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DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES

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Licenses, permits, & IDs
- Driver's license
- Drive-only license
  - Drive-only license
  - Get a drive-only license
  - Renew a drive-only license
- Learner’s permit
- Non-driver ID
  - Non-driver ID
  - Get a non-driver ID
  - Renew a non-driver ID
  - Request a duplicate non-driver ID
- Manage license
- Fines, tickets & suspensions
  - Fines, tickets & suspensions
  - Reinstate your license after suspension
  - Pay license reinstatement fee
  - Check license status
  - Get a special use permit for suspended drivers
- REAL ID
  - REAL ID
  - Get a REAL ID
- Disabled parking placards
  - Disabled parking placards
  - Placards for disabled individuals
  - Placards for organizations who transport disabled individuals
- - Drive-only license
  - Get a drive-only license
  - Renew a drive-only license
- - Non-driver ID
  - Get a non-driver ID
  - Renew a non-driver ID
  - Request a duplicate non-driver ID
- - Fines, tickets & suspensions
  - Reinstate your license after suspension
  - Pay license reinstatement fee
  - Check license status
  - Get a special use permit for suspended drivers
- - REAL ID
  - Get a REAL ID
- - Disabled parking placards
  - Placards for disabled individuals
  - Placards for organizations who transport disabled individuals
Vehicle services
- Registration
- Title
  - Title
  - Title services
  - Proof of ownership
  - Replace your title
- Buy, sell or transfer a vehicle
  - Buy, sell or transfer a vehicle
  - Sell your vehicle
  - Transfer vehicle ownership
  - Get a temporary registration
  - Get a bill of sale
  - Transfer your plates
  - Sales tax on registrations
- Plates
  - Plates
  - Replace your plates
  - Get special or vanity plates
- Inspections
- Learn how to meet insurance & compliance requirements
Commercial & industry services
- Commercial driver’s license
  - Commercial driver’s license
  - Get a commercial driver's license
  - Renew a commercial driver's license
  - Replace a commerical driver's license
  - Get a commercial learner's permit
  - Transfer CDL from another state
  - License delivery status
- Commercial vehicle services
- Driving schools
  - Driving schools
  - Get a driving school license
  - Get a driving instructor license
  - Driving school locations
- Business licenses, permits & plates
  - Business licenses, permits & plates
  - Renew dealer, repairer or recycler plates
  - Fees for special business plates
  - Forms for businesses & municipalities
- Dealerships & repair shops
  - Dealerships & repair shops
  - Get a regulated business license or registration
  - Change an existing dealer or repairer license
  - Get a mechanic certification
  - File complaint
  - Towing
  - Online registration program
- Online records requests
  - Online records requests
  - Request a driving record
  - Make a lien status inquiry
- - Commercial driver’s license
  - Get a commercial driver's license
  - Renew a commercial driver's license
  - Replace a commerical driver's license
  - Get a commercial learner's permit
  - Transfer CDL from another state
  - License delivery status
- - Driving schools
  - Get a driving school license
  - Get a driving instructor license
  - Driving school locations
- - Business licenses, permits & plates
  - Renew dealer, repairer or recycler plates
  - Fees for special business plates
  - Forms for businesses & municipalities
- - Dealerships & repair shops
  - Get a regulated business license or registration
  - Change an existing dealer or repairer license
  - Get a mechanic certification
  - File complaint
  - Towing
  - Online registration program
- - Online records requests
  - Request a driving record
  - Make a lien status inquiry
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