"The The Golden State Division of Motor Autos (DMV) is the state agency that registers automobile as well as watercrafts and also problems motorist licenses in the U.S. state of California. It manages brand-new vehicle dealers (with the New Motor Vehicle Board), industrial freight carriers, exclusive driving colleges, as well as personal web traffic colleges. The DMV deals with the superior courts of The golden state to without delay tape convictions versus chauffeur licenses as well as ultimately suspends or revokes licenses when a motorist collects extreme sentences (as measured by a point-based system). It releases California permit plates as well as chauffeur's licenses. The DMV likewise releases identification cards to individuals who ask for one.

The DMV is part of the California State Transport Agency. It is headquartered in Sacramento and runs neighborhood workplaces in nearly every part of the state. Since December 2017, the DMV employed over 8,900 people-- 35% at head office as well as 65% at 172 area workplaces (and also different other areas). Additionally, since December 2017, it maintained documents for 30,112,927 individuals, 33,993,857 chauffeur licenses and/or identification cards (there is overlap as somebodies can and do hold both files), and 35,391,347 automobiles. California has 26,957,875 licensed drivers.

On July 23, 2019, Guv Gavin Newsom released a report by the California Government Procedures Firm "" DMV Reinvention Strike Team"" detailing recommendations for enhancing DMV openness, worker training as well as efficiency, speed of service, and overall customer complete satisfaction. As part of the release of the record, Newsom introduced the appointment of Steve Gordon as the director of the California DMV."