These Fast Fact documents provide detailed information covering a variety of topics, including the California DMV, driver licenses and ID (DL/ID) cards, and vehicle registration (VR).
REAL ID Fast Facts
DMV Fast Facts
- FFDMV 1 Ordering and Reproducing DMV Forms
- FFDMV 4 Public Information Request – Obtaining Information from DMV Records
- FFDMV 5 Service Animals
- FFDMV 17 How Information is Protected or Disclosed
DL Fast Facts
- FFDL 3 Driver License Secondary Review Referral Process
- FFDL 5 Requirements for a California Driver License
- FFDL 6 Requirements for a California Identification Card
- FFDL 8 Social Security Number
- FFDL 8A Social Security Number Supplemental Requirements
- FFDL 10 Potentially Unsafe Driver
- FFDL 14 Vision Standards
- FFDL 15 Retention of Driver Record Information
- FFDL 16 Vehicle Collisions!
- FFDL 19 Provisional Licensing
- FFDL 22 Preparing for Your Driving Test
- FFDL 24 Identity Theft
- FFDL 25 Identity Fraud
- FFDL 26 Driver Safety Administrative Hearing Process
- FFDL 27 DMV’s Reexamination Process
- FFDL 28 Driver Distractions
- FFDL 29 Federal Hazardous Materials Requirements
- FFDL 31 Ignition Interlock Devices
- FFDL 32 Limited Term for Legal Presence
- FFDL 33 Selecting a Driving School for Driver Education and Driver Training (DE/DT)
- FFDL 35 Driving Under the Influence – Immediate Driver License Suspension: Drivers age 21 and Older
- FFDL 36 Driving Under the Influence -Immediate Driver License Suspension: Drivers Under Age 21
- FFDL 37 Sharing the Road
- FFDL 40 Diabetes and Driving
- FFDL 41 Helping Drivers Maintain Their Driving Independence
- FFDL 42 Firefighter Endorsement Training Requirements
- FFDL 43 Are You A Veteran?
- FFDL 45 Prescription Medications and Driving: What Are the Hazards?
Vehicle Registration Fast Facts
- FFVR 1 Reporting Vehicle Status (Registration Versus Non-Operation)
- FFVR 2 Partial Year Registration for Commercial Vehicles
- FFVR 4 Refund of Vehicle License Fee (VLF) on Total Loss Vehicles
- FFVR 7 Disabled Person Parking Placards and License Plates
- FFVR 7V Disabled Veterans License Plates
- FFVR 11 Special License Plate Fees
- FFVR 15 Refunds
- FFVR 16 Off-Highway Vehicle License Plates – Registration Requirements at a Glance
- FFVR 17 Lemon Law Buyback Vehicles
- FFVR 18 Financial Responsibility (Insurance) Requirements for Vehicle Registration
- FFVR 19 Special Equipment Registration
- FFVR 23 Specially Constructed (SPCNS) Vehicles
- FFVR 26 What You Need to Know When Buying a Vehicle – Important Facts to Help You When You Buy or Lease a New or Used Vehicle
- FFVR 27 Registering Commercial Vehicles and PTI Trailers
- FFVR 29 Buying a Vehicle From Out of State – Can You Register It In California?
- FFVR 33 Branded Titles – Look Before You Buy
- FFVR 34 Registration Related Fees
- FFVR 35 Car Buyer’s Bill of Rights
- FFVR 36 Vehicle Registration Permits
- FFVR 37 Neighborhood Electric Vehicle(NEV)/Low-Speed Vehicle (LSV) and Golf Cart Registration
- FFVR 37 Neighborhood Electric Vehicle(NEV)/Low-Speed Vehicle (LSV) and Golf Cart Registration (Spanish)
- FFVR 38 Business Partner Automation (BPA)
Commercial Vehicle Industry and Permit Fast Facts
DMV Investigation Division Fast Facts
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