What this page says about Lorain County (DR), Elyria 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.
Lorain County Deputy Registrar, Elyria at 605 Chestnut Commons Drive, Elyria, OH 44035: 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 Lorain County (DR), Elyria, What Lorain County (DR), Elyria handles, Appointments and what you can do online, Other BMV locations near Lorain County (DR), Elyria, Before you go to Lorain County (DR), Elyria, Questions about Lorain County (DR), Elyria
Address and telephone
Lorain County Deputy Registrar, Elyria
605 Chestnut Commons Drive, Elyria, OH 44035
Telephone: (440) 322-0723
The Ohio Department of Public Safety lists Lorain County (DR), Elyria at 605 Chestnut Commons Drive, Elyria, OH 44035 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 Lorain County Deputy Registrar, Elyria under Lorain County, which is the county whose permissive taxes a registration bought there carries.
The directory places Lorain County (DR), Elyria at 41.34718589104853, -82.06574420799066.
Hours at Lorain County (DR), Elyria
| Day | Hours at 605 Chestnut Commons Drive |
|---|---|
| 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 2:00 pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
The directory publishes the week at Lorain County Deputy Registrar, Elyria as Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday 8:00 am to 2:00 pm, Sunday closed.
Lorain County (DR), Elyria opens on Saturday, 8:00 am to 2:00 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 Lorain County (DR), Elyria; 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 Lorain County (DR), Elyria handles
The directory entry for Lorain County Deputy Registrar, Elyria carries 1 note about what it offers:
- Offers one-stop shopping with driver exam station.
Lorain County (DR), Elyria 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. Lorain County (DR), Elyria 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 Lorain County (DR), Elyria can and cannot do.
Appointments and what you can do online
The BMV runs Lorain County (DR), Elyria 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 605 Chestnut Commons Drive when called.
A driving skills test is booked ahead through the BMV's scheduling instructions, not by walking into Lorain County (DR), Elyria; a knowledge test for someone near Lorain County (DR), Elyria 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 Lorain County (DR), Elyria can be done without the trip through BMV Online Services; the online services guide says which transactions those are.
Other BMV locations near Lorain County (DR), Elyria
The Ohio BMV lists 13 other BMV locations in Lorain County besides Lorain County (DR), Elyria:
- Cuyahoga County BMV Express, Cleveland, 4170 Fulton Road, Discount Drug Mart, Cleveland, OH 44144
- Lorain County BMV Express, Avon, 1810 Nagel Rd, Meijer, Avon, OH 44011
- Lorain County BMV Express, Elyria, 128 Reaser Ct, Ohio E-Check facility, Elyria, OH 44035
- Lorain County BMV Express, Lorain, 5350 Leavitt Rd, Meijer, Lorain, OH 44053
- Lorain County CDL Skills Testing, Columbia Station, 27736 Royalton Road, Columbia Station, OH 44028
- Lorain County Clerk of Courts Title Office, Elyria, 226 Middle Avenue, Elyria, OH 44035
- Lorain County Clerk of Courts Title Office, Lorain, 621 Broadway Avenue, Lorain, OH 44052
- Lorain County Deputy Registrar, Avon Lake, 32848 Walker Road, Avon Lake, OH 44012
- Lorain County Deputy Registrar, Lorain, 4340 Leavitt Road, Unit K, Lorain, OH 44053
- Lorain County Deputy Registrar, Wellington, 805 Patriot Drive, Suite D, Wellington, OH 44090
- Lorain County Driver Exam Station, Elyria, 657 Chestnut Commons Drive, Elyria, OH 44035
- Lorain County Limited Authority Deputy Registrar, Lorain, 621 Broadway Avenue, Lorain, OH 44052
- Summit County BMV Express, Twinsburg, 2200 Pinnacle Parkway, Ohio E-Check facility, Twinsburg, OH 44087
By straight line distance from the map point for Lorain County (DR), Elyria, the 5 nearest are:
- Lorain County Driver Exam Station, Elyria, 657 Chestnut Commons Drive, Elyria, OH 44035, about 0 miles
- Lorain County BMV Express, Elyria, 128 Reaser Ct, Ohio E-Check facility, Elyria, OH 44035, about 1 miles
- Lorain County Clerk of Courts Title Office, Elyria, 226 Middle Avenue, Elyria, OH 44035, about 2 miles
- Lorain County CDL Skills Testing, Columbia Station, 27736 Royalton Road, Columbia Station, OH 44028, about 6 miles
- Lorain County BMV Express, Avon, 1810 Nagel Rd, Meijer, Avon, OH 44011, about 9 miles
All 451 Ohio BMV locations, Lorain County (DR), Elyria among them, are on the Ohio BMV location list.
Before you go to Lorain County (DR), Elyria
For a license, a permit or an ID at Lorain County (DR), Elyria 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 Lorain County (DR), Elyria.
What a transaction at Lorain County (DR), Elyria 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 Lorain County (DR), Elyria.
Questions about Lorain County (DR), Elyria
Where is Lorain County Deputy Registrar, Elyria?
The Ohio BMV lists Lorain County (DR), Elyria at 605 Chestnut Commons Drive, Elyria, OH 44035.
What are the hours at Lorain County (DR), Elyria?
The Ohio BMV publishes the Lorain County (DR), Elyria hours as Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday 8:00 am to 2:00 pm, Sunday closed.
Is Lorain County (DR), Elyria open on Saturday?
Yes, Lorain County (DR), Elyria opens 8:00 am to 2:00 pm on Saturday.
What is the telephone number for Lorain County (DR), Elyria?
The Ohio BMV gives (440) 322-0723.
What can you do at Lorain County (DR), Elyria?
The Ohio BMV lists 1 services for Lorain County (DR), Elyria, the first being offers one-stop shopping with driver exam station.
What kind of office is Lorain County (DR), Elyria?
The Ohio BMV lists Lorain County (DR), Elyria as a BMV Deputy Registrar License Agency.
Are there other BMV locations in Lorain County besides Lorain County (DR), Elyria?
Yes, 13 more in Lorain County besides Lorain County (DR), Elyria: Cuyahoga County BMV Express, Cleveland, Lorain County BMV Express, Avon, Lorain County BMV Express, Elyria, Lorain County BMV Express, Lorain, Lorain County CDL Skills Testing, Columbia Station and Lorain County Clerk of Courts Title Office, Elyria.
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: the Ohio license renewal, registering a vehicle in Ohio and how an Ohio car title is transferred.
For the same place, the court cases, jail bookings and deeds are on SearchSystems: Lorain County public records and Elyria city records.