[3] The agency head of FLHSMV is the governor and Cabinet, with authority delegated to the executive director.

[4][5] The executive director has functional responsibility for directing, monitoring, supervising, coordinating, and administering all activities of the department.

The department provides oversight and services in partnership with the various 67 Florida county tax collectors for the issuance of driver licenses, the Florida drivers license handbook[6] registrations and titling of automobiles, trailers, boats, and mobile homes.

Florida residents who are at least 15 years old can obtain a learner license after meeting the requirements.

As of 2015, FLHSMV had the following major Divisions within the Department:[8][9] The agency is headquartered in the Neil Kirkman Building in Tallahassee.