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New York’s Department of Motor Vehicles this week resumed conducting commercial driver’s license road tests, as well as processing vehicle registrations and other transactions by mail, in Suffolk County, the department announced.
On Thursday, the DMV in Suffolk will accept transactions through secure drop boxes located at each office.
Strict safety requirements will be in place for all state road tests conducted in the county, the department said. DMV road test examiners will wear gloves, face shields and have hand sanitizer, while customers must wear masks and will be screened immediately prior to the test.
Customers whose commercial driver’s license road tests were canceled because of COVID-19 will be given priority for rescheduling. Click here for to make reservations for a commercial driver’s license road test.
Road tests and reservations for Class D licenses (passenger vehicles) are not yet available.
Customers should not report for their road test if any of the following apply:
- Have been directed to quarantine, isolate or self-monitor at home for the COVID-19 by any doctor, hospital, or health agency.
- Have been diagnosed with, or have had close contact with anyone diagnosed with COVID-19.
- Have flu-like symptoms or symptoms of the coronavirus.
As regions enter phase three of the state’s COVID-19 reopening plan, DMV will offer limited in-person transactions in state-run DMV offices by reservation only, prioritizing critical services, and will resume road tests for all drivers at that time.
“As New York state begins to reopen, the DMV has and will continue to adapt the way it does business to ensure public health and safety are protected,” DMV Commissioner Mark J.F. Schroeder said. “As regions advance to phase three of reopening, we will expand customer service options, like offering limited in-person transactions by reservation only.
“These new policies will allow us to meet the needs of our customers while keeping everyone safe,” he added.
Driver licenses, non-driver identification cards and vehicle registrations that expired March 1 or later, as well as vehicle inspections that expired on or after March 31, continue to be extended.
The DMV said it is expanding the ability for New Yorkers to complete necessary transactions by mail and drop box, and that it will no longer offer the following services in person:
- All original vehicle registrations and license plate transfers
- License plate surrenders
- Sales tax only transactions
- License and registration renewals (online option also available)
- Replacement of lost documents (online option also available)
- Address change (online option also available)
Beginning on Thursday, secure drop boxes will be located at all state-run DMV offices and available to customers during regular office hours Monday through Saturday. Customers dropping off documents must wear a face covering. Only two customers will be allowed in the office at one time to access the drop box and must maintain proper social distancing at all times.
Click here for DMV documents and instructions.
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