What this page says about Cape Girardeau License Office was read from the Missouri Department of Revenue's license office dataset, its locator page and its fee pages on October 21, 2026, and those pages are linked beside each fact.
Cape Girardeau License Office at 51 S Plaza Way, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703: its hours and lunch closing, who runs it, the 2026 holiday closings the DOR lists for it, what a license office does and does not do, and the other offices nearby.
In this guide: Address and telephone, Hours at Cape Girardeau License Office, What Cape Girardeau License Office handles, Appointments and what you can do online, Other license offices near Cape Girardeau License Office, Before you go to Cape Girardeau License Office, Questions about Cape Girardeau License Office
Address and telephone
Cape Girardeau License Office
51 S Plaza Way, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703
Telephone: (573) 335-3659
The Missouri Department of Revenue lists Cape Girardeau License Office as office number 087 in the license office dataset behind its license office locator, read October 21, 2026. The DOR names Mineral Area License Offices, Inc. as the contractor running it, with fax (573) 335-4547.
The DOR dataset places Cape Girardeau License Office at 37.3058503, -89.54816570000003.
Hours at Cape Girardeau License Office
| Day | Hours at 51 S Plaza Way |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8:30 am to 5:00 pm |
| Tuesday | 8:30 am to 5:00 pm |
| Wednesday | 8:30 am to 5:00 pm |
| Thursday | 8:30 am to 5:00 pm |
| Friday | 8:30 am to 5:00 pm |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
The DOR publishes the week at Cape Girardeau License Office as Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday closed, all in Central time.
Cape Girardeau License Office has no regular Saturday hours in the DOR dataset; a last Saturday or last business day of the month, where the DOR lists one, is in the note below.
The DOR adds this to the Cape Girardeau License Office week: Last Saturday 8:30 am-12:00 pm.
The DOR lists 11 holiday closings for Cape Girardeau License Office in 2026: New Year's on 1/1/2026, Martin Luther King Jr. Day on 1/19/2026, Washington's Birthday on 2/16/2026, Memorial Day on 5/25/2026, Juneteenth on 6/19/2026, Independence Day on 7/3/2026, Labor Day on 9/7/2026, Columbus Day on 10/12/2026, Veteran's Day on 11/11/2026, Thanksgiving Day on 11/26/2026, Christmas Day on 12/25/2026. It also lists these additional closing dates or part days for Cape Girardeau License Office: 9/21/2026 Closed Partial Day PM, 11/27/2026, 11/28/2026 Closed Saturday, 12/24/2026, 12/26/2026 Closed Saturday.
What Cape Girardeau License Office handles
The DOR publishes no service list for Cape Girardeau License Office: every office in its dataset is a license office that issues driver licenses, permits and nondriver IDs and does the title, registration and plate work.
Cape Girardeau License Office is a license office, a counter run by a contractor under a Department of Revenue contract, which the DOR's contractor announcements describe as awarded through a competitive bid. A license office like Cape Girardeau License Office issues the driver license, permit or nondriver ID once the applicant has the Highway Patrol's test results, and does the vehicle work: titles, registration, plates and renewals. The license office and exam station guide says which errand goes to Cape Girardeau License Office and which to a Patrol station.
No driving test is given at Cape Girardeau License Office: the knowledge and skills tests are the Missouri State Highway Patrol's, at the examination stations on its station map, and the Patrol's results are taken to a license office for issuance.
Appointments and what you can do online
The DOR publishes no appointment system for Cape Girardeau License Office or any license office; a visit is a walk-in during the week above, and the DOR's locator page says office transitions can change hours at short notice.
A plate renewal for someone near Cape Girardeau License Office can be done without the trip through the DOR's online renewal, by mail, or by telephone on (573) 751-1957 at the offices on the DOR's phone-in list; the renewal guide says who qualifies.
Other license offices near Cape Girardeau License Office
Cape Girardeau License Office is the only license office The DOR lists in Cape Girardeau.
By straight line distance from the map point for Cape Girardeau License Office, the 5 nearest are:
- Jackson License Office, 2062 Walton DR, Jackson, MO 63755, about 6 miles
- Chaffee License Office, 129 S MAIN ST, Chaffee, MO 63740, about 11 miles
- Marble Hill License Office, 301 Union St, Marble Hill, MO 63764, about 24 miles
- Sikeston License Office, 1213 S MAIN ST, Sikeston, MO 63801, about 29 miles
- Charleston License Office, 104 E Tom White, Charleston, MO 63834, about 29 miles
All 172 Missouri license offices, Cape Girardeau License Office among them, are on the Missouri license office list.
Before you go to Cape Girardeau License Office
For a license, a permit or a REAL ID at Cape Girardeau License Office take the documents on the DOR's identity and residency requirements page and its required documents checklist: identity, lawful status, Social Security number and Missouri residence, two residence proofs for a REAL ID. The Missouri REAL ID guide and the identity and residency guide set them out for a visit to Cape Girardeau License Office.
What a transaction at Cape Girardeau License Office costs is on the DOR's driver license fee table and title and registration fee schedule, with the $9 processing fee a license office adds to most vehicle transactions, and in the Missouri fee guide.
For a title at Cape Girardeau License Office take the paid personal property tax receipt or the waiver the county collector issues, and for a vehicle older than the inspection exemption the safety inspection certificate; the personal property tax guide and the inspection guide cover both.
Questions about Cape Girardeau License Office
Where is Cape Girardeau License Office?
The DOR lists Cape Girardeau License Office at 51 S Plaza Way, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703.
What are the hours at Cape Girardeau License Office?
The DOR publishes the Cape Girardeau License Office hours as Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday closed.
Is Cape Girardeau License Office open on Saturday?
No. The DOR lists Cape Girardeau License Office as closed on Saturday.
What is the telephone number for Cape Girardeau License Office?
The DOR gives (573) 335-3659.
What can you do at Cape Girardeau License Office?
The DOR publishes no service list for Cape Girardeau License Office; every office in its dataset does both driver and vehicle work.
What kind of office is Cape Girardeau License Office?
The DOR lists Cape Girardeau License Office as a License office.
Which 2026 holidays close Cape Girardeau License Office?
The DOR lists 11 for Cape Girardeau License Office, from New Year's on 1/1/2026 to Christmas Day on 12/25/2026.
Who runs Cape Girardeau License Office?
The DOR names Mineral Area License Offices, Inc. as the contractor operating Cape Girardeau License Office under its license office contract.
More Missouri DMV pages
Other offices and the rules behind them: all 172 Missouri DMV offices and the Missouri DMV guide.
What to bring and what it costs before you go: when a Missouri license has to be renewed, how a car is registered in Missouri and the Missouri vehicle title.
The public records of the same place, kept by the county and the city, not the DMV: Cape Girardeau County public records.