Information: Call the state Division of Motor Vehicles in Wilmington at 434-3200, in Dover at 744-2500, in New Castle at 326-5000, in Georgetown at 853-1000. Or visit www.delaware.gov, click on the "Resident" button and select "Motor Vehicles & Watercraft."

New residents: State law gives new residents up to 60 days to obtain a Delaware driver's license and register vehicles. Licenses from other states must be surrendered. Initial registration requires verification of ownership and safety and emission inspections for cars older than 5 model years. (The 2003 model year began in October 2002.) Out-of-state commercial driver's licenses must be replaced with the Delaware version within 30 days.

Vehicle registration: Proof of liability insurance and ownership are required. Re-registration can be done by mail if inspection isn't required. The state charges $15 for a new title without a lien or $25 for a title with a lien; there is a $20-per-year registration fee and a one-time document fee equal to 2.75 percent of the vehicle purchase price or current NADA book value.

Driver's licenses: Required identification documents are a certified birth certificate, immigration document or valid out-of-state driver's license showing your name and date of birth, a Social Security card and two documents showing your Delaware residential address. All drivers younger than 18 must pass an approved driver's education course, and a parent or legal guardian must give written consent. A written and road test and eye screening are mandatory for minors and those with foreign licenses. Written and road tests may be waived for adults at the division's discretion. Cost for a five-year license: Class D, $12.50; commercial, $30; motorcycle, $5.

Graduated driver's licenses: For those younger than 18, after first obtaining a learner's permit, which can be obtained at 15 years and 10 months of age. A permit holder who is at least 16 years and 10 months old but less than 18 years old may obtain an operator's license when the driver has held a learner's permit for at least 12.