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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…

We asked California’s DMV for answers to your questions about vehicle registration during the COVID-19 crisis.

The California Department of Motor Vehicles Wednesday night said it will allow extensions to some expiring driver licenses and allow others to be renewed online, after an NBC4 I-Team report revealed  problems the agency is facing during the coronavirus pandemic. The DMV is slated to start offering customers some services online starting Thursday morning, but numerous employees told the...

The DMV has informed its employees it will shut down all 176 field offices starting Friday because of coronavirus concerns, the NBCLA I-Team has learned.  The announcement was made just hours after another DMV employee tested positive for novel coronavirus. Employees have said the decision to close down couldn’t come soon enough. Those workers will be expected to return...

The California Department of Motor Vehicles and the Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder’s Office are joining to make it easier for county residents to get the documents needed to obtain a “Real ID.” The two agencies will team up for events Feb. 1 and Feb. 15, when county residents will be able to buy certified copies of vital records, including marriage…

The state Department of Motor Vehicles office in Santa Rosa is closing for renovations between noon Jan. 17 and 9 a.m. April 1, the DMV said this week. The improvements include replacing floors, furniture and the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system, the DMV said. A temporary DMV office in Garrett Hall at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds at 1350 Bennett…

The acting secretary of Homeland Security is taking aim Tuesday at new laws in New York, New Jersey and other states that allow immigrants to get driver’s licenses without proof they are in the U.S. legally, and restrict data sharing with federal authorities. Chad Wolf sent a memo to all the components of Homeland Security, which include U.S. Customs...

With the start of a new year comes a new batch of laws for the state of California.