DMV offices have been shut down since March 27 and the agency has tried to take care of most services online.
The Department of Motor Vehicles will open 25 field offices on Friday, May 8, to those with appointments and certain transactions, the agency announced on Thursday.
The stance comes as Gov. Gavin Newsom prepares to ease the stay-at-home order in California.
The affected offices include those in Fontana, Fullerton, Glendale, Los Angeles and Santa Ana.
They were picked based on “location, size, service capacity and the ability to offer enhanced service to commercial driver license customers,” the agency said in a press release.
Others are expected to open in waves.
Employees will have access to masks, gloves and face shields.
The number of customers inside at one time will be limited. Hand-washing stations are planned for DMV parking lots.
“We’re trying to make sure we take the proper steps to be safe,” Gordon said in a video released earlier this week to the Southern California News Group and some other media.
