What this page says about Los Alamos was read from the New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division's Maps and Locations page and its license, title, fee and registration pages on October 22, 2026, and those pages are linked beside each fact.
Los Alamos MVD Field Office at 997 Central Ave, Los Alamos, NM 87544: the MVD's schedule for every state field office, why an appointment comes first, what a field office does, what to bring for each transaction, and the other field offices nearby.
In this guide: Address and telephone, Hours at Los Alamos, What Los Alamos handles, Appointments and what you can do online, Other field offices near Los Alamos, Before you go to Los Alamos, Questions about Los Alamos
Address and telephone
Los Alamos MVD Field Office
997 Central Ave, Los Alamos, NM 87544
Telephone: (888) 683-4636
The MVD lists Los Alamos on its Maps and Locations page, read October 22, 2026, with its street, city and zip and the division's statewide telephone number.
Hours at Los Alamos
The MVD publishes no day by day table for Los Alamos MVD Field Office; the schedule its Maps and Locations page gives applies to every state field office and is repeated below for Los Alamos, with no weekday named by the MVD, so none is named here.
The MVD's page says of Los Alamos and every other state field office: All state field offices are open from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m and from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Los Alamos closes on the New Mexico state holidays; the MVD's directory lists no closing dates, so this page names none for Los Alamos.
What Los Alamos handles
The MVD publishes no service list for Los Alamos MVD Field Office; its directory names the office, its address and its telephone, and the MVD's own pages on licenses, titles and registration say what a state field office such as Los Alamos handles.
Los Alamos is one of the MVD's own state field offices, where driver licenses, permits, ID cards and REAL ID are issued and vehicle titles, registrations and plates are processed, with the four percent excise tax collected at the same counter on a purchase; the MVD's driver license cost page prices the license at $18 for four years or $34 for eight at Los Alamos, with the one time $15 DWI records check added for a driver arriving from another state. The license guide and the title guide say what each transaction at Los Alamos needs.
A vehicle brought to New Mexico from another state needs a VIN inspection before its first New Mexico title, which the MVD's title page explains, and a vehicle used in Bernalillo County may need an Air Care emissions test first; the new resident guide and the emissions guide cover both before a visit to Los Alamos.
Appointments and what you can do online
The MVD's Maps and Locations page says appointments are required for most offices, Los Alamos among them, and sends visitors to its online services portal to book one; the same portal handles the transactions that need no visit at all.
A registration renewal for a vehicle near Los Alamos can be done online, at a kiosk, by telephone or by mail under the MVD's renewal page, with up to a five percent discount on the base fee for an eligible online, kiosk or telephone renewal; the renewal guide and the online services guide say which transactions skip Los Alamos.
Other field offices near Los Alamos
Los Alamos MVD Field Office is the only field office the MVD lists in Los Alamos.
All 32 New Mexico MVD field offices, Los Alamos among them, are on the New Mexico field office list.
Before you go to Los Alamos
For a license or ID at Los Alamos take the documents on the MVD's REAL ID document list or its standard license document list: identity and age, the Social Security number for a REAL ID, and two proofs of a New Mexico address; a driver from another state surrenders that license and takes the vision screening but not the written or road test. The REAL ID guide and the identity and residence guide set the papers out for a visit to Los Alamos.
For a title or registration at Los Alamos bring the assigned title or the manufacturer's certificate, the bill of sale and odometer statement, proof of insurance at New Mexico's 25,000, 50,000 and 10,000 dollar minimums and, for a vehicle from another state, the VIN inspection; the MVD's registration checklist and the registration guide list them for Los Alamos.
What a visit to Los Alamos costs is on the MVD's fee list and the Taxation and Revenue Department's July 2026 registration fee notice: $5 for a title, $33.75 to $70 a year for a passenger car by weight, four percent excise tax on a purchase, and a $20 penalty when a title application reaches Los Alamos more than 30 days after the transfer; the New Mexico fee guide goes through them.
Questions about Los Alamos
Where is Los Alamos MVD Field Office?
The MVD lists Los Alamos at 997 Central Ave, Los Alamos, NM 87544.
What are the hours at Los Alamos?
The MVD gives Los Alamos no day table; its page says every state field office opens 8 am to noon and 1 pm to 4 pm.
What is the telephone number for Los Alamos?
The MVD gives (888) 683-4636.
What can you do at Los Alamos?
The MVD publishes no service list for Los Alamos; it is a state field office.
What kind of office is Los Alamos?
The MVD lists Los Alamos as a state field office of the MVD.
Do I need an appointment at Los Alamos?
The MVD's Maps and Locations page says appointments are required for most offices and sends visitors to its online services portal to book one, so book before going to Los Alamos.
What are the hours at Los Alamos?
The MVD gives no day table for Los Alamos; its page says all state field offices open from 8 am to noon and from 1 pm to 4 pm.
More New Mexico MVD pages
Other offices and the rules behind them: all 32 New Mexico MVD offices and the New Mexico MVD guide.
What to bring and what it costs before you go: when a New Mexico license has to be renewed.
The public records of the same place, kept by the county and the city, not the DMV: Bernalillo County public records.