What this page says about Van Buren 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.
Van Buren License Office at 12 Main ST, Van Buren, MO 63965: 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 Van Buren License Office, What Van Buren License Office handles, Appointments and what you can do online, Other license offices near Van Buren License Office, Before you go to Van Buren License Office, Questions about Van Buren License Office
Address and telephone
Van Buren License Office
12 Main ST, Van Buren, MO 63965
Telephone: (573) 323-1255
The Missouri Department of Revenue lists Van Buren License Office as office number 109 in the license office dataset behind its license office locator, read October 21, 2026. The DOR names Ronnie & Jamie Decker as the contractor running it, with fax (573) 323-1256.
The DOR dataset places Van Buren License Office at 36.994608, -91.014902.
Hours at Van Buren License Office
| Day | Hours at 12 Main ST |
|---|---|
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 8:00 am to 5:00 pm |
| Wednesday | 8:00 am to 5:00 pm |
| Thursday | 8:00 am to 5:00 pm |
| Friday | Closed |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
The DOR publishes the week at Van Buren License Office as Monday closed, Tuesday to Thursday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Friday to Sunday closed, all in Central time.
Van Buren 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.
Van Buren License Office lists no Monday hours.
The DOR adds this to the Van Buren License Office week: closed Tuesday - Thursday 12:30 pm-1:30 pm.
The DOR lists 13 holiday closings for Van Buren License Office in 2026: New Year's on 1/1/2026, Martin Luther King Jr. Day on 1/19/2026, Lincoln's Birthday on 2/12/2026, Washington's Birthday on 2/16/2026, Truman's Birthday on 5/8/2026, 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 Van Buren License Office: 6/16/2026, 6/17/2026, 6/18/2026, 12/24/2026.
What Van Buren License Office handles
The DOR publishes no service list for Van Buren 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.
Van Buren 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 Van Buren 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 Van Buren License Office and which to a Patrol station.
No driving test is given at Van Buren 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 Van Buren 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 Van Buren 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 Van Buren License Office
Van Buren License Office is the only license office The DOR lists in Van Buren.
By straight line distance from the map point for Van Buren License Office, the 5 nearest are:
- Ellington License Office, 355 S 2ND ST, Ellington, MO 63638, about 17 miles
- Piedmont License Office, 105 Business HH, Suite 2, Piedmont, MO 63957, about 21 miles
- Eminence License Office, 16260 Pine ST, Eminence, MO 65466, about 22 miles
- Doniphan License Office, 10 Oak Tree Village, Doniphan, MO 63935, about 27 miles
- Alton License Office, 26 COURT SQ, Alton, MO 65606, about 30 miles
All 172 Missouri license offices, Van Buren License Office among them, are on the Missouri license office list.
Before you go to Van Buren License Office
For a license, a permit or a REAL ID at Van Buren 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 Van Buren License Office.
What a transaction at Van Buren 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 Van Buren 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 Van Buren License Office
Where is Van Buren License Office?
The DOR lists Van Buren License Office at 12 Main ST, Van Buren, MO 63965.
What are the hours at Van Buren License Office?
The DOR publishes the Van Buren License Office hours as Monday closed, Tuesday to Thursday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Friday to Sunday closed.
Is Van Buren License Office open on Saturday?
No. The DOR lists Van Buren License Office as closed on Saturday.
What is the telephone number for Van Buren License Office?
The DOR gives (573) 323-1255.
What can you do at Van Buren License Office?
The DOR publishes no service list for Van Buren License Office; every office in its dataset does both driver and vehicle work.
What kind of office is Van Buren License Office?
The DOR lists Van Buren License Office as a License office.
Which 2026 holidays close Van Buren License Office?
The DOR lists 13 for Van Buren License Office, from New Year's on 1/1/2026 to Christmas Day on 12/25/2026.
Who runs Van Buren License Office?
The DOR names Ronnie & Jamie Decker as the contractor operating Van Buren 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: renewing a Missouri license, the Missouri vehicle registration and the Missouri vehicle title.
The courts, the sheriff and the recorder for the same place are on SearchSystems: Carter County public records.