What this page says about Lake County (DR), Mentor was read from the Ohio Department of Public Safety's local office directory and the BMV's own pages on October 21, 2026, and those pages are linked beside each fact.
Lake County Deputy Registrar, Mentor at 8830 Mentor Avenue, Mentor, OH 44060: its hours, what kind of BMV location it is and what it offers, the queue, and the other locations nearby.
In this guide: Address and telephone, Hours at Lake County (DR), Mentor, What Lake County (DR), Mentor handles, Appointments and what you can do online, Other BMV locations near Lake County (DR), Mentor, Before you go to Lake County (DR), Mentor, Questions about Lake County (DR), Mentor
Address and telephone
Lake County Deputy Registrar, Mentor
8830 Mentor Avenue, Mentor, OH 44060
Telephone: (440) 974-9000
The Ohio Department of Public Safety lists Lake County (DR), Mentor at 8830 Mentor Avenue, Mentor, OH 44060 in its local office directory, the map and list the BMV links as its locations page, read October 21, 2026; the entry for this location is here.
The directory files Lake County Deputy Registrar, Mentor under Lake County, which is the county whose permissive taxes a registration bought there carries.
The directory places Lake County (DR), Mentor at 41.672862328002, -81.32300644365549.
Hours at Lake County (DR), Mentor
| Day | Hours at 8830 Mentor Avenue |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8:00 am to 5:00 pm |
| Tuesday | 8:00 am to 5:00 pm |
| Wednesday | 8:00 am to 5:00 pm |
| Thursday | 8:00 am to 5:00 pm |
| Friday | 8:00 am to 5:00 pm |
| Saturday | 8:00 am to 12:00 pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
The directory publishes the week at Lake County Deputy Registrar, Mentor as Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, Sunday closed.
Lake County (DR), Mentor opens on Saturday, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, which not every Ohio deputy registrar does, so it is worth knowing when the weekday hours do not fit.
The BMV publishes no statewide holiday list for locations like Lake County (DR), Mentor; when agencies close around a holiday the Department of Public Safety posts them, agency by agency, on the local office directory, which showed no holiday closing notice when it was read October 21, 2026.
What Lake County (DR), Mentor handles
The directory entry for Lake County Deputy Registrar, Mentor carries 4 notes about what it offers:
- Offers one-stop shopping with County Clerk of Courts Title Office.
- Offers watercraft registration.
- Offers Webcheck service.
- Offers Temporary permit testing.
Lake County (DR), Mentor is a deputy registrar license agency, a private business under contract to the BMV that issues and renews driver licenses and state ID cards, registers vehicles and sells plates and stickers. Lake County (DR), Mentor does not issue titles: in Ohio a title comes from the county clerk of courts title office, which the BMV's title page explains, and the directory marks the agencies that share a building with one.
A deputy registrar adds its own charge to the state fee; the BMV's fee page lists $8 on a one year registration, and the deputy registrar guide says what a counter like Lake County (DR), Mentor can and cannot do.
Appointments and what you can do online
The BMV runs Lake County (DR), Mentor with a queue rather than fixed appointments: its directory says to reserve a place in line through Get In Line Online, the service it links from every location, and then to arrive at 8830 Mentor Avenue when called.
A driving skills test is booked ahead through the BMV's scheduling instructions, not by walking into Lake County (DR), Mentor; a knowledge test for someone near Lake County (DR), Mentor can be taken online, at a driver exam station or at the deputy registrars the BMV lists for it.
A renewal, a replacement, an address change, a driving record and a registration renewal for someone near Lake County (DR), Mentor can be done without the trip through BMV Online Services; the online services guide says which transactions those are.
Other BMV locations near Lake County (DR), Mentor
The Ohio BMV lists 7 other BMV locations in Lake County besides Lake County (DR), Mentor:
- Lake County BMV Express, Mentor, 9200 Mentor Ave, Meijer, Mentor, OH 44060
- Lake County Clerk of Courts Title Office, Mentor, 8804 Mentor Avenue, Mentor, OH 44060
- Lake County Clerk of Courts Title Office, Wickliffe, 30188 Euclid Avenue, Wickliffe, OH 44092
- Lake County Deputy Registrar, Painesville, 2736 North Ridge Road, Suite 7, Painesville., OH 44077
- Lake County Deputy Registrar, Wickliffe, 30170 Euclid Avenue, Wickliffe, OH 44092
- Lake County Deputy Registrar, Willowick, 31517 Vine Street, Willowick, OH 44095
- Lake County Driver Exam Station, Painesville, 2736 North Ridge Road, Suite 7, Painesville, OH 44077
By straight line distance from the map point for Lake County (DR), Mentor, the 5 nearest are:
- Lake County Clerk of Courts Title Office, Mentor, 8804 Mentor Avenue, Mentor, OH 44060, about 0 miles
- Lake County BMV Express, Mentor, 9200 Mentor Ave, Meijer, Mentor, OH 44060, about 1 miles
- Lake County Deputy Registrar, Willowick, 31517 Vine Street, Willowick, OH 44095, about 8 miles
- Lake County Clerk of Courts Title Office, Wickliffe, 30188 Euclid Avenue, Wickliffe, OH 44092, about 8 miles
- Lake County Deputy Registrar, Wickliffe, 30170 Euclid Avenue, Wickliffe, OH 44092, about 8 miles
All 451 Ohio BMV locations, Lake County (DR), Mentor among them, are on the Ohio BMV location list.
Before you go to Lake County (DR), Mentor
For a license, a permit or an ID at Lake County (DR), Mentor take the documents on the BMV's acceptable identity documents list: proof of full legal name and date of birth, legal presence, Social Security number and Ohio residency. The Ohio REAL ID guide and the identity and residency guide set them out for a visit to Lake County (DR), Mentor.
What a transaction at Lake County (DR), Mentor costs is on the BMV's fee page, which marks the figures that include the deputy registrar charge and the ones that do not, and in the Ohio BMV fee guide.
The BMV itself answers on (844) 644-6268, Monday to Friday 8 am to 5 pm, per its contact page; the number on this page, where the directory gives one, reaches Lake County (DR), Mentor.
Questions about Lake County (DR), Mentor
Where is Lake County Deputy Registrar, Mentor?
The Ohio BMV lists Lake County (DR), Mentor at 8830 Mentor Avenue, Mentor, OH 44060.
What are the hours at Lake County (DR), Mentor?
The Ohio BMV publishes the Lake County (DR), Mentor hours as Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, Sunday closed.
Is Lake County (DR), Mentor open on Saturday?
Yes, Lake County (DR), Mentor opens 8:00 am to 12:00 pm on Saturday.
What is the telephone number for Lake County (DR), Mentor?
The Ohio BMV gives (440) 974-9000.
What can you do at Lake County (DR), Mentor?
The Ohio BMV lists 4 services for Lake County (DR), Mentor, the first being offers one-stop shopping with county clerk of courts title office.
What kind of office is Lake County (DR), Mentor?
The Ohio BMV lists Lake County (DR), Mentor as a BMV Deputy Registrar License Agency.
Are there other BMV locations in Lake County besides Lake County (DR), Mentor?
Yes, 7 more in Lake County besides Lake County (DR), Mentor: Lake County BMV Express, Mentor, Lake County Clerk of Courts Title Office, Mentor, Lake County Clerk of Courts Title Office, Wickliffe, Lake County Deputy Registrar, Painesville, Lake County Deputy Registrar, Wickliffe and Lake County Deputy Registrar, Willowick.
More Ohio BMV pages
Other offices and the rules behind them: all 451 Ohio BMV offices and the Ohio BMV guide.
What to bring and what it costs before you go: renewing an Ohio license, registering a vehicle in Ohio and the Ohio vehicle title.
The public records of the same place, kept by the county and the city, not the DMV: Lake County public records and Mentor city records.