The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) announced Thursday late fees and certain documents are set to be waived temporarily due to the coronavirus pandemic, officials said.   

The DMV is set to waive late fees and penalties for vehicle registration, extending expiring identification cards, temporary operating permits and motor carrier permits, DMV officials said. 

With authority granted under Thursday’s executive order signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, the DMV is waiving late fees and penalties for vehicle registration renewals due between March 16 and May 31, 2020, and paid within 60 days of the original expiration date. 

The requirement to have current license plate stickers is also waived for vehicles with registration expiring between March 4 and June 30, 2020, according to officials.

Extending identification cards expiring on or after March 4, 2020, to be valid through June 22, 2020, according to DMV officials. 

Temporarily suspending for 60 days the requirement to submit a transfer of ownership within 10 days for vehicle transfers occurring on or after March 4, 2020, and the requirement to register a vehicle acquired or previously based outside of California within 20 days once registration becomes due.

Allowing temporary operating permits that expire on or after March 4, 2020, to be valid another 60 days from Friday.

Lengthening motor carrier permits expiring in March, April and May 2020 to June 30, 2020, according to officials. 

A motor carrier permit is required for numerous transportation and commercial activities in California, including transporting property for compensation, hauling with a commercial vehicle weighing more than 10,000 pounds and transporting hazardous materials.

“These measures can help lighten the burden many Californians are experiencing during this difficult time,” DMV Director Steve Gordon said.

The DMV continues to encourage customers to renew their vehicle registration and complete vehicle transfers online or by using the DMV Virtual Field Office. 

Customers can also get replacement registration cards and license plate stickers online or at the hundreds of DMV kiosks across the state, including in Santa Clarita. 

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Replacement cards and stickers at the DMV kiosks cost $22 and print on the spot, according to officials.

The DMV continues to provide essential services via mail, online, kiosks, call centers, available business partners and virtually to process critical transactions, including eligible driver license and vehicle registration renewals, during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Customers can use the Services Advisor on the DMV website to learn more about their options to complete DMV tasks.

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