New security features designed to help prevent fraud and counterfeiting of California driver licenses have caused a backlog of renewals, according to the California DMV. While may drivers applied through the mail or online hoping to save time, some have faced delays of more than two months. Marjorie Barakian, a certified nursing assistant and home health aide, says she s been waiting nearly two months for her new license. Barakian says she wrote a check on Nov.