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That's not the usual interpretation of the CFAA, which holds that accessing the publicly served pages of a webserver is not accessing a "protected computer". Perhaps if such access were in violation of a Terms of Service or a Cease and Desist letter there would be an argument, but the CA DMV has no terms of service that I could find.

The only sections that apply to a non-protected computer are (6) and (7):

(6) knowingly and with intent to defraud traffics (as defined in section 1029) in any password or similar information through which a computer may be accessed without authorization, if—

(A) such trafficking affects interstate or foreign commerce; or

(B) such computer is used by or for the Government of the United States;

(7) with intent to extort from any person any money or other thing of value, transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any communication containing any—

(A) threat to cause damage to a protected computer;

(B) threat to obtain information from a protected computer without authorization or in excess of authorization or to impair the confidentiality of information obtained from a protected computer without authorization or by exceeding authorized access; or

(C) demand or request for money or other thing of value in relation to damage to a protected computer, where such damage was caused to facilitate the extortion;

I am neither attempting to defraud nor extort anyone, so... no CFAA violation.

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/dmvheader2/contactus

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/dmv/dmvhomes/contactdmv/tec...

The second link is for web site related support, so that might be the best place to ask.