News

Featured News

• DMV Statement on Cruise LLC Suspension (October 24, 2023)
• New Salinas Commercial Drive Test Center Now Open (November 21, 2023)

News Releases

• Give Thanks with a REAL ID (November 6, 2023)
• DMV’s Coalinga Office Temporarily Closing for Renovations (October 17, 2023)
• The Best Halloween Treat: A REAL ID (October 4, 2023)
• DMV to Close San Jose Driver’s License Processing Center (September 19, 2023)
• DMV’s Montebello Office Temporarily Closing for Renovations (September 14, 2023)

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Media Resources

Media Toolkits

• REAL ID Social Media Toolkit – Educators
• REAL ID Social Media Toolkit – Senior Drivers

Other Resources

• History of the DMV
• Statistics
• Research and Reports
• Autonomous Vehicles in California
• HD B-roll video to use in news stories related to DMV programs
  • Disabled Person Parking Placard Enforcement – Sacramento (b-roll)
  • DMV Field Offices – Rancho Cucamonga and Roseville (b-roll)
  • REAL ID and graphics (b-roll)
  • Unlicensed Vehicle Dismantlers Enforcement Operation (b-roll)
  • Essential DMV Services – DMV Director Steve Gordon – March 27, 2020 (Soundbite)
  • Save the Space PSA (English and Spanish)

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