CA DMV Wallet

California Department of Motor Vehicles

About this app

Now live in Pilot Phase – California DMV Mobile Wallet
Californians now have a secure way to present their driver’s license or identification card using their smartphones via a Mobile Driver’s License (mDL) digital credential.

California DMV Wallet gives you the control of the driver’s license data you share with others. For example, when buying age-restricted items, the app can confirm you are of legal age without having to share your birth date or address.

With mDL in your CA DMV Wallet, you can breeze through the TSA queue at the airports using your phone. You can also enroll in the TruAge program via the Wallet Marketplace to purchase age-verified products at a corner store near you (starting with select pilot locations in California and expanding nationally). The Wallet will soon be supporting online identity verification for government and commercial applications.

Designed with California's diverse population in mind, the CA DMV Wallet open-source platform uses state-of-the-art encryption algorithms and security technologies to combat fraud and reduce identity theft while improving privacy, transparency, and access for all Californians with a smartphone.

Important note: While the mDL can be used as an official state-issued ID, per the pilot scope approved by the California legislature, you must still have a physical driver’s license or identification card with you.

For more information, please visit: https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/ca-dmv-wallet/

California DMV Wallet is free, easy, secure, and convenient

Your mDL needs to be updated every 30 days to get the best experience. You might be asked to refresh your mDL more often to receive the most up to date information. When the app prompts you to refresh your mDL, tap on the "Refresh Driver's License" button below your photo, then follow the instructions.

Ratings and reviews

system isn't set up well and the directions are unclear. started with a 'verify'screen that wanted something that wasn't specified ( eventually figured it out by trying a few different things). automatic picture settings didn't work as easily or as well as they should. The first time it refused. tried again and repositioned the camera to capture more of just my face and not my whole head and it went through. while this app might be helpful overall, interface and clarity need work!

Was working fine and seemed good initially, but now that it's been past 30 days it needs " to be refreshed " and upon clicking that it just stays stuck there. Doesn't matter how many times you close or force close the app. Also, it's been almost 2 weeks like this. Ok start, but pointless/useless at this point. I hope they fix the kinks sooner than later

It works, I guess. It's horribly designed. There's problems if you have your font size too large. It's bad app design. Users should not have to change their font size to get it to work right and have to find the answer to that in the app reviews. That needs to be fixed and should have been found if properly tested. Not everyone has their font set to the lowest setting.

What’s new

Additional reader support for verifying vehicle credentials
Updates to the mDL remote provisioning flow to support capturing the new DL/ID cards
Improvements to presenting the mDL using DC API