Since the pandemic hit the nation in March, the California Department of Motor Vehicles has upgraded its services to meet the needs of today’s new normal of physical distancing and sheltering in place. According to a release, since March, the DMV has made it easier to make an online account, expanded DMV Express throughout California, […]
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DMV Resumes Behind-the-Wheel Drive Tests with New Protocols on Friday, T-S reports
The Times-Standard is reporting that the DMV will resume behind-the-wheel drivers tests with new safety protocols. The DMV will be focused on administering tests to those whose tests were canceled in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “I’m asking for everyone’s patience as we safely clear the backlog of behind-the-wheel drive test appointments,” DMV Director […]
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Eureka, Garberville DMV Offices Set to Reopen
Eureka and Garberville among the 46 Department of Motor Vehicle field offices scheduled to reopen to the public Thursday, according to a news release. The hours will be Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with the exception of opening at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Residents are still encouraged to use online and other […]
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What’s behind all those DMV voter-registration snafus? ‘Motor voter’ may have launched with makeshift computer system
Editor’s note: Today is the last day to register to vote in California in order to participate in next month’s midterm elections. For more information or to register online, visit here. The DMV gave the public a series of piecemeal explanations as it acknowledged making more than 100,000 errors in recent months in registering Californians […]
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Lawmakers’ Intervention Prevents Four-Month DMV Closure
North Coast lawmakers announced this afternoon that they have prevented — or at least postponed — a months-long closure of the Eureka Department of Motor Vehicles office that was slated to begin in August. State Sen. Mike McGuire and Assemblymember Jim Wood sent out a joint press release saying they were informed of the DMV’s […]
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Got Tickets? Get Amnesty.
If you have outstanding infraction tickets standing between you and your driving privileges, you might be in luck. Thanks to Senate Bill 85, drivers with outstanding traffic tickets originally due on or before Jan. 1, 2013 may qualify for a Department of Motor Vehicles amnesty program. Between Oct. 1 and March 31, 2017, drivers may […]