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Note, DMV office closures due to furloughs.

A new Vehicle Industry News memo has been placed on the DMV Internet website.

Reinstated Furlough Days
Issue Date: July 9, 2009

New Information

All Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) offices will be closed on three successive Fridays during the month of July – July 10, 17, and 24 –in keeping with Executive Order S-13-09.

The office closures apply to all DMV Offices. Normal business hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesdays) remain in effect.

Effective July 10, 2009, the penalty-free period for vehicle registration applications will be extended to include furlough days.

Procedures

When preparing and/or processing an original, transfer, renewal or planned non-operation vehicle registration application and the last penalty-free day falls on a furlough day, do not assess penalties if the application is submitted and fees are paid on the next business day. This includes vehicles registered in the International Registration Plan (IRP).

Example: If a vehicle registration expires on July 10, 2009, (first furlough day) fees can be paid on July 13, 2009, (the next business day) without penalty.

Background

By authority of the Governor’s Executive Order (S-13-09), all DMV offices will be
closed on July 10, 17, and 24, 2009.

A penalty is not assessed when the registration expiration date or the last penalty-free date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or state holiday and the fees are paid on the next business day. This policy is being extended to furlough days.

In an effort to meet the public’s business needs, online services continue to be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at www.dmv.ca.gov.

Distribution Notification that this memo is available online at www.dmv.ca.gov under Publications was made via e-mail alert in July 2009.

Contact

Call the DMV Customer Communications Section, at (916) 657-6560 for further clarification of this memo. Upon request, this document can be produced in Braille or large print.

JEAN SHIOMOTO,
Deputy Director Communication Programs Division

The following link will take you directly to the new memo.

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/vehindustry/vin_memos/vin2009/09vin10.pdf