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Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-015 Context (guidance or announcement) Primary source read

DMV news release: DMV Reopens Remaining Field Offices to Public

DMV Reopens Remaining Field Offices to Public

California Department of Motor Vehicles · California (State agency: Department of Motor Vehicles) (State)

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Jurisdiction
California (State agency: Department of Motor Vehicles) · California
Level
State
Authority
Cal. Veh. Code sec. 1651 (Director's authority over DMV operations); Executive Order N-33-20 (Mar. 19, 2020) stay-at-home framework and EO N-40-20 para. 13 (AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-076)
Issued
2020-06-11 June 11, 2020
Effective
Closure March 27, 2020; 25 offices reopened May 8, 2020; remaining offices June 11, 2020 (read as 2020-03-27)
End
2020-06-11 (closure period ended; appointment-based and limited-transaction operation continued) (read as 2020-06-11)
In force
Mar. 27, 2020 to June 11, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • the public
  • 169 DMV field offices
Functions reached
  • DM titles, registrations and driver licenses (no field-office service March 27 to May 8/June 11, 2020)
  • SR dealers' title and registration processing
  • HR driver and CDL credentialing (behind-the-wheel tests suspended)
  • CB
Character
context
Collection
State motor-vehicle offices, secretaries of state and recorders AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS

Operative words

The California Department of Motor Vehicles on Thursday, June 11, will reopen its remaining field offices that were temporarily closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. With this phase of reopening, employees at 169 field offices will assist customers

Enforcement

Agency closure of premises; transactions unavailable in person during the closure

Notes

The release is the agency's own record that all field offices 'were temporarily closed during the COVID-19 pandemic' and reopened in two phases (May 8 and June 11, 2020).

Retrieval note

The March 2020 closure and extension releases (-012, -013, -014, -018) are queued for Wayback retrieval; the live site returns a 'page doesn't exist' screen for them.

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