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How to Find Out If Your California Driver's License Is Suspended

will givYou can check the status of your California driver's license at any time. The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) will issue an information record that will show the history of your California driver's license. The information record e detailed information about your California driver's license including the current status of the license. The record will clearly show if you license is valid, revoked, or suspended. Other information that appears on the record include points against your license and information on any accidents you have had.

California DMV request for you own driver license / identification card or vehicle / vessel registration information record form
$5
California driver's license

Instructions

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  Get a copy of the California DMV request for your own driver license / identification card or vehicle / vessel registration information record form. You can find a copy of this form in the resources section of this article or you can get a copy of this form from any California DMV office.
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  Complete the California DMV request for your own driver license / identification card or vehicle / vessel registration information record form. Print your full legal name as it appears on your driver's license, current address and telephone number. Sign and date the form. Check the box "Driver License / ID record" and then print your California driver's license number and your date of birth.
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  Bring the completed form and $5 cash to any local California DMV office. Get a number from the information desk and tell them you want to get a copy of your driving record. Wait for the DMV to call your number. Hand the completed, the money, and your driver's license to the teller. The teller will process the form and hand you a copy of your driver's license's information record.