What this page says about Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth 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.
Scioto County Deputy Registrar, Portsmouth at 843 11th Street, Portsmouth, OH 45662: 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 Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth, What Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth handles, Appointments and what you can do online, Other BMV locations near Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth, Before you go to Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth, Questions about Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth
Address and telephone
Scioto County Deputy Registrar, Portsmouth
843 11th Street, Portsmouth, OH 45662
Telephone: (740) 529-2177
The Ohio Department of Public Safety lists Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth at 843 11th Street, Portsmouth, OH 45662 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 Scioto County Deputy Registrar, Portsmouth under Scioto County, which is the county whose permissive taxes a registration bought there carries.
The directory places Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth at 38.739473994206115, -82.99469203910448.
Hours at Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth
| Day | Hours at 843 11th Street |
|---|---|
| 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 Scioto County Deputy Registrar, Portsmouth as Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, Sunday closed.
Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth 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 Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth; 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 Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth handles
The directory entry for Scioto County Deputy Registrar, Portsmouth carries no note about services beyond its kind, so what it does is what a BMV Deputy Registrar License Agency does under the BMV's rules.
Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth 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. Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth 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 Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth can and cannot do.
Appointments and what you can do online
The BMV runs Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth 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 843 11th Street when called.
A driving skills test is booked ahead through the BMV's scheduling instructions, not by walking into Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth; a knowledge test for someone near Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth 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 Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth can be done without the trip through BMV Online Services; the online services guide says which transactions those are.
Other BMV locations near Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth
The Ohio BMV lists 3 other BMV locations in Scioto County besides Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth:
- Scioto County BMV Express, Portsmouth, 811 Gay St, Kroger, Portsmouth, OH 45662
- Scioto County Clerk of Courts Title Office, Portsmouth, 602 7th Street, Portsmouth, OH 45662
- Scioto County Driver Exam Station, New Boston, 3980 Rhodes Avenue, New Boston, OH 45662
By straight line distance from the map point for Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth, the 5 nearest are:
- Scioto County BMV Express, Portsmouth, 811 Gay St, Kroger, Portsmouth, OH 45662, about 0 miles
- Scioto County Clerk of Courts Title Office, Portsmouth, 602 7th Street, Portsmouth, OH 45662, about 0 miles
- Scioto County Driver Exam Station, New Boston, 3980 Rhodes Avenue, New Boston, OH 45662, about 3 miles
- Pike County CDL Skills Testing, Piketon, 175 Beaver Creek Road, Piketon, OH 45661, about 22 miles
- Lawrence County Clerk of Courts Title Office, Ironton, 111 South 4th Street, Ironton, OH 45638, about 22 miles
All 451 Ohio BMV locations, Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth among them, are on the Ohio BMV location list.
Before you go to Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth
For a license, a permit or an ID at Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth 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 Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth.
What a transaction at Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth 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 Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth.
Questions about Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth
Where is Scioto County Deputy Registrar, Portsmouth?
The Ohio BMV lists Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth at 843 11th Street, Portsmouth, OH 45662.
What are the hours at Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth?
The Ohio BMV publishes the Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth hours as Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, Sunday closed.
Is Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth open on Saturday?
Yes, Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth opens 8:00 am to 12:00 pm on Saturday.
What is the telephone number for Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth?
The Ohio BMV gives (740) 529-2177.
What can you do at Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth?
The Ohio BMV publishes no service list for Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth; it is a BMV Deputy Registrar License Agency.
What kind of office is Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth?
The Ohio BMV lists Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth as a BMV Deputy Registrar License Agency.
Are there other BMV locations in Scioto County besides Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth?
Yes, 3 more in Scioto County besides Scioto County (DR), Portsmouth: Scioto County BMV Express, Portsmouth, Scioto County Clerk of Courts Title Office, Portsmouth and Scioto County Driver Exam Station, New Boston.
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, how a car is registered in Ohio and the Ohio vehicle title.
The courts, the sheriff and the recorder for the same place are on SearchSystems: Scioto County public records and Portsmouth city records.