California has 26,957,875 licensed drivers. Also, as of December 2017, it maintained records for 30,112,927 persons, 33,993,857 driver licenses and/or identification cards (there is overlap as some persons can and do hold both documents), and 35,391,347 vehicles. As of December 2017, the DMV employed over 8,900 people-35% at headquarters and 65% at 172 field offices (and various other locations). It is headquartered in Sacramento and operates local offices in nearly every part of the state. The DMV is part of the California State Transportation Agency. The DMV also issues identification cards to people who request one. It issues California license plates and driver's licenses.
The DMV works with the superior courts of California to promptly record convictions against driver licenses and subsequently suspends or revokes licenses when a driver accumulates excessive convictions (as measured by a point-based system). It regulates new car dealers (through the New Motor Vehicle Board), commercial cargo carriers, private driving schools, and private traffic schools. The California Department of Motor Vehicles ( DMV) is the state agency that registers motor vehicles and boats and issues driver licenses in the U.S.
