Paoli BMV Branch

Address

Paoli BMV Branch
1565 W Hospital Rd, Paoli, IN 47454-9666
Telephone: 888-692-6841, the BMV Contact Center number the branch list gives for Paoli

The Indiana BMV lists 1565 W Hospital Rd on its branch location list, read October 21, 2026, as a BMV Branch.

The BMV's branch map places 1565 W Hospital Rd at 38.5554, -86.471299.

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Hours

The BMV publishes the Paoli hours as Monday closed, Tuesday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Wednesday closed, Thursday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Friday to Sunday closed, read October 21, 2026.

Paoli BMV Branch is shut on Monday, which is the pattern at most Indiana branches, so a Monday trip to the Paoli counter finds the door closed.

There are no Saturday hours at 1565 W Hospital Rd, and the branch closes on the state holidays the BMV publishes for 2026 and 2027.

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Services at this branch

The BMV does not print a service list for Paoli alone. Its Preparing for a Branch Visit page, read October 21, 2026, lists the transactions available at a branch, and it says a customer may go to any branch in the state, so 1565 W Hospital Rd takes work from outside Paoli too.

At the Paoli counter that list is: knowledge exams, commercial driver licenses, a new driver license, learner permit or identification card, renewing a driver license, learner permit or identification card, amending a current driver license, learner permit or identification card, replacing a driver license, learner permit or identification card, title transfers, updates to an existing title, new registrations, disability placards, registration renewals, registration amendments, duplicate registrations, duplicate titles.

Two timing rules apply at the Paoli counter. For a knowledge exam at 1565 W Hospital Rd the BMV's page says two things: its questions and answers say to arrive at least one hour before closing for the computer based exam and at least 30 minutes before for the printed exam, while its transaction list says the computer based exam must begin no less than 30 minutes before closing, so the hour is the safe reading. A driving skills exam at Paoli is by appointment only, booked between 48 hours and three weeks ahead through the BMV's driving test scheduler.

The branch list marks 1565 W Hospital Rd as a BMV Branch with no Connect kiosk inside. By the BMV's map coordinates the nearest kiosk to Paoli is Jasper at 690 West Second STREET, Ste A, Jasper, IN 47546-3244, about 28 miles away.

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Appointments and walk-ins

Paoli BMV Branch takes walk-in customers and appointments. The BMV's branch visit page says an appointment for 1565 W Hospital Rd is booked through the scheduler it links, that each person in a household needs a separate appointment or a separate walk-in, and that only one customer is allowed per transaction, with a family member or support staff allowed alongside a minor or someone who needs help.

Arrive at 1565 W Hospital Rd before the appointment start time and tell the associate at check-in. The BMV asks anyone who cannot keep an appointment at the Paoli counter to edit or cancel it within 24 hours from the confirmation email, because each branch has a daily cap on appointments.

A renewal, a replacement or a registration renewal for someone who would use the Paoli counter can often skip it: the BMV points those at myBMV or a Connect kiosk, and the branches, kiosks and myBMV guide says which channel does what.

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Other branches near Paoli

Paoli BMV Branch is the only BMV branch the list places in Paoli.

By straight line distance from the BMV's map point for the Paoli counter, the five nearest branches are:

• English, 790 Deerwood Ave, English, IN 47118, about 14 miles
• Salem, 1201 North Jim Day Rd Ste C, Salem, IN 47167-5950, about 22 miles
• Bedford, 615 X St, Bedford, IN 47421-1943, about 22 miles
• Loogootee, 129A Cooper St, Loogootee, IN 47553-2223, about 25 miles
• Jasper, 690 West Second STREET, Ste A, Jasper, IN 47546-3244, about 28 miles

All 116 Indiana branches, Paoli among them, are on the Indiana BMV branch list.

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Before you go

Before going to 1565 W Hospital Rd the BMV asks for three things: have a photo ID ready, confirm every document the transaction needs, and check the branch hours. For a first license, a REAL ID or an address change at Paoli the documents are the ones in the Indiana REAL ID guide and the identity, status and residence proof guide.

What a transaction at the Paoli counter costs is on the BMV's 2026 fee chart and explained in the Indiana BMV fee guide; a card payment at the counter carries the BMV's $0.40 plus 2.06 percent processing charge.

Calling 888-692-6841 reaches the BMV Contact Center, not a telephone on the 1565 W Hospital Rd counter, because the branch list gives that one number for every branch.

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Questions about the Paoli branch

Where is the Paoli BMV branch?
The BMV gives the address as 1565 W Hospital Rd, Paoli, IN 47454-9666.

What are the hours at 1565 W Hospital Rd?
The BMV publishes the 1565 W Hospital Rd hours as Monday closed, Tuesday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Wednesday closed, Thursday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Friday to Sunday closed.

Is the Paoli branch open on Monday?
No. The BMV lists the Paoli counter as closed on Monday.

Does the Paoli branch open on Saturday?
No. The BMV lists no Saturday hours for 1565 W Hospital Rd.

Is there a BMV Connect kiosk at 1565 W Hospital Rd?
No. The branch list marks 1565 W Hospital Rd as a branch without a kiosk.

What is the telephone number for the Paoli branch?
The BMV lists 888-692-6841, its Contact Center, for 1565 W Hospital Rd.