The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has updated the online driver’s license and identification card application, speeding up the application process.  The new online application design, announced by the DMV Friday, includes modules and simplified language. “Applying for a driver’s license or identification card is even easier with our new online driver’s license and ID application,” said DMV Director ...

The California Department of Motor Vehicles, (DMV) has launched a new online service to help ease new California requirements for disabled person parking placard renewal. The online service is now available and allows a new way for California residents to provide a signature electronically in the most recent expansion of digital services offered by the DMV. “We are making it ...

Nearly 14.8 million Californians now have a REAL ID despite the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announcing Monday that it is extending the federal REAL ID enforcement date by two more years. The requirements to now have a REAL ID to enter an airplane or a federal building is expected to take effect on May 7, 2025. “We encourage ...

’Twas the beginning of December and parents were in fear of what to get the kids for the holidays this year. Dad looked at mom and said with a skip, “What if we took the kids on a fantastic trip?” But the question remained, where to go and what to see, when they realized before they went anywhere, they should ...

For those who do not have a REAL ID yet, DMV officials are encouraging you to cross it off your to-do list on your way to pick up the sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce and the rest of your Thanksgiving fixings.  Applying for a REAL ID takes less time than preheating the oven to cook your juiciest turkey, DMV officials say. ...

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Newhall location is scheduled to be closed for almost two months starting next week, officials announced. The Newhall DMV field office at 24427 Newhall Avenue is set to be closed for renovations beginning 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23. The office is scheduled to reopen at 8 a.m. Friday, Nov. 18. The improvements include ...

More than 14 million Californians now have a REAL ID as the federal enforcement date of May 3, 2023 approaches, according to Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) data. This is a 270,586 increase in people with REAL ID from the previous month. “Summer vacations are in the rearview mirror, but holiday travel plans are in the works. This time next ...

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)  advised residents to make the switch to REAL IDs as the federal enforcement date approaches. On Monday, the California DMV encouraged California residents to get REAL IDs before May 3, 2023, when the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is set to require a REAL ID to board domestic flights. “A REAL ID will ...

Officials with the California Department of Motor Vehicles, (DMV) announced Monday Californians aged 70 and older have five more months to take advantage of the temporary rule allowing them to renew their driver’s licenses or identification (ID) cards online or by mail. Until the end of 2022, eligible senior drivers and REAL ID cardholders can renew noncommercial driver’s licenses and ...

The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) announced Wednesday that millions of Californians, including those living in our Santa Clarita Valley, now have a REAL ID. Nearly 13.6 million Californians now have a REAL ID as the federal enforcement date of May 3, 2023 is rapidly approaching, according to DMV data. Nearly three million Californians got their REAL ID in the ...