The DMV stands for the Department of Motor Vehicles, which is a government agency that administers motor vehicle registration and driver licensing. The DMV is responsible for regulating and managing vehicles, driver’s licenses, and registration, and it administers behind-the-wheel testing and permit testing for drivers of motor vehicles. The DMV is also responsible for issuing driver’s licenses and vehicle registrations, driver certification, and certifying vehicle ownership, typically handled through issuing a title. In addition, the DMV is responsible for car emissions and safety inspections. The DMV is known to be by a different name in many states, such as the Division of Motor Vehicles or the Motor Vehicle Division. The DMV is where most things that happen around driving a car are regulated, and it is the government agency that manages the paper trails that go with them.