Vehicle Registration

To obtain a driver's license, register a vehicle, obtain a parking permit or pay a ticket in the District of Columbia, contact:

Department of Motor Vehicles
301 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20001 (202) 727-5000 http://www.dmv.washingtondc.gov

To obtain a driver's license, register a vehicle or obtain a parking permit in Virginia, contact:

4150 South Four Mile Run Drive
Arlington, VA 22206* 1-866-DMVLINE (1-866-368-5463) http://www.dmv.state.va.us/ *Locations also in Alexandria and Franconia

To obtain a driver's license, register a vehicle or obtain a parking permit in Maryland, contact:

15 Metropolitan Grove (off Clopper Road)
Gaithersburg, MD 20878* 1-800-950-1MVA http://www.marylandmva.com/index.html *Multiple locations available in each county

Reciprocity

Temporary residents of the District of Columbia, including students with permanent homes located outside of the District, may qualify for a reciprocity parking permit that allows a vehicle to be parked in residential areas of the District while keeping the vehicle registered in its home state.

To obtain a reciprocity parking permit, you are required to bring all of the following documents to the Department of Motor Vehicles:

• Valid out of state driver's license
• Valid out of state vehicle registration information
• Proof of DC residency (acceptable documents include water, gas, electric or cable bill; lease or rental agreement or unexpired Renter's Insurance policy)
• Statement from registrar's office on the university's letterhead stating that you are a full time student.
• Sticker fee (currently $338/year)

Reciprocity parking permits, however, are not available for students in Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) areas 2A and 2E and ANC 3D06 and 3D09 (Georgetown area). Students in these wards must get a DC driver's license and register their vehicles in the District in order to be able to park in those areas.