Contact: Office of Public Affairs
2415 First Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95818
(916) 657–6437 | dmvpublicaffairs@dmv.ca.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 1, 2021
Office focuses on driver’s license and identification card transactions
Sacramento –The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is expanding service in the Inland Empire with the opening of its new Driver’s License Processing Center (DLPC) at 16499 Merrill Ave. in Fontana at 8 a.m. today.
The Fontana DLPC will only handle driver’s license and identification card transactions. The office has 42 employees ready to assist customers at 15 service windows when an office visit is required. The facility sits in the same location as a DMV field office that closed in July 2014.
To protect customers and employees, the DMV requires everyone who enters an office to wear a face covering, physically distance, respond to health screening questions and have their temperature checked. To best serve customers and maintain appropriate distance, the number of people allowed in the office is limited, chairs are appropriately spaced and service windows have plexiglass dividers.
Nearly all Californians can now renew their driver’s license online – even if the renewal notice states an office visit is required. The DMV recommends customers use its online services and other service channels to complete or begin transactions, including eligible driver’s license and vehicle registration renewals. Customers can also use the Service Advisor on the DMV website to learn about options to complete DMV tasks.
Before visiting a DMV office for a new REAL ID, customers should fill out the online application, upload their documents, and bring their confirmation code and documents with them to an office at their convenience, even the same day. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will begin REAL ID enforcement October 1, 2021. More information is available at REALID.dmv.ca.gov.
Learn more about a variety of convenient options to complete DMV transactions by viewing this DMV services video.