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New bill would stop DMV from making millions off auctioned cars without telling the owners

The bill would require certified-mail notice within 14 days after the California DMV gets surplus auction proceeds, after reporting found $8 million went unclaimed.

State lawmakers have pushed forward legislation that would change a decades-old state law allowing the Department of Motor Vehicles to receive millions of dollars from auctioned cars without telling the owners.

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The Bakersfield CalifornianThe Bakersfield Californian
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New bill would stop DMV from making millions off auctioned cars without telling the owners

State lawmakers have pushed forward legislation that would change a decades-old state law allowing the Department of Motor Vehicles to receive millions of dollars from auctioned cars without telling the owners.

·Bakersfield, United States
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Cal Matters broke the news in Sacramento, United States on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.
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