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

Ratings and reviews

Annoying that you need to manually refresh every few weeks; that's something that should occur automatically in the background. This isn't the type of app you open every day (at least right now)... what happens when you actually need to use it and you're in an area with no coverage. Separately, it would be even better if we didn't need to install an extra app at all. Google Wallet and Apple both support mobile licenses - CA should work towards integrating with them.

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

Terrible UI. Almost impossible to use with password manager die to the fact that every time you switch to another app the app requires unlock and usually just hags with a blue screen after that. Easily the worst app on my phone. Plus the mobiles drivers license can not be accessed without unlocking the phone, allowing the viewer to search the phone.

What's new

Improved app navigation during credential presentment scenarios. Updated the QR code scanner.