DMV 8016 at a glance
What it is: Request for Live Scan Service, Applicant Submission, for a License, Certification, Permit Only, or Business Partner Automation Program Participant.
Applications for the following type licenses require Live Scan services:
Ambulance Driver Certificate, Driving School Operator License, Business Partner Automation Program/Registration Service Owner, Driving School Owner License, Employer Testing Program Examiner, Business Partner Automation Program/Dealer Owner, Lessor/Retailer License.
Business Partner Automation Program/Employee (i.e., Registration Service, Dealer, Automobile Club, Rental Car, Leasing Company employee), Manufacturer License (includes Remanufacturer), Manufacturer Representative License, Registration Service License, Dealer License, Salesperson License, Dismantler/Wrecker License.
Transporter License, Distributor License, Traffic Viol. School Owner License (includes Operator or Instructor), Distributor Representative License, Driving School Instructor License, Vehicle Verifier Permit.
What to bring and attach to DMV 8016
To verify your identity, bring an official governmental photo document (e.g., driver license, identification card, passport, etc.) with you to the live scan site.
A filled-in DMV 8016 example: an applicant pays the fee personally
How to fill out DMV 8016, box by box
Box 2 and Box 3: the agency box and the type of application
In Box 2, check box B if applying for an Ambulance Driver Certificate. Check box A for all other licenses, Vehicle Verifier Permit, or Business Partner Automation Program Participant.
In Box 3, Type of Application applies only if checking box A: check one.
Applicant name and other names
In Box 4, enter the applicant's full name (last, first, middle initial). In Box 5, enter any other names the applicant has used (last, first), and in Additional AKA (last, first).
Date of birth, height, weight, eye color and hair color
In Box 6, enter the applicant's date of birth. In Box 7, check the appropriate box for gender: Male, Female, or Nonbinary.
Enter the applicant's height, weight, eye color and hair color in Boxes 8 to 11.
License numbers and billing
In Box 14, enter the applicant's California Driver License/Identification Card number. In Box 16, Miscellaneous Number, enter other identifying numbers (e.g., other state driver license number).
Box 15, No Billing Number-Applicant Pays, Applicant Pays: the Live Scan operator will complete.
Home address and telephone number
In Box 17, enter the applicant's residence address and telephone number: Street, City, State, Zip Code and Telephone Number.
Your number, resubmission and level of service
Box 1, Code Assigned by DOJ: ORI number pre-printed. Box 18, Your number: DMV identifying number pre-printed.
In Box 19, if resubmission, enter the original ATI number provided on the reject notification to avoid paying an additional processing fee.
In Box 20, Level of Service: DOJ required for occupational licenses, in addition, FBI required for Business Partner Automation Program Participants, and employer testing program examiners.
More rules for DMV 8016
The applicant completes the form (except Item 15); print.
The Live Scan operator completes Boxes 21 to 26: the operator's name, the date the transaction was completed, the live scan identification number of the transmitting agency, the ATI number, the amount collected and the amount billed.
Common questions about DMV 8016
Are there fees?
Processing fees are non-refundable.
Sources
[1] Form DMV 8016 (REV. 1/2019), Request for Live Scan Service, California Department of Motor Vehicles (the Official source link on this page).
