Yes, but state debts have the lowest priority in the IRS garnishment system.
To see if IRS will keep your refund for your California DMV debt, call (800) 304-3107, for the US Treasury's Bureau of Fiscal
Services.
For more information about this service, please follow this
link:
https://fiscal.treasury.gov/fsservices/go v/debtColl/dms/top/debt_top.htm
For more information about IRS garnishments, follow this link: Intuit on Garnishment