Investigators with the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) conducted an enforcement operation in Sacramento County on March 28 aimed at combating unlicensed vehicle dismantlers. DMV investigators targeted 22 locations in Rancho Cordova and Rio Linda and issued nine misdemeanor citations for offenses such as operating as an unlicensed dismantler or auto repair facility, or selling an unregistered vehicle. DMV investigators collaborated with the California Department of Toxic Substances Control and the California State Water Resources Control Board.
DMV investigators have issued 181 citations related to unlicensed vehicle dismantling since 2017. In addition, the department has received approximately 154 complaints