The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/, offers many services.

Services include:

• Licensing
• Plates, Permits, & Placards
• Records
• Registration
• Replace Lost/Stolen/Damaged
• Request miscellaneous original documents
• Testing
• Title Transfers
• Records ownership (certificate of title) of vehicles DMV registers
• Issues ID cards * Including REAL ID
• Investigates consumer complaints
• Appointments at local offices for doing DMV business.
• Ability to do many DMV business functions online and by mail.

* ID Cards

• Info on ID cards, including Reduced-fee ID cards for income-qualified people: https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/driver-licenses-identification-cards/renew-your-driver-license-dl-or-identification-card-id/#idcard
• Reduced Fee/No Fee Identification Card - Request form: https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/uploads/2020/05/dl932.pdf
• Info on REAL ID cards: https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/driver-licenses-identification-cards/real-id/. A REAL ID is a driver license …

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The California Highway Patrol provides services that prevent loss of life, injuries, and property damage as well as manages traffic and emergency incidents to promote safety and protect public and state assets. CHP offices typically have information about child car seats, including proper installation of them, and knowledge of community programs that may be able to provide a car seat to a family in need.

Emergency:
Dial 9-1-1

Non-Emergency:
Call CHP at 1-800-TELL-CHP (1-800-835-5247) for non-emergency purposes (24 hours a day, seven days a week)

Non emergency:

• Accident reports
• Tow questions
• CHP office locations
• Vehicle theft tips
• Community outreach programs

Report Suspicious Activity
If you are reporting an emergency that requires immediate attention please dial 9-1-1
If you observe suspicious activity or possess information that may have a terrorism connection and does not represent an immediate life-threatening situation, please locate the Regional Threat Awareness Center for… [read more]

The Smog Check Program is a vehicle inspection and maintenance program designed to improve the air we breathe. The program identifies vehicles with excess emissions so they can be properly repaired or retired. It has greatly reduced air pollution created by millions of cars in California.

More info (brochure) - https://www.bar.ca.gov/pdf/Smog_Check_Brochure.pdf
FAQs - https://www.bar.ca.gov/Consumer/Smog_Check_Program/FAQ
Auto Shop Locator - https://www.bar.ca.gov/services/ARD/Search