What we do

From highway safety, vehicle and driver fraud, to the licensing and regulation of over 30 professions and businesses, public safety and consumer protection are the cornerstones of our responsibilities. In addition, we ensure the fair and efficient collection of state revenue.

We have approximately 1,200 employees working hard every day to serve customers at our 66 License Services offices located throughout Washington.

On a daily basis we:

• test and authorize new drivers to go on the road.
• answer inquiries for vehicle record information and driver record information.
• register vehicles and issue vehicle titles.
• process records on traffic accidents to enable law enforcement to follow up on safety violations.
• provide one-stop business licensing and registration for more than 74 different licenses and registrations.
• register business trade names.
• respond to inquiries for business licensing information via telephones, Internet, and counters.
• process Master Business Applications.
• issue professional licenses and certifications.
• process corporate and business license renewals.