Erie County Auto Bureau
Rath Buliding - 95 Franklin Street
Buffalo, NY 14202
716/858-7450

Change Your Address:

-You must notify the DMV when you move to a new address. 
-You have a maximum of 10 days after you move to notify the DMV.
-You must report the change of address at a DMV office, by phone, or by mail. You cannot report a change of address by e-mail.
- You cannot change your address when you complete a transaction on-line. By mail:
- You can use form MV-232(Change of Address) to change the address on the DMV records for your driver license, learner permit or non-driver photo ID card and your vehicle registration.
- To order a new driver license, learner permit or non-driver photo ID card that displays your new address, mark the correct box on form MV-232 and pay the correct fee listed on the form. Your new document arrives by mail in four to six weeks.
- When you call, you must prove your identity to the DMV representative. You must have your valid photo document available.
- You can change the address on the records for your driver license, learner permit or non-driver photo ID card and your vehicle registrations. There is no fee to report the change of address if you do not order new documents.
- You can order a new photo document and new registration documents that display your new address. Your new documents arrive by mail in approximately four weeks. You can pay by credit card.