What this page says about Rochester Downtown 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.
Rochester Downtown DMV Office at 200 E. Main St. Ste. 101, Rochester, NY 14604: every day's hours, the transactions the state lists for it, who runs it, the notice it carries and the other offices in Monroe County.
In this guide: Address and telephone, Hours at Rochester Downtown, What Rochester Downtown handles, Who runs Rochester Downtown, Appointments and what you can do online, Other DMV offices in Monroe County, Before you go to Rochester Downtown, Questions about Rochester Downtown
Address and telephone
Rochester Downtown DMV office
200 E. Main St. Ste. 101
Rochester, NY 14604
Telephone: (585) 259-4526
The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles lists Rochester Downtown at 200 E. Main St. Ste. 101, Rochester, NY 14604 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 Rochester Downtown as 43.15701, -77.60697, in its office locations data.
The office is named Rochester Downtown but the state addresses it in Rochester, so a search on the office name alone can send you to the wrong part of Monroe County.
Hours at Rochester Downtown
| 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 Rochester Downtown 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.
Rochester Downtown 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 Rochester Downtown is Election Day, November 3, 2026.
What Rochester Downtown handles
The state lists 2 transactions for Rochester Downtown by name:
- Knowledge Test Written Permit testing is processed up to one hour before close
- Enforcement Enforcement transactions are processed up to one hour before close
A transaction that is not on that list is not done at 200 E. Main St. Ste. 101, 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, Rochester Downtown 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 Rochester Downtown list actually require is set out guide by guide: New York permit test and road test guide and New York motorcycle license guide.
Who runs Rochester Downtown
Rochester Downtown is run by the county clerk as an agent of the state DMV.
That is why the hours above are set in Monroe rather than in Albany, and why the clerk keeps 10.75 percent of the gross receipts from the motor vehicle work done at 200 E. Main St. Ste. 101, the retention percentage written into section 205.
Monroe County, where Rochester Downtown 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 Rochester Downtown, 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 Rochester Downtown takes a reservation is settled on that locator and not here.
Anything that can be finished online does not need Rochester Downtown at all, and the New York online services guide sets out which transactions those are.
Other DMV offices in Monroe County
Besides Rochester Downtown, the state lists 5 other DMV listings in Monroe County:
- Greece, 152 Greece Ridge Center, Rochester, county office
- Henrietta, 1225 Jefferson Rd, Rochester, county office
- Irondequoit, 525 Titus Ave, A135, Rochester, county office
- Monroe County Eastside Mobile Office, 545 Titus Ave, Rochester, mobile office
- Monroe County Westside Mobile Units, 1940 W. Ridge Rd, Rochester, mobile office
Every one of the 142 New York listings, Rochester Downtown among them, is on the New York DMV office list, and the public records for this county are on the Monroe County page.
Before you go to Rochester Downtown
Call (585) 259-4526 before setting out for 200 E. Main St. Ste. 101 if your transaction is at all unusual, because the state files that number as the public line for Rochester Downtown itself rather than as a statewide queue.
Take to Rochester Downtown 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 Rochester Downtown costs more than the reading does.
What you pay is set statewide rather than at the Rochester Downtown counter, and the current schedule is in the New York DMV fee guide.
Questions about Rochester Downtown
Where is the Rochester Downtown DMV office?
The state lists Rochester Downtown at 200 E. Main St. Ste. 101, Rochester, NY 14604.
What are the hours at Rochester Downtown?
The state publishes Rochester Downtown as Monday to Friday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.
What is the telephone number for Rochester Downtown?
The state gives (585) 259-4526 for Rochester Downtown.
Is Rochester Downtown open on a Saturday?
No. The state lists Rochester Downtown as closed on Saturday.
Who runs Rochester Downtown?
Rochester Downtown is run by the county clerk as an agent of the state DMV.
What can you do at Rochester Downtown?
The state names 2 transactions for Rochester Downtown, beginning with Knowledge Test Written Permit testing is processed up to one hour before close.
How many other DMV offices are in Monroe County besides Rochester Downtown?
The state lists 5 others in Monroe County besides Rochester Downtown.