President Donald Trump had extended the deadline for all Americans, including Santa Clarita residents, to get their new REAL IDs, officials said Tuesday. Trump announced postponing the Oct. 1 deadline during a press conference Tuesday morning. “I’m also announcing that we’re postponing the deadline with REAL ID requirements,” Trump said during the White House event. “We will be announcing the ...

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) announced Tuesday that law enforcement is not set to penalize drivers with an expired driver’s license or registration for 60 days, officials said. The California DMV is taking this action starting March 16 so that “at-risk populations,” including seniors and those with underlying health conditions, can avoid required visits to DMV field offices ...

Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) officials are encouraging all residents, including those in Santa Clarita, to get their REAL ID before DMV lines get too long, officials said Friday. Starting Oct. 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will require a valid passport or other federally approved documents, like a REAL ID driver license or identification card, to board ...

The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is encouraging residents to get a REAL ID, following an announcement that nearly 6.8 million Californians had a REAL ID as of Jan. 10, according to official data. As of mid-January, 6,767,413 Californians have a REAL ID, an increase of 459,976 over a month earlier, when only a little more than 6.3 million Californians ...

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) encourages residents to make a New Year’s resolution to be prepared if they plan to fly within the U.S. after Oct. 1, 2020, officials said.  “With the October 2020 REAL ID federal enforcement date in sight, we hope Californians will make a resolution to be #REALIDready so they are able to fly domestically,” ...

The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), is allowing businesses to test out the use of autonomous delivery vehicles in California, officials said. California is allowing the testing of commercial use of light-duty autonomous delivery vehicles on the state’s public roads with an approved permit from the Department of Motor Vehicles. Under revised regulations approved Monday by the Office of Administrative ...

Officers with the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) cited 12 individuals Monday for misusing disabled parking placards at the Valencia Target, officials said. On Monday starting at 8 a.m., officers with the DMV investigations division made contact with approximately 120 drivers who were using disabled parking placards at the Target on Magic Mountain Parkway, said Paula Lucero, deputy chief ...

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is set to issue a federally compliant “REAL ID,” which all residents need to have by late 2020 to be able to board an airplane or enter a federal building, officials said.  On Oct. 1, 2020, the federal government is set to require residents’ driver licenses or ID cards to be REAL ID ...

Throughout the month of August, investigators with the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) cited 106 individuals — including eight from Santa Clarita — for misusing disabled parking placards, officials said Wednesday. The DMV holds up to 24 enforcement operations each month throughout the state targeting illegal use of disabled parking placards, according to officials. In May, DMV investigators cited eight ...

Two new Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) Kiosks have been added to two Ralph’s locations in Santa Clarita, officials said.  The new DMV kiosks were added at the Ralphs in Castaic and the Ralphs location in Valencia, according to officials.  These kiosks are set to give users the opportunity to complete registration renewal, file for planned non-operation status, pay a ...