Business, Transportation & Housing
2740 Department of Motor Vehicles

The mission of the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is to effectively and efficiently serve the public by:

  • Registering vehicles to identify and authorize use, and titling vehicles to establish ownership interest for consumer protection.
  • Licensing and regulating the motor vehicle industry and licensing drivers to protect consumers and promote traffic safety.
  • Establishing true identity to ensure the validity of licensed drivers and identification card holders, and securing personal information for consumers protection. More.....

MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES Back to Top
  • Motor Vehicle Account Fee Increase - The Budget proposes to increase vehicle registration fees by $11 per vehicle, and makes conforming changes so that all late payments are subject to the same penalties. This will generate approximately $385 million in revenue in 2008-09 year for partial year implementation, increasing to $522 million for full year implementation in 2009-10. These revenues will support continued public safety initiatives, such as the California Highway Patrol staffing and radio system upgrade, while maintaining a prudent reserve.
PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year positions and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
 Proposed
2008-09*
Positions
Dollars
11 Vehicle/Vessel Identification and Compliance
3,962.7
$543,264
22 Driver Licensing and Personal Identification
2,050.0
246,414
25 Driver Safety
1,160.6
117,865
32 Occupational Licensing and Investigative Services
461.3
48,608
35 New Motor Vehicle Board
21.4
2,104
41.01 Administration
593.2
106,450
41.02 Distributed Administration
-
-106,450
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
8,249.2
$958,255
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
1,467
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
8,249.2
$959,722

Refer to the Program Descriptions for a description of programs operated by this state agency.

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Positions for expenditures, positions, and funding detail.

Refer to the Infrastructure Overview for infrastructure expenditure detail.
PRINTABLE BUDGET DOCUMENTS Back to Top
The following identifies budget documents for this state agency that are available in a printable (pdf) format.

Entire Department of Motor Vehicles Budget (pdf * - 35K) in pdf format.
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of all budget information for this state agency. Note: Along with other information, this document includes the documents listed below.

 Fund Condition Statements ONLY (pdf * - 10K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the fund condition statements for each fund administered by this state agency.

 Detail of Appropriations and Adjustments ONLY (pdf * - 5K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the detail of appropriations and adjustments for this state agency.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Back to Top
Legal Citations and Authority
Includes the legal citations (state statutes, federal statutes, and court orders) for operation of department programs and activities.