"The California Division of Motor Cars (DMV) is the state company that signs up automobile and boats as well as concerns driver licenses in the U.S. state of California. It manages new automobile dealerships (through the New Automobile Board), commercial cargo providers, personal driving colleges, and also private traffic schools. The DMV works with the superior courts of California to without delay tape convictions against driver licenses as well as ultimately puts on hold or revokes licenses when a driver gathers too much convictions (as measured by a point-based system). It issues The golden state license plates and also driver's licenses. The DMV likewise releases recognition cards to individuals that request one.

The DMV belongs to the California State Transportation Company. It is headquartered in Sacramento as well as operates local offices in almost every part of the state. As of December 2017, the DMV utilized over 8,900 individuals-- 35% at head office and also 65% at 172 field offices (as well as numerous other places). Also, since December 2017, it kept records for 30,112,927 individuals, 33,993,857 chauffeur licenses and/or recognition cards (there is overlap as some persons can and do hold both files), and also 35,391,347 vehicles. The golden state has 26,957,875 licensed motorists.

On July 23, 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom released a report by the California Federal Government Operations Company "" DMV Reinvention Strike Team"" outlining recommendations for boosting DMV openness, employee training and efficiency, rate of service, and general customer fulfillment. As part of the launch of the report, Newsom announced the visit of Steve Gordon as the supervisor of the California DMV."