DMV News
AB 60 Monthly Press Release – October 2016
November 8, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 8, 2016

DMV AB 60 Statistics for October 2016

Sacramento – The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) today released Assembly Bill (AB 60) statistics for the month of October 2016, as well as totals since the program was implemented on
January 2, 2015.

Original Driver License:

·  14,000 AB 60 driver licenses issued in October 2016.

A license is not issued until the applicant proves identity and residency with qualifying documents or through secondary review, passes a written knowledge exam, and completes a behind-the-wheel drive exam.

·  792,000 AB 60 driver licenses issued from January 2, 2015 to October 31, 2016.


Applying for a Driver License:

·  11,000 Number of AB 60 applicants applying for a driver license in October 2016.

This is the total number of unique individuals who started the application process in
October 2016.

·  960,000 Number of AB 60 applicants applying for a license from January 2, 2015 to
October 31, 2016

This is the total number of unique individuals who started the application process since January 2, 2015.


Customer Visits:

·  46,000 Number of AB 60 customer visits in October 2016.

Data identifies the AB 60 customers provided a ticket at the “Start Here” window, which can include starting an application, taking an exam or other transactions in October 2016.

·  588,000 Total statewide driver license customer visits in October 2016.

Data identifies the total number of driver license related visits statewide, which includes

AB 60 applicants along with all driver license customer visits in October 2016.

Testing:

·  37,000 Total number of written knowledge and drive tests administered to AB 60 applicants in
October 2016.

DMV administered 24,000 written knowledge tests and 13,000 drive tests to AB 60 applicants in October 2016.

Pass/Fail Rates:

·  48% Statewide written knowledge exam passage rate for all applicants for a new driver

license in October 2016.

DMV administered 144,000 written knowledge tests. This includes AB 60 applicants.
For comparison, 47% of applicants passed the written knowledge test in 2014, before AB 60.

·  67% Statewide drive test passage rate for all applicants for a new driver license in
October 2016.

DMV administered 92,000 drive tests. This includes AB 60 applicants.
For comparison, 61% of applicants passed the drive test in 2014, before AB 60.

All statistics are approximate figures gathered from Monday, October 3, 2016 through Monday, October 31, 2016.

The DMV has a helpful AB 60 information webpage, http://ab60.dmv.ca.gov, the contains a complete list of acceptable documents that can be used to verify identity and residency, a copy of the driver handbook, sample knowledge tests, appointment information, and other relevant materials.

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