California DMV Free Disaster Document & Vehicle Record Replacement
Permits & LicensesForms & Certificates Assistance
About
- Provides no-fee disaster-related replacement and assistance for listed California DMV documents/services, including driver license/ID, registration/title, disabled-person placard, plates/stickers and certain records, for people affected by natural disasters
Eligibility — Other
- Applicant must be affected by a natural disaster and seek an eligible DMV disaster-assistance service.
Benefits
- Applicable DMV replacement fees are waived for qualifying disaster-related replacements; dollar value depends on document type. (One replacement per lost/damaged document or vehicle record as needed.)
- Document replacement
Documents needed
- Provide the identity, driver-license/ID, vehicle, registration/title, placard, plate/sticker or record information required for the specific DMV transaction.
- Tell DMV the request is disaster-related so the applicable no-fee disaster assistance can be evaluated.
How to apply
- online
- in-person
- Processing time: Many DMV replacements can be handled at an office visit; processing depends on document type.
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