The California Highway Patrol provides services that prevent loss of life, injuries, and property damage as well as manages traffic and emergency incidents to promote safety and protect public and state assets. CHP offices typically have information about child car seats, including proper installation of them, and knowledge of community programs that may be able to provide a car seat to a family in need.

Emergency:
Dial 9-1-1

Non-Emergency:
Call CHP at 1-800-TELL-CHP (1-800-835-5247) for non-emergency purposes (24 hours a day, seven days a week)

• CHP Grass Valley Office - 11363 McCourtney Rd, Grass Valley, CA 95949, 530-477-4900, (230) Grass Valley (ca.gov).
• CHP County Of Placer - 9440 Indian Hill Rd, Newcastle, CA 95658, 916-663-3344, (220) Auburn (ca.gov)
• CHP Truckee Office - 10475 Pioneer Trail, Truckee, CA 96161, 530-563-9200, (222) Truckee (ca.gov)
  
  

Web pages

Home - https://www.chp.ca.gov

Report Suspicious Activity - http://www.calstas.org/default.aspx/MenuItemID/142/MenuGroup…

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) offers many services.

Services include:

• Licensing
• Plates, Permits, & Placards
• Records
• Registration
• Replace Lost/Stolen/Damaged
• Request miscellaneous original documents
• Testing
• Title Transfers
• Records ownership (certificate of title) of vehicles DMV registers
• Issues ID cards * Including REAL ID
• Investigates consumer complaints
• Appointments at local offices for doing DMV business.
• Ability to do many DMV business functions online and by mail.

* ID Cards

• Info on ID cards, including Reduced-fee ID cards for income-qualified people: https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/driver-licenses-identification-cards/renew-your-driver-license-dl-or-identification-card-id/#idcard
• Info on REAL ID cards: https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/driver-licenses-identification-cards/real-id/. A REAL ID is a driver license or identification card that is also a federally accepted form of identification. It can be used to board a domestic flight within the US and enter se…

State of California, Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) offers an Office Locator.


Web pages

• DMV Home page - https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/
• Office Locator - https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/locations/

The California Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) administers the Smog Check Program, which helps reduce air pollution by requiring vehicle emissions testing. 

The program identifies cars and trucks that produce excess smog and ensures they are either repaired or retired.

Participation is required for many vehicles as part of registration through the California DMV.

Services include:

• Required emissions testing for eligible vehicles
• Guidance for repairing vehicles that fail inspection
• Access to licensed smog check stations
• Resources for consumers about smog laws and exemptions

Additional notes:

Use the online tool to search for licensed smog check stations by ZIP code or city. Brochures are available in English and Spanish.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.bar.ca.gov/ 
• Smog Check Program - https://www.bar.ca.gov/consumer/smog-check-program
• More Information (Brochure) - https://www.bar.ca.gov/pdf/Smog_Check_Brochure.pdf
• Más Información (Folleto) -https://bar.ca.go…