What this page says about Utica 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.
Utica DMV Office at 321 Main St, Utica, NY 13501: every day's hours, the transactions the state lists for it, who runs it, the notice it carries and the other offices in Oneida County.
In this guide: Address and telephone, Hours at Utica, What Utica handles, Who runs Utica, The notice the state is showing for Utica, Appointments and what you can do online, Other DMV offices in Oneida County, Before you go to Utica, Questions about Utica
Address and telephone
Utica DMV office
321 Main St
Utica, NY 13501
Telephone: (315) 798-5749
The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles lists Utica at 321 Main St, Utica, NY 13501 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 Utica as 43.10382, -75.22365, in its office locations data.
Hours at Utica
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8:50 AM to 4:50 PM |
| Tuesday | 8:50 AM to 4:50 PM |
| Wednesday | 8:50 AM to 4:50 PM |
| Thursday | 8:50 AM to 4:50 PM |
| Friday | 8:50 AM to 4:50 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
The state publishes the Utica week as Monday to Friday 8:50 AM to 4:50 PM, and those are the counter hours rather than the hours of the building around it.
Utica 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 Utica is Veterans' Day, November 11, 2026.
What Utica handles
The state lists 9 transactions for Utica by name:
- Enforcement 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Take a Car or Motorcycle Permit Test 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Take a CDL Test 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
- Knowledge Test Escort 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
- Upgrade to Real ID or EDL 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Dealer Motorcycle 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM; No Dealer walk-ins with 3 transactions after 3:30 PM
- Dealer Plates 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM; No Dealer walk-ins with 3 transactions after 3:30 PM
- Dealer Transporter 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM; No Dealer walk-ins with 3 transactions after 3:30 PM
- Exchange Out-of-State License 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
A transaction that is not on that list is not done at 321 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, Utica 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 Utica 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 Utica
Utica is run by the county clerk as an agent of the state DMV.
That is why the hours above are set in Oneida rather than in Albany, and why the clerk keeps 10.75 percent of the gross receipts from the motor vehicle work done at 321 Main St, the retention percentage written into section 205.
Oneida County, where Utica 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.
The notice the state is showing for Utica
The notice the state is carrying against Utica reads: Interpreters for foreign languages: Scheduled by appointment only.
That notice changes how you get through the door at 321 Main St, so it decides whether the hours above are any use to you.
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 Utica, 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 Utica takes a reservation is settled on that locator and not here.
For Utica the state has gone further and put the appointment rule in the notice above, which is the clearest signal you will get that walking in is a gamble.
Anything that can be finished online does not need Utica at all, and the New York online services guide sets out which transactions those are.
Other DMV offices in Oneida County
Besides Utica, the state lists 1 other DMV listing in Oneida County:
- Rome, 301 West Dominick St, Rome, county office
Every one of the 142 New York listings, Utica among them, is on the New York DMV office list, and the public records for this county are on the Oneida County page.
Before you go to Utica
Call (315) 798-5749 before setting out for 321 Main St if your transaction is at all unusual, because the state files that number as the public line for Utica itself rather than as a statewide queue.
Take to Utica 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 Utica costs more than the reading does.
What you pay is set statewide rather than at the Utica counter, and the current schedule is in the New York DMV fee guide.
Questions about Utica
Where is the Utica DMV office?
The state lists Utica at 321 Main St, Utica, NY 13501.
What are the hours at Utica?
The state publishes Utica as Monday to Friday 8:50 AM to 4:50 PM.
What is the telephone number for Utica?
The state gives (315) 798-5749 for Utica.
Is Utica open on a Saturday?
No. The state lists Utica as closed on Saturday.
Who runs Utica?
Utica is run by the county clerk as an agent of the state DMV.
What can you do at Utica?
The state names 9 transactions for Utica, beginning with Enforcement 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM.
How many other DMV offices are in Oneida County besides Utica?
The state lists 1 others in Oneida County besides Utica.
Is there a notice on Utica right now?
Yes. The notice the state carries against Utica reads: Interpreters for foreign languages: Scheduled by appointment only.