What this page says about Cortland 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.
Cortland DMV Office at 112 River St, Cortland, NY 13045: every day's hours, the transactions the state lists for it, who runs it, the notice it carries and the other offices in Cortland County.
In this guide: Address and telephone, Hours at Cortland, What Cortland handles, Who runs Cortland, Appointments and what you can do online, Other DMV offices in Cortland County, Before you go to Cortland, Questions about Cortland
Address and telephone
Cortland DMV office
112 River St
Cortland, NY 13045
Telephone: (607) 753-5500
The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles lists Cortland at 112 River St, Cortland, NY 13045 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 Cortland as 42.59941, -76.16121, in its office locations data.
Hours at Cortland
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8:30 AM to 4:15 PM |
| Tuesday | 8:30 AM to 4:15 PM |
| Wednesday | 8:30 AM to 4:15 PM |
| Thursday | 9:00 AM to 4:15 PM |
| Friday | 8:30 AM to 4:15 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
The state publishes the Cortland week as Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8:30 AM to 4:15 PM and Thursday 9:00 AM to 4:15 PM, and those are the counter hours rather than the hours of the building around it.
Cortland 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 Cortland is Veterans' Day, November 11, 2026.
What Cortland handles
The state lists 6 transactions for Cortland by name:
- Take a Car or Motorcycle Permit Test 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
- Knowledge Test Escort 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
- Take a CDL Test 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
- Upgrade to Real ID or EDL 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
- Exchange Out-of-State License 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
- Enforcement 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
A transaction that is not on that list is not done at 112 River 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, Cortland 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 Cortland list actually require is set out guide by guide: New York permit test and road test guide, New York motorcycle license guide, New York commercial driver license guide, New York REAL ID and Enhanced license guide and New York guide for drivers moving in.
Who runs Cortland
Cortland is run by the county clerk as an agent of the state DMV.
That is why the hours above are set in Cortland rather than in Albany, and why the clerk keeps 10.75 percent of the gross receipts from the motor vehicle work done at 112 River St, the retention percentage written into section 205.
Cortland County, where Cortland 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 Cortland, 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 Cortland takes a reservation is settled on that locator and not here.
Anything that can be finished online does not need Cortland at all, and the New York online services guide sets out which transactions those are.
Other DMV offices in Cortland County
The state lists Cortland as the only DMV listing in the whole of Cortland County, so the next nearest counter is across a county line.
Every one of the 142 New York listings, Cortland among them, is on the New York DMV office list, and the public records for this county are on the Cortland County page.
Before you go to Cortland
Call (607) 753-5500 before setting out for 112 River St if your transaction is at all unusual, because the state files that number as the public line for Cortland itself rather than as a statewide queue.
Take to Cortland 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 Cortland costs more than the reading does.
What you pay is set statewide rather than at the Cortland counter, and the current schedule is in the New York DMV fee guide.
Questions about Cortland
Where is the Cortland DMV office?
The state lists Cortland at 112 River St, Cortland, NY 13045.
What are the hours at Cortland?
The state publishes Cortland as Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8:30 AM to 4:15 PM and Thursday 9:00 AM to 4:15 PM.
What is the telephone number for Cortland?
The state gives (607) 753-5500 for Cortland.
Is Cortland open on a Saturday?
No. The state lists Cortland as closed on Saturday.
Who runs Cortland?
Cortland is run by the county clerk as an agent of the state DMV.
What can you do at Cortland?
The state names 6 transactions for Cortland, beginning with Take a Car or Motorcycle Permit Test 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM.
How many other DMV offices are in Cortland County besides Cortland?
None. The state lists Cortland as the only one in Cortland County.