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  • California Department of Motor Vehicles

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    This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (February 2009) The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is the state agency that registers motor vehicles and boats and issues driver's licenses in the U.S. state of California. It regulates new car dealers (through the New Motor Vehicle Board), commercial cargo carriers, private driving schools, and private traffic schools. The DMV works with the Superior Courts of California to promptly record convictions against drivers' licenses and subsequently suspends or revokes licenses when a driver accumulates too many convictions (as measured by a point-based system). The DMV also issues identification cards to people who are ineligible for, or do not wish to have, a driver's license. The DMV is part of the California Business, Transportation and Housing Agency. It is headquartered in Sacram... (see more)

  • Commercial driver's license

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    A commercial driver's license is required to operate a tractor-trailer for commercial use. This article is about the commercial driver's license. For other uses, see CDL (disambiguation). A commercial driver's license (CDL) is a driver's license required in the United States to operate any type of vehicle which has a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 26,001 lb (11,793 kg) or more for commercial use, or transports quantities of hazardous materials that require warning placards under Department of Transportation regulations, or that is designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver. This includes (but is not limited to) tow trucks, tractor trailers, and buses.[1] The Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 was signed into law on October 27, 1986. The primary intent of the Act was to improve highway safety by ensuring that truck drivers and drivers of tractor trailers and buses are qualified to drive Commercial Motor Vehicles (CMVs), and to ... (see more)

  • Department of Motor Vehicles

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    Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles on Washington Street in Boston's Chinatown In the United States of America, a department of motor vehicles (DMV) is a state-level government agency that administers vehicle registration and driver licensing. Similar departments exist in Canada. The name "DMV" is not used in every state or province, nor are the traditional DMV functions handled by a single agency in every state, but the generic term is universally understood, particularly in the context of driver's license issuance and renewal. Contents 1 Terminology and organization 1.1 Names 1.2 United States 1.3 Canada 1.4 Europe 1.5 Organization within the government 1.6 Jurisdiction and exceptions 2 Areas of responsibility 2.1 Driver's licenses and identification 2.2 Driver certification 2.3 Vehicle registration 2.4 Vehicle ownership 2.5 Law enforcement 2.6 General identification 2.7 Liquor ID 3 Equivalent agencies in other countries 4 References 5 External links Ter... (see more)

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