Department of Motor Vehicles

Het Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is een overheidsorganisatie in de Verenigde Staten die zich bezighoudt met de administratie van rijbevoegdheid, het afgeven van rijbewijzen en autoregistratie.

De naam "DMV" wordt niet in elke staat gebruikt, evenmin als de functies die een bedrijf uitvoert. De generale en algemene richtlijnen van de DMV is het afgeven van een rijbewijs voor diegenen die daar bevoegd voor zijn.

Organisatie[bewerken | brontekst bewerken]

Het afgeven van een rijbewijs wordt in elke staat van Amerika gehanteerd en gecontroleerd, behalve in de staat Hawaï, waar de counties het rijbewijs afgeven.

Namen[bewerken | brontekst bewerken]

"Department of Motor Vehicles" is de richtlijn qua naam, volgens de Uniform Vehicle Code.^[1] De uitspraak "DMV" wordt in het algemeen overal gebruikt, maar haar naam varieert per staat.

Staat (of Staten)	Naam
Californië, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Nebraska, New York, Nevada, South Carolina, Vermont,^[2] Virginia	Department of Motor Vehicles
Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Utah, Wisconsin	Division of Motor Vehicles
Alabama, Arizona, New Mexico	Motor Vehicle Division
Indiana, Maine	Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Ohio	Department of Public Safety - Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Florida	Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Georgia	Department of Driver Services
Illinois	Secretary of State, Vehicle Services Department and Driver Services Department
Iowa	Department of Transportation
Kentucky	Transportation Cabinet
Arkansas, Louisiana	Office of Motor Vehicles
Maryland	Motor Vehicle Administration
Massachusetts	Registry of Motor Vehicles
Michigan	Secretary of State
Minnesota	Department of Public Safety - Division of Driver and Vehicle Services
Nevada	Department of Motor Vehicles and Public Safety
New Jersey	New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission
North Dakota	Motor Vehicle Division, Drivers License and Traffic Safety Division
Oklahoma	Department of Public Safety, Oklahoma Tax Commission
Oregon	Oregon Department of Transportation Driver and Motor Vehicles Services Division (DMV)^[3]
Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Tennessee	Department of Revenue, Taxpayer and Vehicle Services Division
Texas	Texas Department of Transportation, Texas Department of Public Safety
Washington	Department of Licensing

Gelijksoortige organisatie in andere landen[bewerken | brontekst bewerken]

Australië
Brazilië - DENATRAN
Bulgarije - Traffic Police
Canada
- Alberta - Service Alberta^[4]
- British Columbia - Office of the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles^[5]
- New Brunswick - Service New Brunswick
- Nova Scotia - Access Nova Scotia
- Ontario - Ministry of Transportation (MTO)
- Quebec - Société de l'Assurance Automobile du Quebec (SAAQ)
- Saskatchewan - Saskatchwean Auto Fund, Saskatchewan Government Insurance^[6]
Duitsland - Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA), Strassenverkehrsbehörde, TÜV/DEKRA
Engeland – Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
- Noord-Ierland - Driver & Vehicle Agency
Filipijnen - Land Transportation Office
Italië - Motorizzazione Civile
Nederland - RDW (Dienst Wegverkeer), CBR (Centraal Bureau Rijvaardigheidsbewijzen)
Nieuw-Zeeland - Land Transport New Zealand^[7]
Noorwegen - Statens vegvesen
Portugal - Direcção Geral de Viação
Spanje - Dirección General de Tráfico
Tsjechië - Odbor dopravy Obecního úřadu obce s rozšířenou působností příslušný podle místa pobytu žadatele
Zweden – Transportstyrelsen

Externe links[bewerken | brontekst bewerken]

aamva.org, American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators
dmvlist.com, Verenigde Staten: DMV lijst

Bronnen, noten en/of referenties

↑ National Committee on Uniform Traffic Laws and Ordinances, Uniform Vehicle Code and Model Traffic Ordinance § 2-301(a) (Charlottesville: Michie Company, 1968), 15. Section 2-301(a) is as follows: "A department of the government of this State to be known as the 'department of motor vehicles' is hereby created."
↑ Vermont's DMV is a subunit of the state Agency of Transportation
↑ Oregon DOT DMV
↑ Service Alberta
↑ Office of the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles
↑ Saskatchewan Government Insurance
↑ Land Transport New Zealand^{[dode link]}

[1] National Committee on Uniform Traffic Laws and Ordinances, Uniform Vehicle Code and Model Traffic Ordinance § 2-301(a) (Charlottesville: Michie Company, 1968), 15. Section 2-301(a) is as follows: "A department of the government of this State to be known as the 'department of motor vehicles' is hereby created."

[2] Vermont's DMV is a subunit of the state Agency of Transportation

[3] Oregon DOT DMV

[4] Service Alberta

[5] Office of the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles

[6] Saskatchewan Government Insurance

[7] Land Transport New Zealand^{[dode link]}

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