What this page says about Batavia was read on October 21, 2026 from the state's own DMV office data, published by the New York State DMV on data.ny.gov, from dmv.ny.gov and from the Vehicle and Traffic Law, and those sources are linked beside each fact.
Batavia DMV Office at 15 Main St, Batavia, NY 14020: every day's hours, the transactions the state lists for it, who runs it, the notice it carries and the other offices in Genesee County.
In this guide: Address and telephone, Hours at Batavia, What Batavia handles, Who runs Batavia, Appointments and what you can do online, Other DMV offices in Genesee County, Before you go to Batavia, Questions about Batavia
Address and telephone
Batavia DMV office
15 Main St
Batavia, NY 14020
Telephone: (585) 344-2550
The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles lists Batavia at 15 Main St, Batavia, NY 14020 in its own office table, which it published last on October 21, 2026 and which was read for this page the same day.
The state gives the map point for Batavia as 42.99794, -78.18624, in its office locations data.
Hours at Batavia
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM |
| Thursday | 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM |
| Friday | 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
The state publishes the Batavia week as Monday to Friday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, and those are the counter hours rather than the hours of the building around it.
Batavia is shut at the weekend, so a Saturday errand means one of the 14 New York offices that does open on a Saturday.
The next closing the state names for Batavia is Veterans' Day, November 11, 2026.
What Batavia handles
The state lists 7 transactions for Batavia by name:
- Upgrade to Real ID or EDL
- Dealer Motorcycle
- Dealer Plates
- Dealer Transporter
- Take a Car or Motorcycle Permit Test 8:30 AM - 3:15 PM
- Take a CDL Test 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM
- Enforcement 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
A transaction that is not on that list is not done at 15 Main St, which is the point of the list: the state publishes it office by office rather than claiming every counter does everything.
As a county office, Batavia works under section 205 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, which has the county clerk act as the agent of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles in registering vehicles, issuing non-driver identification cards and drivers' licenses on an inspector's certification, receiving certificate of title papers and handling motor vehicle enforcement transactions.
What the transactions on the Batavia list actually require is set out guide by guide: New York REAL ID and Enhanced license guide, New York motorcycle license guide, New York permit test and road test guide and New York commercial driver license guide.
Who runs Batavia
Batavia is run by the county clerk as an agent of the state DMV.
That is why the hours above are set in Genesee rather than in Albany, and why the clerk keeps 10.75 percent of the gross receipts from the motor vehicle work done at 15 Main St, the retention percentage written into section 205.
Genesee County, where Batavia sits, is one of the 51 New York counties whose clerk holds that agency, while the 11 the statute excepts by name, Albany, Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Onondaga, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk and Westchester, have state run district offices instead.
Appointments and what you can do online
On its office locator the DMV says it "strongly encourage[s] making a reservation" at offices such as Batavia, and that when waits are long only people holding one are let in. The same page says booking is "not available for all DMV office locations", so whether Batavia takes a reservation is settled on that locator and not here.
Anything that can be finished online does not need Batavia at all, and the New York online services guide sets out which transactions those are.
Other DMV offices in Genesee County
The state lists Batavia as the only DMV listing in the whole of Genesee County, so the next nearest counter is across a county line.
Every one of the 142 New York listings, Batavia among them, is on the New York DMV office list, and the public records for this county are on the Genesee County page.
Before you go to Batavia
Call (585) 344-2550 before setting out for 15 Main St if your transaction is at all unusual, because the state files that number as the public line for Batavia itself rather than as a statewide queue.
Take to Batavia the documents the transaction needs rather than the ones you happen to have: what counts for a New York license or ID is listed in the REAL ID and Enhanced license guide, and what a registration needs is in the registration guide. A second trip to Batavia costs more than the reading does.
What you pay is set statewide rather than at the Batavia counter, and the current schedule is in the New York DMV fee guide.
Questions about Batavia
Where is the Batavia DMV office?
The state lists Batavia at 15 Main St, Batavia, NY 14020.
What are the hours at Batavia?
The state publishes Batavia as Monday to Friday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.
What is the telephone number for Batavia?
The state gives (585) 344-2550 for Batavia.
Is Batavia open on a Saturday?
No. The state lists Batavia as closed on Saturday.
Who runs Batavia?
Batavia is run by the county clerk as an agent of the state DMV.
What can you do at Batavia?
The state names 7 transactions for Batavia, beginning with Upgrade to Real ID or EDL.
How many other DMV offices are in Genesee County besides Batavia?
None. The state lists Batavia as the only one in Genesee County.