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Interrupted Services and Closure Information

  • Due to the State's fiscal emergency, all DMV Offices will be closed on the following Fridays - July 10, 17, and 24, 2009
  • The Santa Monica field office will be closed on Friday, May 1, 2009, at noon, and will reopen Monday, July 6, 2009.
  • The Hollywood field office will be closing at noon on Friday, July 10, 2009, for renovations and will reopen at 8 a.m. on Monday, August 24, 2009.
  • The Palmdale field office will be closed on Friday¸ July 17¸ 2009 at noon and will reopen on Monday¸ July 27¸ 2009.
  • The Petaluma field office will be closing on Friday¸ July 17¸ 2009 at noon and will reopen on Monday¸ August 17¸ 2009.

Please return to this page for future field office closure information. You may also use your browser to bookmark this page.

To find out on which holidays DMV offices will be closed, check "Holidays DMV Will Be Observing"

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DMV Public Offices


Find your Local Field Office

Services provided by DMV offices include Vehicle Registration, Driver License and Identification (ID) Card Processing. You may use the regional maps to locate a field office by region.

For faster service, make an Appointment(s) online, or by calling 1-800-921-1117 or 1- 800-777-0133 before you visit a DMV office.

To schedule a driving test appointment, you must call 1-800-777-0133 between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm PST and speak to a DMV representative.

ATM/Debit cards are now accepted at all DMV offices.

Commercial Driving Test Offices

Certain DMV Offices are able to give the commercial driver license (CDL) driving test. Here is a link to a list of those offices: Commercial Driving Test Offices.

Driver Safety Offices

There are currently twelve DMV Driver Safety Offices located throughout the state for those drivers requesting administrative hearings or scheduled for departmental re-examinations. Click on this link for information, locations and hours for DMV Driver Safety Offices.

Inspector Offices

The Department of Motor Vehicles provides services to business license applicants from 23 Occupational Licensing Inspector Offices located throughout California. Inspectors are frequently away from their offices performing field duties, so please call ahead for an appointment.

Investigations Offices

The DMV Investigations Division Offices protect the programs and interests of the department and public through active fraud/counterfeit detection, investigation, audit and enforcement services. Click on this link for information on DMV Investigations Offices.

Service Centers

The DMV Service Centers co-locate industry services to better serve the needs of industry customers.