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If you are over 70-years-old and your California driver’s license expired after March 1, you no longer have to go in person to the DMV to renew it, even if you received a letter saying that you do.

California can’t enforce a ban vanity license plates it considers “offensive to good taste and decency” because that violates freedom of speech, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

Walnut Creek will lose its state Department of Motor Vehicles field office downtown, leaving residents needing to visit the DMV in person to go to Concord, Pleasanton or Pittsburg.

From Monday Aug 17 until Aug 19, DMV offices across the state will begin closing early as a method of conserving energy during extreme weather conditions.

A former police officer and U.S. Army veteran is speaking out after he applied for a license plate that reads “Blue Thin Line” and got rejected by the Department of Motor Vehicles in Napa.

A former police officer and U.S. Army veteran is speaking out after he applied for a license plate that reads “Blue Thin Line” and got rejected by the Department of Motor Vehicles in Napa. Cheryl Hurd reports.

A San Jose-based company received a permit from the DMV to test its driverless vehicles on surface streets in the city.

A sign of normalcy will return to Contra Costa County Thursday with the reopening of the Sunvalley Shopping Center.

A sign of normalcy will return to Contra Costa County Thursday with the reopening of the Sunvalley Shopping Center. Jackie Ward reports.

All California DMV field offices that are still closed due to the coronavirus pandemic will be open Thursday with limited services. Some offices had already reopened in a gradual process that offered some services to customers. Remaining field offices that were temporarily closed will reopen Thursday.  Behind-the-wheel driver tests will not be offered, yet.  Employees will help customers with...

More DMV offices will open this week as the California agency continues to restore operations statewide.

More DMV offices will open this week as the California agency continues to restore operations statewide. Jackie Ward reports.

UPDATE, MAY 22: DMV announced it will automatically extend most expiring driver’s licenses through at least July. All drivers over age 70 with licenses expiring in June or July will get an automatic 120-day extension. Please click here for complete details. As California Department of Motor Vehicles offices remain closed statewide, the agency on Tuesday announced a renewal deadline extension…

Addressing a frequent question from concerned teenagers and their families, the California Department of Motor Vehicles on Friday extended the validity of existing learner’s permits by several months.

California’s Department of Motor Vehicles announced it will reopen a number of offices statewide on Friday, including five in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The DMV extended the expiration date for drivers’ licenses Tuesday, a change to last week when they said people had to renew on time. Chris Chmura reports.

UPDATE, April 14: Today DMV announced renewal extensions for nearly all drivers with expiring licenses. Please click here for details. Previous story, published April 9: California Department of Motor Vehicles offices are closed to the public, as coronavirus shelter-in-place orders continue. That has drivers around the Bay Area asking us: how can I renew my driver’s license, if I’m required…

Many viewers have asked us about driver’s license renewals and Real ID applications while California DMV locations are shut down. We asked DMV for answers. Chris Chmura reports.

Some Californians trying to renew driver licenses and car registrations online say the Department of Motor Vehicles is shutting them out, an NBC4 I-Team investigation has found. Two weeks ago, the DMV closed its 176 field offices across the state to the public, in the wake of an I-Team report that those often crowded offices might be breeding grounds for…

To stop the spread of coronavirus, many Californians are staying at home, and putting off unnecessary trips. But car owners might find themselves in a bind if their vehicle registration is about to expire, because renewal requires an in-person smog check. First, the good news: most vehicle registration renewal can be handled from home, online. The California Department of Motor…