The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - The MVA ’s primary source of revenue is from vehicle registration fees, as well as —to a lesser degree —from driver ’s license and identification card fees. CHP receives roughly 60  percent of the MVA revenues ($3  billion) annually, with most of the remainder supporting activities at the Department of Motor Vehicles.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 10, 2024 - This new spending includes: (1) $60.2  million in one-time funding in 2024 ‑25 for the driver licensing and vehicle registration phases of the Digital Experiences Platform; (2) $17.3  million ongoing funding to cover increases in fees the California Department of Technology charges for services it provides to DMV; (3) $7.4  million in 2024 ‑25, decreasing to $4.9  million on an
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4925

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - The remainder largely is generated by other DMV fees such as driver license fees. (We note that DMV also collects various other fees at the time of vehicle registration that are not deposited into MVA, such as vehicle license fees, truck weight fees, and an additional registration fee charged to owners of zero ‑emission  vehicles.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Fund Shift for CHP and DMV Capital Projects

Feb 27, 2023 - Alternatively, it could raise one or more of the fees—such as vehicle registration and/or driver’s license fees—that support the fund. (For reference, we estimate that roughly $35 million in additional revenue could be generated annually from a $1 increase in the base vehicle registration, and roughly $6 million from a $1 increase in the driver’s license fee.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4710

The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - For example, in the short term, one ‑time funding for additional commercial drive tests through overtime, as proposed by the Governor, would address the pandemic ‑related increased demand for these licenses needed for commercial trucking in the budget year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 1, 2021 - Nearly all of the funding for CHP is from the Motor Vehicle Account (MVA), which derives the majority of its revenue from vehicle registration fees and other driver license fees. Various Equipment Upgrades.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4458

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Implications for State Transportation Funding and Programs

Dec 13, 2023 - To achieve a similar outcome, the state also could increase existing vehicle license fees —which also are based on the value of a vehicle —and direct the additional funding to support transportation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

The 2022-23 Budget: Highway Violence Task Force

Feb 14, 2022 - The state collects various fees for vehicle registration, driver ’s licenses, as well as special permits and certificates, primarily to support the state administration and enforcement of laws regulating the operation and registration of vehicles used on public roads and highways.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4533

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 29, 2022 - Nearly all of DMV ’s ongoing funding is from the Motor Vehicle Account (MVA), which derives the majority of its revenue from vehicle registration fees, driver license fees, and other fees. In addition to the appropriations mentioned below, the Supply Chain Resilience Package described earlier in this post includes funding for DMV.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4628