California Department of Motor Vehicles

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