California DMV Hit With Debt Collection Class Action Law.c…. The California Department of Motor Vehicles is accused of charging excessive fees for driver’s license and registration renewals in a debt collection class action. Kazerouni Law Group filed the Jan. 19 suit in California Superior Court for Los Angeles suit on behalf of plaintiff Silvi Suryan, accusing the California DMV of engaging “in an unlawful scheme to assess significant, unjustified fees, through its website’s renewal process for driver’s licenses and vehicle registrations.”