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Telephone
Technicians are available to assist you during normal business hours if you cannot find the information you seek from our website. The Department of Motor Vehicles call center business hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8am to 5pm, Pacific time and Wednesday 9am to 5pm, Pacific time. You may contact us at 1-800-777-0133, if calling outside of the United States you may contact us at 1-916-229-0370. For the hearing impaired the TTY number is 1-800-368-4327.
Automated E-mail System
Welcome to California DMV's Automated
E-Mail System. This automated system provides DMV
customers with answers to general questions via
automated e-mail responses.
This automated system will also
allow DMV to determine the volume and nature of
incoming e-mail as well as determine the need for
a one-on-one e-mail response unit.
You may send e-mail anytime to
our Automated E-mail System. This system can only
provide general answers; it cannot respond to individual
record-specific questions. To help us provide the
best answer to your question, please select one
of the following:
- Driver License, Identification Card, and Sales Person License (For information related to Driver Licenses, Identification Cards, DUIs, and occupational licenses, i.e., dealerships)
- Vehicle Registration Information (For questions related to smog certificates, registering vehicles and vessels)
- Commercial Industry Operations (For questions related to motor carrier program i.e., intrastate vehicles)
- Other General Information (For information not related to the areas listed above i.e., abandoned vehicles, DMV forms)
If your question involves your
individual record, please contact DMV at 1-800-777-0133
during normal business hours, and one of our technicians
will be happy to assist you. For the hearing impaired
the TTY number is 1-800-368-4327. Mondays and the
day after holidays are our heaviest call volumes;
the best days to call us are Thursday and Friday.
Note: To view graphics
and links, your e-mail program must be html enabled
and connected to the Internet.
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DMV Offices
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- Field Offices (Alphabetical listing)
- Offices offering Saturday service
- Commercial Drive Test Offices
- Driver Safety Offices
- Inspector Offices
- Investigations Offices (Map)
- Investigations Offices (Alphabetical listing)
Self-Service Alternatives Via Phone and Internet
- DMV AnyTime! - Too busy to visit your local DMV office? Check this list of self-service alternatives available by phone or computer!
General Vehicle Registration Address
Vehicle Registration Operations
Department of Motor Vehicles
P. O. Box 942869 Mail Station E 254
Sacramento, CA 94269-0001
General Driver License Address
Driver License Inquires
Department of Motor Vehicles
P.O. Box 942890
Sacramento, CA 94290-0001
International Customers, please write to us at:
Department of Motor Vehicles
Customer Communications C-165
P. O. Box 932345
Sacramento, CA 94232-3450
Director's Mail Address
Office of the Director
Department of Motor Vehicles
2415 1st Avenue Mail Station F101
Sacramento, CA 95818
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