The postponement relieves pressure on the agency to get Californians into field offices now. Department of Homeland Security delayed the deadline for issuing Real IDs to millions of Californians who don’t have them for one year, until Oct. The DMV received some relief Thursday when the U.S. Since the agency moved to appointment-only service on March 19, the number of customers visiting field offices has dropped from approximately 95,000 per day a month ago to about 17,000 per day, Gore said, a move that has “significantly reduced the number of people in our offices at any given time and promotes social distancing recommendations.” The change also covers applicants who previously failed the knowledge test multiple times.
Under current rules outlined in the California Driver Handbook, people who may be eligible to forgo the written test and renew their license by mail or online include those whose license expired before they turned 70, who don’t have a probationary or suspended license, and who have not violated a written promise to appear in court in the last two year. Tests may now be waived for those who are maintaining their driver’s license class or endorsement, or those who can provide proof of an equivalent out-of-state license.
The employees also say that a recent decision by the DMV to quietly waive knowledge tests that had previously been required for license renewals and those with an out of state license could potentially put the public at risk.Ī memo sent to employees last Tuesday by Sonia Huestis, identified on the agency’s website as the deputy director of the customer services division, expanded the number of those eligible to forgo the in-person test.
To slow the spread of COVID-19, the California Department of Motor Vehicles has dramatically restricted customer visits to its field offices, barring people who do not have appointments and warning that no new slots to appear in person are currently available.īut some field office employees who spoke to The Times on condition of anonymity raised concerns that the measures don’t go far enough, leaving staff and customers vulnerable to infection while offices remain open.
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