fri., Jan. 1) as a day all offices ar…ClosedTexas DPS driver license offices
New Year's Day (Fri., Jan. 1, 2027) is a state-offices-closed holiday on Texas's fiscal 2027 schedule, so DPS…ClosedFlorida driver license offices
New Year's Day is a paid state holiday under Florida law and a closure day for county tax collectors, so driv…ClosedNew York DMV
New Year's Day (Fri., Jan. 1, 2027) is on New York's 2027 calendar of state holidays, so DMV offices are clos…ClosedPennDOT driver license centers
PennDOT's holiday closings list has its driver license and photo license centers closed on New Year's Day (Fr…ClosedIllinois Secretary of State facilities
New Year's Day (Fri., Jan. 1, 2027) is on Illinois's 2027 state holiday calendar, so Secretary of State offic…ClosedOhio BMV
New Year's Day is an Ohio state holiday (Jan. 1 is marked on the state's 2026 calendar), so expect BMV deputy…ClosedGeorgia DDS
New Year's Day (Fri., Jan. 1, 2027) is on Georgia's 2027 state holiday schedule, so DDS customer service cent…ClosedNorth Carolina DMV
New Year's Day (Fri., Jan. 1, 2027) is on North Carolina's 2027 state holiday schedule, which NCDMV offices f…ClosedMichigan Secretary of State offices
Michigan Secretary of State offices close on New Year's Day, according to the office's past holiday notices,…ClosedNew Jersey MVC
The MVC closes on New Year's Day every year (Jan. 1, 2026 is on its current list); its 2027 list isn't out ye…ClosedVirginia DMV
New Year's Day (Fri., Jan. 1, 2027) is a state holiday on Virginia's 2027 calendar, and DMV customer service…ClosedWashington DOL driver licensing offices
Driver licensing offices close on New Year's Day, a state legal holiday (they did on Jan. 1, 2026); the Depar…ClosedArizona MVD
New Year's Day is an Arizona legal holiday, when state offices such as MVD offices close.ClosedMassachusetts RMV
New Year's Day is a Massachusetts legal holiday, and the RMV closes on those: WBUR's guide listed the RMV and…ClosedTennessee Driver Services Centers
Tennessee's state holiday list gives the New Year's holiday as both Thu., Dec. 31, 2026 and Fri., Jan. 1, 202…ClosedIndiana BMV
The BMV's holiday schedule lists New Year's Day (Fri., Jan. 1, 2027) as a day its branches are closed.ClosedMissouri license offices
New Year's Day is a Missouri state holiday, and the Department of Revenue says its offices are closed on stat…ClosedMaryland MVA
New Year's Day is a Maryland state employee holiday, when state offices such as MVA branches close; the state…ClosedWisconsin DMV
New Year's Day is one of Wisconsin's nine state legal holidays, when DMV customer service centers are closed.Closed
Also on New Year's 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 New Year's Day · All holiday hours