Taxpayer Group: 'Secret' DMV Office Sucks Up Cash

Taxpayer Group: 'Secret' DMV Office Sucks Up Cash
Room Tucked Away In Downtown Sacramento Building

POSTED: 4:43 pm PDT July 9, 2009
UPDATED: 5:25 pm PDT July 9, 2009

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A so-called secret California Department of Motor Vehicles office should shut down to save cash and restore taxpayers' trust, according to a taxpayer group.

The office in question is No. 121, and is located across the street from the state Capitol inside 1020 N. Street.

The groups are upset because the taxpayer-funded office is not open to the public. However, it is open to state lawmakers and their staff to conduct personal DMV business, according to a KCRA 3 investigation.

"Quite frankly, it looks like something they are trying to hide from the taxpayers," Common Cause spokesman Derek Cressman said.

The office is tucked away at the end of a very long hallway. It has no sign and it isn't listed on the building directory. But it does have a security peephole.

Dennis Clear from the DMV said the main purpose for the office isn't for personal business, but to educate and help lawmakers and staff with new DMV legislation or complaints.

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