{"id":1626,"date":"2020-03-09T11:11:07","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T18:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/dmv-research-reports\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T15:09:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T23:09:39","slug":"dmv-research-reports","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/dmv-research-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Research &#038; Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"callout-bock full-width full-width--slant\">\n\n\t<div class=\"container container--wide horiz\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-bock__col-small\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading heading-2 txt--bold\">\n\t\t\t\tIn This Section\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"xmedium\">\n\t\t\t\tDMV produces many studies and reports each year across a variety of topics and performance metrics.\u00a0\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-content\/themes\/dmv\/assets\/images\/illustrations\/search_task_0116.svg\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Search Task\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-bock__callouts\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-bock__callouts-item\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Research Project on Cannabis-Impaired Driving\u00a0<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The California Department of Motor Vehicles, in partnership with the California Highway Patrol and the University of California, San Diego, is seeking 300 volunteers from the Sacramento area to participate in a study to test various methods to detect cannabis-impaired driving. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved research project is set to begin in August.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/portal\/dmv-research-reports\/research-project-on-cannabis-impaired-driving-faqs\/\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.microsoft.com\/pages\/responsepage.aspx?id=PPegntOgIEuAGPCweT7pzcTOIhSnFMVAhRh8p0cTGqdUQU5XRFlUVzdJTFZDM0hYQkpNV0lXNDBZRC4u\">Interest Form<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-bock__callouts-item\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Annual Reports to the California Legislature<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>DMV is required to report to the California State Legislature on a number of matters, from budget committee updates to DMV Now Kiosk engagement and more.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/portal\/dmv-research-reports\/reports-to-the-california-legislature\/\">View annual reports<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-bock__callouts-item\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>DMV Performs<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How are we doing? Here you can find reports on our performance, measured by things like how many customers served in a given year, how many registrations were processed, fee distribution, and more.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/dmv-research-reports\/department-of-motor-vehicles-dmv-performance-reports\/\">Explore DMV performance<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-bock__callouts-item\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Research Studies &amp; Reports<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With studies dating as far back as 1959, DMV&#8217;s Research and Development branch has been and continues conducting research to identify areas for improvement, explore new solutions to existing problems, and discover new opportunities to serve you better.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/dmv-research-reports\/research-studies-reports\/\">See research studies &amp; reports<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-bock__callouts-item\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Field Office Wait Time Reports<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On average, how long do people wait to see a DMV representative? 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