{"id":331847,"date":"2026-06-30T13:40:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T20:40:58","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-06-30T13:41:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T20:41:00","slug":"verify-dmv-issued-credentials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/ca-dmv-wallet\/verify-dmv-issued-credentials\/","title":{"rendered":"Verify DMV-Issued Credentials"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-columns content-columns colums-1-3-2-3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-column col\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This application lets you to verify someone&#8217;s driver&#8217;s license (DL) or ID card, vehicle title, or disabled person parking placard (DPPP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/verify-credentials.dmv.ca.gov\">Start Verification<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div 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mobile driver&#8217;s license (mDL), make sure they have their phone ready with the CA DMV Wallet app.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-spacer-block spacer-box\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"accordion-block js-accordion-block\" id=\"acc-what-can-i-verify-with-this-application\">\n\t<button class=\"accordion-block__header\" type=\"button\">\n\t\tWhat can I verify with this application?\n\t\t<span class=\"accordion-block__icon\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<svg class=\"icon icon-plus\" height=\"14\" width=\"14\" aria-hidden=\"false\" aria-labelledby=\"title-expand-accordion-plus-99697\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-expand-accordion-plus-99697\">Expand Accordion Plus<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use 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href=\"\/portal\/ca-dmv-wallet\/\">DL\/ID<\/a>, a <a href=\"\/portal\/ca-dmv-wallet\/dpppid\/\">DPPP ID card<\/a>, or <a href=\"\/portal\/ca-dmv-wallet\/vehicles\/\">vehicle title<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"accordion-block js-accordion-block\" id=\"acc-how-does-someone-share-their-credentials-from-the-ca-dmv-wallet-app\">\n\t<button class=\"accordion-block__header\" type=\"button\">\n\t\tHow does someone share their credentials from the CA DMV Wallet app?\n\t\t<span class=\"accordion-block__icon\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<svg class=\"icon icon-plus\" height=\"14\" width=\"14\" aria-hidden=\"false\" aria-labelledby=\"title-expand-accordion-plus-50733\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-expand-accordion-plus-50733\">Expand Accordion Plus<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-content\/themes\/dmv\/dist\/svg\/svg-sprite.svg?ver=1782823065#icon-plus\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<svg class=\"icon icon-minus\" 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