Vehicle Code

Part 18 of 19 · provisions 3,401–3,600

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Jurisdiction: United States — California
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Citation: VEH
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The definitions in this code apply when construing the code unless the provision or context requires otherwise. “Ability to respond in damages” means financial responsibility. Police officers must report stolen-vehicle and lost-or-stolen plate information to the Department of Justice system, and the reporting agency must notify the reporting party when a vehicle is recovered. A person must not make or file a false or fraudulent vehicle-theft report with any law enforcement agency, if done with intent to deceive. A vehicle’s owner or legal owner may report theft or embezzlement to the California Highway Patrol, and must report recovery after making that notice.

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587.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section defines “stop or stopping” as any cessation of movement of a vehicle, including an occupied vehicle, unless the stop is necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or follows a police officer’s direction or a traffic control device or signal.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 587. “Stop or stopping” when prohibited shall mean any cessation of movement of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the direction of a police officer or official traffic control device or signal. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1917.)
590.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section defines “street” as a publicly maintained way or place open to the public for vehicular travel, and says it includes a highway.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 590. “Street” is a way or place of whatever nature, publicly maintained and open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel. Street includes highway. (Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
5900.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Notice and Application [5900 - 5912] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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When a vehicle owner sells or transfers the vehicle and gives possession to another person, the owner must notify the department within 5 calendar days and provide sale details and mileage information.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Notice and Application [5900 - 5912] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 5900. (a) Whenever the owner of a vehicle registered under this code sells or transfers his or her title or interest in, and delivers the possession of, the vehicle to another, the owner shall, within five calendar days, notify the department of the sale or transfer giving the date thereof, the name and address of the owner and of the transferee, and the description of the vehicle that is required in the appropriate form provided for that purpose by the department. (b) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c), pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 32705 of Title 49 of the United States Code, the owner shall also notify the department of the actual mileage of the vehicle as indicated by the vehicle’s odometer at the time of sale or transfer. However, if the vehicle owner has knowledge that the mileage displayed on the odometer is incorrect, the owner shall indicate on the appropriate form the true mileage, if known, of the vehicle at the time of sale or transfer. Providing false or inaccurate mileage is not a violation of this subdivision unless it is done with the intent to defraud. (c) If the registered owner is not in possession of the vehicle that is sold or transferred, the person in physical possession of that vehicle shall give the notice required by subdivisions (a) and (b). If the registered owner sells or transfers the vehicle through a dealer conducting a wholesale motor vehicle auction, the owner shall furnish the information required by subdivisions (a) and (b) to that dealer. (Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1035, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2001.)
5901.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Notice and Application [5900 - 5912] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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Dealers and lessor-retailers must report vehicle transfers electronically within 5 calendar days and record the vehicle’s actual mileage, with a limited exception for new unregistered vehicles transferred to another dealer or lessor-retailer.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Notice and Application [5900 - 5912] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 5901. (a) Every dealer or lessor-retailer, upon transferring by sale, lease, or otherwise any vehicle, whether new or used, of a type subject to registration under this code, shall, not later than the end of the fifth calendar day thereafter not counting the day of sale, give notice of the transfer to the department electronically in a manner approved by the department. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision or in subdivision (c), the dealer or lessor-retailer shall enter on the form and pursuant to Section 32705(a) of Title 49 of the United States Code, on the ownership certificate, the actual mileage of the vehicle as indicated by the vehicle’s odometer at the time of the transfer. However, if the vehicle dealer or lessor-retailer has knowledge that the mileage displayed on the odometer is incorrect, the licensee shall indicate on the form on which the mileage is entered that the mileage registered by the odometer is incorrect. A vehicle dealer or lessor-retailer need not give the notice when selling or transferring a new unregistered vehicle to a dealer or lessor-retailer. (c) When the dealer or lessor-retailer is not in possession of the vehicle that is sold or transferred, the person in physical possession of the vehicle shall give the information required by subdivision (b). (d) A sale is deemed completed and consummated when the purchaser of the vehicle has paid the purchase price, or, in lieu thereof, has signed a purchase contract or security agreement, and has taken physical possession or delivery of the vehicle. (e) This section shall become operative January 1, 2019. (Repealed (in Sec. 19) and added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 90, Sec. 20. (AB 516) Effective January 1, 2017. Section operative January 1, 2019, by its own provisions.)
5902.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Notice and Application [5900 - 5912] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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A transferee who receives a properly endorsed certificate of ownership must send the certificate and transfer fee to the department within 10 days and apply for transfer of registration.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Notice and Application [5900 - 5912] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 5902. Whenever any person has received as transferee a properly endorsed certificate of ownership, that person shall, within 10 days thereafter, forward the certificate with the proper transfer fee to the department and thereby make application for a transfer of registration. The certificate of ownership shall contain a space for the applicant’s driver’s license or identification card number, and the applicant shall furnish that number, if any, in the space provided. (Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 826, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 2002.)
5902.5.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Notice and Application [5900 - 5912] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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If a vehicle registration transaction application is filed within 30 days before registration expires, it must include the full renewal fees for the next year plus any other fees due.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Notice and Application [5900 - 5912] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 5902.5. (a) If an application for a registration transaction is filed with the department during the 30 days immediately preceding the date of expiration of registration of the vehicle, the application shall be accompanied by the full renewal fees for the ensuing registration year in addition to any other fees that are due and payable. (b) The requirements of subdivision (a) shall not apply if the expiration of registration occurs on or after July 1, 2011. This subdivision shall become inoperative on January 1, 2012. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 21, Sec. 5. (SB 94) Effective May 4, 2011.)
5903.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Notice and Application [5900 - 5912] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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If the department gets the required abandonment judgment and evidence of sale, it must transfer or reregister the abandoned trailer coach or recreational vehicle and issue new ownership and registration documents to the presenter.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Notice and Application [5900 - 5912] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 5903. When the department receives a copy of the judgment of abandonment and evidence of sale as specified in Section 798.61 of the Civil Code, the department shall transfer the registration of the trailer coach or recreational vehicle which has been deemed abandoned pursuant to that section, or reregister the trailer coach or vehicle under a new registration number, and issue a new certificate of ownership and registration card to the person or persons presenting the copy of the judgment of abandonment and evidence of sale to the department. (Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 564, Sec. 2.)
5904.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Notice and Application [5900 - 5912] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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When ownership of a vehicle is transferred, an application for transfer must be made under this chapter if the vehicle had a certificate of ownership issued without registration under Section 4452.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Notice and Application [5900 - 5912] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 5904. Whenever the ownership of any vehicle for which a certificate of ownership has been issued without registration under Section 4452 is transferred, an application for transfer shall be made as provided in this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 58.)
5905.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Notice and Application [5900 - 5912] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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If a vehicle security interest is satisfied, canceled, or released and the same parties sign a new security agreement within 10 days, no transfer application or new title/registration card is to be issued, and the new security agreement is treated as perfected when executed.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Notice and Application [5900 - 5912] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 5905. When a security interest upon a registered vehicle is satisfied, canceled, or released by the parties thereto duly registered as owner and legal owner respectively and thereafter within a period of 10 days a new security agreement covering the vehicle is executed between the same parties, no application for transfer of registration by reason thereof shall be made and no new certificate of ownership or registration card shall be issued, and all provisions of this code relating to transfers of any title or interest in a vehicle and the registration of the transfers shall be deemed to have been fully complied with, and the new security agreement shall be deemed perfected at the time the new security agreement is executed. (Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 819.)
5906.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Notice and Application [5900 - 5912] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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A dealer transferee holding a vehicle for resale and using special plates does not have to apply for transfer, but must comply with the division when later transferring title or interest to someone else.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Notice and Application [5900 - 5912] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 5906. When the transferee of a vehicle is a dealer who holds the same for resale and operates or moves the same upon the highways under special plates, the dealer is not required to make application for transfer, but upon transferring his title or interest to another person he shall comply with this division. (Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
5906.5.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Notice and Application [5900 - 5912] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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In certain vehicle transfers, the transferor or authorized representative must sign and record the vehicle’s odometer mileage on the transfer document.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Notice and Application [5900 - 5912] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 5906.5. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), in the case of any transfer, including, but not limited to, a transfer resulting from a sale, lease, gift, or auction, of a vehicle under 6,001 pounds, manufacturer’s maximum gross weight rating, where no application for transfer is required, the person making such transfer, or his authorized representative, shall sign and shall record on the document evidencing the transfer of the vehicle the actual mileage of the vehicle as indicated by the vehicle’s odometer at the time of the transfer. However, if the person making the transfer, or his authorized representative, has knowledge that the mileage displayed on the odometer is incorrect, such person shall record on the document the true mileage, if known, of the vehicle at the time of transfer. (b) Whenever the person making such transfer is not in possession of the vehicle that is transferred, the person in physical possession of such vehicle shall provide the information required by subdivision (a). (Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 797.)
5907.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Notice and Application [5900 - 5912] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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A secured party with a qualifying security interest in a registered inventory vehicle, and possession of the issued certificate of ownership, does not have to apply for a transfer of registration; the Uniform Commercial Code controls validity and perfection.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Notice and Application [5900 - 5912] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 5907. A secured party who holds a security interest in a registered vehicle that constitutes inventory as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code, who has possession of the certificate of ownership issued for that vehicle, if the certificate of ownership has been issued, need not make application for a transfer of registration and the Uniform Commercial Code shall exclusively control the validity and perfection of that security interest. This section does not apply to the extent that subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive, of Section 9311 of the Uniform Commercial Code apply to a security interest, because the transaction is not described in subdivision (d) of Section 9311 of that code. (Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 235, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2004.)
5908.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Notice and Application [5900 - 5912] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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A transferee of a security interest in a registered vehicle does not need to apply for a transfer of registration if the interest comes from a transfer of a security agreement or lease agreement to secure payment or performance of an obligation.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Notice and Application [5900 - 5912] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 5908. The transferee of a security interest in a registered vehicle need not make application for a transfer of registration when the interest of such transferee arises from a transfer of a security agreement or a lease agreement by the legal owner to the transferee to secure payment or performance of an obligation, and the Uniform Commercial Code shall exclusively control the validity and perfection of such a security interest. (Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 819.)
5909.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Notice and Application [5900 - 5912] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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A new owner or legal owner may apply to transfer vehicle registration after a non-voluntary transfer, and the department must notify the owner and legal owner and then transfer the registration if the transfer is genuine and regular.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Notice and Application [5900 - 5912] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 5909. (a) Whenever the title or interest of any owner or legal owner in or to a vehicle registered under this code passes to another otherwise than by voluntary transfer the new owner or legal owner may obtain a transfer of registration upon application therefor and upon presentation of the last certificate of ownership and registration card issued for the vehicle, if available, and any instruments or documents of authority or certified copies thereof as may be required by the department, or required by law, to evidence or effect a transfer of title or interest in or to chattels in such case. (b) The department when satisfied of the genuineness and regularity of the transfer shall give notice by mail to the owner and legal owner of the vehicle as shown by the records of the department and five days after the giving of the notice, if still satisfied of the genuineness and regularity of such transfer, shall transfer the registration of the vehicle accordingly. Such notice shall not be required for a transfer described in Section 5601. (Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 384.)
591.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section excludes certain construction or repair areas from the meaning of “street” or “highway,” and lets local authorities add permit or project requirements. It also says the section does not remove anyone’s duty to use due care.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 591. A “street” or “highway” shall not include those portions of a way or place in or upon which construction, alteration, or repair work is being performed insofar as the equipment performing such work and its operation are concerned. Where the work consists of a street or highway project, the limits of the project as shown or described in the plans or specifications of the awarding body shall be so excluded with reference to the equipment actually engaged in performing the work. The authority having jurisdiction over such way or place may include any or all of the requirements set forth in Divisions 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 in any permit issued for work on such way or place and the awarding body on any such street or highway project may include such requirements in the specifications for such project. It is the intention of the Legislature, in enacting this section, that this section shall not be construed to relieve any person from the duty of exercising due care. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 659.)
5910.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Notice and Application [5900 - 5912] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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Eligible heirs or beneficiaries may transfer a deceased vehicle owner’s registration and title interest by submitting specified documents to the department.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Notice and Application [5900 - 5912] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 5910. (a) Upon the death of an owner or legal owner of a vehicle registered under this code, without the decedent leaving other property necessitating probate, and irrespective of the value of the vehicle, the following person or persons may secure transfer of registration of the title or interest of the decedent: (1) The sole person or all of the persons who succeeded to the property of the decedent under Sections 6401 and 6402 of the Probate Code unless the vehicle is, by will, otherwise bequeathed. (2) The sole beneficiary or all of the beneficiaries who succeeded to the vehicle under the will of the decedent where the vehicle is, by will, so bequeathed. (b) The person authorized by subdivision (a) may secure a transfer of registration of the title or interest of the decedent upon presenting to the department all of the following: (1) The appropriate certificate of ownership and registration card, if available. (2) A certificate of the heir or beneficiary under penalty of perjury containing the following statements: (A) The date and place of the decedent’s death. (B) The decedent left no other property necessitating probate and no probate proceeding is now being or has been conducted in this state for the decedent’s estate. (C) The declarant is entitled to the vehicle either (i) as the sole person or all of the persons who succeeded to the property of the decedent under Sections 6401 and 6402 of the Probate Code if the decedent left no will or (ii) as the beneficiary or beneficiaries under the decedent’s last will if the decedent left a will, and no one has a right to the decedent’s vehicle that is superior to that of the declarant. (D) There are no unsecured creditors of the decedent or, if there are, the unsecured creditors of the decedent have been paid in full or their claims have been otherwise discharged. (3) If required by the department, a certificate of the death of the decedent. (4) If required by the department, the names and addresses of any other heirs or beneficiaries. (c) If the department is presented with the documents specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (b), no liability shall be incurred by the department or any officer or employee of the department by reason of the transfer of registration of the vehicle pursuant to this section. The department or officer or employee of the department may rely in good faith on the statements in the certificate specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) and has no duty to inquire into the truth of any statement in the certificate. The person who secures the transfer of the vehicle pursuant to this section is subject to the provisions of Sections 13109 to 13113, inclusive, of the Probate Code to the same extent as a person to whom transfer of property is made under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 13100) of Part 1 of Division 8 of the Probate Code. (d) The department may prescribe a combined form for use under this section and Section 9916. (Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 783, Sec. 26. Operative July 1, 1987, by Sec. 30 of Ch. 783.)
5910.5.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Notice and Application [5900 - 5912] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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When a vehicle owner dies, the surviving beneficiary can take the vehicle, subject to this section’s transfer steps and limits.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Notice and Application [5900 - 5912] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 5910.5. (a) On death of the owner of a vehicle owned in beneficiary form, the vehicle belongs to the surviving beneficiary, if any. If there is no surviving beneficiary, the vehicle belongs to the estate of the deceased owner or of the last coowner to die. (b) A certificate of ownership in beneficiary form may be revoked or the beneficiary changed at any time before the death of the owner by either of the following methods: (1) By sale of the vehicle with proper assignment and delivery of the certificate of ownership to another person. (2) By application for a new certificate of ownership without designation of a beneficiary or with the designation of a different beneficiary. (c) Except as provided in subdivision (b), designation of a beneficiary in a certificate of ownership issued in beneficiary form may not be changed or revoked by will, by any other instrument, by a change of circumstances, or otherwise. (d) The beneficiary’s interest in the vehicle at death of the owner is subject to any contract of sale, assignment, or security interest to which the owner was subject during his or her lifetime. (e) The surviving beneficiary may secure a transfer of ownership for the vehicle upon presenting to the department all of the following: (1) The appropriate certificate of ownership. (2) A certificate under penalty of perjury stating the date and place of the owner’s death and that the declarant is entitled to the vehicle as the designated beneficiary. (3) If required by the department, a certificate of the death of the owner. (f) After the death of the owner, the surviving beneficiary may transfer his or her interest in the vehicle to another person without securing transfer of ownership into his or her own name by appropriately signing the certificate of ownership for the vehicle and delivering the document to the transferee for forwarding to the department with appropriate fees. The transferee may secure a transfer of ownership upon presenting to the department (1) the certificate of ownership signed by the beneficiary, (2) the certificate described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (e) executed by the beneficiary under penalty of perjury; and (3) if required by the department, a certificate of death of the owner. (g) A transfer at death pursuant to this section is effective by reason of this section, and shall not be deemed to be a testamentary disposition of property. The right of the designated beneficiary to the vehicle shall not be denied, abridged, or affected on the grounds that the right has not been created by a writing executed in accordance with the laws of this state prescribing the requirements to effect a valid testamentary disposition of property. (h) A transfer at death pursuant to this section is subject to Section 9653 of the Probate Code. (i) If there is no surviving beneficiary, the person or persons described in Section 5910 may secure transfer of the vehicle as provided in that section. (j) The department may prescribe forms for use pursuant to this section. (Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1055, Sec. 59. Operative January 1, 1993, by Sec. 64 of Ch. 1055.)
5910.7.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Notice and Application [5900 - 5912] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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The department is protected from liability when it makes a transfer under Section 5910.5, except after it has been served with a court order restraining the transfer.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Notice and Application [5900 - 5912] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 5910.7. (a) If the department makes a transfer pursuant to Section 5910.5, the department is discharged from all liability, whether or not the transfer is consistent with the beneficial ownership of the vehicle transferred. (b) The protection provided by subdivision (a) does not extend to a transfer made after the department has been served with a court order restraining the transfer. No other notice or information shown to have been available to the department shall affect its right to the protection afforded by subdivision (a). (c) The protection provided by this section has no bearing on the rights of parties in disputes between themselves or their successors concerning the beneficial ownership of the vehicle. (d) The protection provided by this section is in addition to, and not exclusive of, any other protection provided to the department by any other provision of law. (Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1055, Sec. 60. Operative January 1, 1993, by Sec. 64 of Ch. 1055.)
5911.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Notice and Application [5900 - 5912] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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If a vehicle title certificate is lost or unavailable, the department may process a transfer request and, if satisfied the applicant is entitled, retransfer or reregister the vehicle and issue new ownership documents; but it must not issue them if it has notice that the certificate is being held for nonpayment.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Notice and Application [5900 - 5912] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 5911. Whenever application is made to the department for a transfer of registration of a vehicle to a new owner or legal owner and the applicant is unable to present the certificate of ownership issued for the vehicle by reason of the same being lost or otherwise not available, the department may receive the application and examine into the circumstances of the case and may require the filing of certifications or other information, and when the department is satisfied that the applicant is entitled to a transfer of registration the department may transfer the registration of the vehicle, or reregister the vehicle under a new registration number, and issue a new certificate of ownership and registration card to the person or persons found to be entitled thereto. The department, however, shall not issue a new certificate of ownership and registration card to the applicant if the department has received notice by registered or certified mail in which it is indicated that the existing ownership certificate is being held for nonpayment of the vehicle. The notice may be forwarded by the registered owner, recorded lienholder, or by a person exempted from recording ownership by Section 5906. (Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1268, Sec. 6.)
5912.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Notice and Application [5900 - 5912] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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The department may transfer a vehicle’s registration to a new owner or legal owner if the applicant applies, cannot present the registration card because the department has it on a renewal application, and provides the required endorsed ownership certificate and temporary receipt.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Notice and Application [5900 - 5912] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 5912. Whenever application is made to the department for a transfer of registration of a vehicle to a new owner or legal owner and the applicant is unable to present the registration card issued for the vehicle by reason of the same being in the possession of the department upon an application for renewal of registration, the department may transfer the registration of such vehicle upon production of the properly endorsed certificate of ownership to the vehicle and a temporary receipt upon a form prescribed by the department and containing such information as the department shall deem necessary, including, but not limited to, the license number assigned to the vehicle for the ensuing registration year, the amount of the fees payable upon renewal of registration, and the vehicle identification number of the vehicle. (Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 889.)
592.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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For certain Vehicle Code divisions, “highway” does not include some federally controlled roads or places on national forest or private lands that are open to public use and maintained directly by users.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 592. “Highway”, for the purposes of Division 3 (commencing with Section 4000), Division 12 (commencing with Section 24000), Division 13 (commencing with Section 29000), Division 14.8 (commencing with Section 34500), and Division 15 (commencing with Section 35000), does not include a way or place under the jurisdiction of a federal governmental agency, which lies on national forest or private lands, is open to public use, and for which the cost of maintenance of such way or place is borne or contributed to directly by any users thereof. (Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1213.)
593.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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“Supplemental restraint system” means an automatic passive restraint system with a bag designed to inflate upon collision, commonly called an airbag.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 593. “Supplemental restraint system” means an automatic passive restraint system consisting of a bag that is designed to inflate upon collision, commonly referred to as an “airbag.” (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 670, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
595.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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“Terminal” means a place where certain vehicles are regularly garaged or maintained, or where they are operated or dispatched from.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 595. “Terminal” is a place where a vehicle of a type listed in Section 34500 is regularly garaged or maintained, or from which the vehicle is operated or dispatched. (Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 832, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
6.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## General Provisions ( General Provisions enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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These general provisions and rules of construction govern interpretation of this code, unless the provision or context requires otherwise.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## General Provisions ( General Provisions enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 6. Unless the provision or the context otherwise requires, these general provisions and rules of construction shall govern the construction of this code. (Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
600.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section defines “through highway” as a highway, or part of one, where traffic from intersecting highways is controlled by stop signs, traffic control signals, or a yield-right-of-way sign at a separated right-turn roadway.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 600. A “through highway” is a highway or portion thereof at the entrance to which vehicular traffic from intersecting highways is regulated by stop signs or traffic control signals or is controlled when entering on a separated right-turn roadway by a yield-right-of-way sign. (Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 168.)
605.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section defines “tire traction devices” and says they must be built to improve traction on snow or ice.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 605. “Tire traction devices” are devices or mechanisms having a composition and design capable of improving vehicle traction, braking, and cornering ability upon snow or ice-covered surfaces. Tire traction devices shall be constructed and assembled to provide sufficient structural integrity and to prevent accidental detachment from vehicles. Tire traction devices shall, at the time of manufacture or final assembly, bear a permanent impression indicating the name, initials, or trademark of the assembling company or primary manufacturer, and the country in which the devices were manufactured or assembled in final form. (Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 71, Sec. 1. Effective May 1, 1990.)
6050.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Transfer by Department [6050 - 6052] ( Article 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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The department must reregister a vehicle and issue new registration documents when it receives a properly endorsed certificate of ownership and the required fee, unless the vehicle has a nonrepairable vehicle certificate.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Transfer by Department [6050 - 6052] ( Article 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 6050. (a) The department upon receipt of a properly endorsed certificate of ownership and the required fee shall reregister the vehicle under its registration number in the name of the new owner and new legal owner, if any, and shall issue a new registration card and certificate of ownership as provided upon an original registration. (b) The department shall not issue a new registration card and certificate of ownership pursuant to subdivision (a) on a vehicle that has been issued a nonrepairable vehicle certificate pursuant to Section 11515.2. (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1008, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 1995. Operative July 1, 1995, by Sec. 19 of Ch. 1008.)
6051.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Transfer by Department [6050 - 6052] ( Article 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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If a vehicle transfer application is properly made, appears genuine and regular, and there is no recent law-enforcement request or court order blocking it, the department is not required to withhold the transfer.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Transfer by Department [6050 - 6052] ( Article 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 6051. If the application for a transfer is made in the manner provided in this code the department shall not be required to withhold the transfer of any right, title, or interest in or to a vehicle if the application on its face appears to be genuine and regular and the department has received neither a request from any law enforcement agency that action on the application be deferred nor an order of a court of the United States or of the State of California restraining the transfer within two years prior thereto. (Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
6052.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Transfer by Department [6050 - 6052] ( Article 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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When a vehicle ownership transfer is applied for and the required fees are paid, the department must issue the usual ownership certificate and registration card, unless the vehicle will not be operated on highways and the new owner provides a satisfactory affidavit.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Transfer by Department [6050 - 6052] ( Article 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 6052. When application is made for transfer of the ownership of a vehicle for which a certificate of ownership has been issued without registration, upon payment of registration, transfer, and other fees required by law, the department shall issue the usual certificate of ownership and registration card unless the vehicle is not to be operated on the highways and the new owner submits an affidavit satisfactory to the department as to those facts required by subdivision (b) of Section 4452, in which case the new certificate of title and facsimile thereof may be issued as provided for in that section. (Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
610.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section defines “tire tread” as the part of a tire made up of the ribs and grooves that contacts the roadway.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 610. “Tire tread” is that portion of the tire, consisting of the ribs and grooves, which comes in contact with the roadway. (Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 216.)
6100.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Transfers Through Wholesale Auctions [6100 - 6105] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 745, Sec. 6. )
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A dealer selling vehicles through a wholesale motor vehicle auction must put “SOLD THROUGH [dealer name]” and the auction date on each vehicle’s certificate of title, using the department’s required format.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Transfers Through Wholesale Auctions [6100 - 6105] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 745, Sec. 6. ) ## 6100. (a) A dealer who conducts a wholesale motor vehicle auction and reports the sale of the vehicle in the manner prescribed in subdivision (b) of Section 4456 shall include the phrase “SOLD THROUGH [name of dealer conducting the auction]” and the date of the auction on the certificate of title of every vehicle sold, in a manner prescribed by the department. (b) This section shall become operative January 1, 2019. (Repealed (in Sec. 21) and added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 90, Sec. 22. (AB 516) Effective January 1, 2017. Section operative January 1, 2019, by its own provisions.)
6102.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Transfers Through Wholesale Auctions [6100 - 6105] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 745, Sec. 6. )
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A dealer conducting the auction must keep copies of specified documents for at least five years for each vehicle sold under this article.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Transfers Through Wholesale Auctions [6100 - 6105] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 745, Sec. 6. ) ## 6102. For each vehicle sold pursuant to this article, the dealer who conducts the auction shall maintain a copy of the following documents for a period of not less than five years: (a) The form required by subdivision (b) of Section 4456. (b) A copy of the auction sales agreement. (c) A copy of the odometer statement required by Section 5900. (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 180, Sec. 9. Effective July 11, 1994.)
6104.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Transfers Through Wholesale Auctions [6100 - 6105] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 745, Sec. 6. )
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A dealer buying a vehicle under this article gets the same rights and remedies against the auctioning dealer as if the auctioning dealer were the vehicle’s owner and seller.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Transfers Through Wholesale Auctions [6100 - 6105] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 745, Sec. 6. ) ## 6104. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a dealer who purchases a vehicle pursuant to this article has the same rights and remedies against the dealer who conducts the auction sale as if that dealer were an owner and seller of the auctioned vehicle. The purchaser dealer’s rights and remedies are in addition to any right or remedy he or she may have against the seller of a vehicle sold at a wholesale motor vehicle auction. The provisions of this section may not be waived or modified by agreement, or by recharacterization of the transaction. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 745, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1993. Section operative July 1, 1993, pursuant to Section 6105.)
6105.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Transfers Through Wholesale Auctions [6100 - 6105] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 745, Sec. 6. )
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This article becomes operative on July 1, 1993.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Transfers of Title or Interest [5600 - 6105] ( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Transfers Through Wholesale Auctions [6100 - 6105] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 745, Sec. 6. ) ## 6105. This article shall become operative on July 1, 1993. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 745, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1993. Note: This section prescribes a delayed operative date (July 1, 1993) for Article 5, commencing with Section 6100.)
611.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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A toll highway or toll road is a publicly owned road or place used for vehicular travel that requires payment of a fee.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 611. A “toll highway” or “toll road” is a publicly owned way or place open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel which use requires the payment of a fee. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1241, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1993.)
612.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section defines “tour bus.”

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 612. (a) “Tour bus” means a bus, which is operated by or for a charter-party carrier of passengers, as defined in Section 5360 of the Public Utilities Code, or a passenger stage corporation, as defined in Section 226 of the Public Utilities Code. (b) “Tour bus” includes a bus described in subdivision (a) that has had its roof substantially structurally modified or removed. (Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 310, Sec. 1. (AB 25) Effective January 1, 2018.)
615.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section defines “tow truck” and two excluded tow-vehicle categories.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 615. (a) A “tow truck” is a motor vehicle which has been altered or designed and equipped for, and primarily used in the business of, transporting vehicles by means of a crane, hoist, tow bar, tow line, or dolly or is otherwise primarily used to render assistance to other vehicles. A “roll-back carrier” designed to carry up to two vehicles is also a tow truck. A trailer for hire that is being used to transport a vehicle is a tow truck. “Tow truck” does not include an automobile dismantlers’ tow vehicle or a repossessor’s tow vehicle. (b) “Repossessor’s tow vehicle” means a tow vehicle which is registered to a repossessor licensed or registered pursuant to Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 7500) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code that is used exclusively in the course of the repossession business. (c) “Automobile dismantlers’ tow vehicle” means a tow vehicle which is registered by an automobile dismantler licensed pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 11500) of Division 5 and which is used exclusively to tow vehicles owned by that automobile dismantler in the course of the automobile dismantling business. (Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 456, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2000.)
6150.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Miscellaneous Title Provisions [6150 - 6172] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Certificate of Title as Evidence [6150 - 6154] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. )
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In a criminal proceeding involving ownership, possession, or use of a motor vehicle, a certified copy of the title record is admissible as evidence of ownership.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Miscellaneous Title Provisions [6150 - 6172] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Certificate of Title as Evidence [6150 - 6154] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. ) ## 6150. In any criminal proceeding in which ownership, possession, or use of a motor vehicle is an issue, a copy certified by the department as its record of title on file, or with the official custodian of those documents of another state, shall be admissible as evidence of ownership of the motor vehicle. Upon the introduction of evidence that the legal owner of a motor vehicle is not named in the certificate of title or that use or possession was with the consent or authority of the owner, a reasonable continuance shall be granted any party to enable the owner of the vehicle to be brought into court to testify. (Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1995.)
6151.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Miscellaneous Title Provisions [6150 - 6172] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Certificate of Title as Evidence [6150 - 6154] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. )
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A party in a Section 6150 proceeding may give notice to the opposing party, and if notice and need are shown, the court must hear testimony from the owner or person controlling the vehicle.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Miscellaneous Title Provisions [6150 - 6172] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Certificate of Title as Evidence [6150 - 6154] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. ) ## 6151. A party to a proceeding described in Section 6150 may provide notice to the opposing party that a showing of need will be made at the arraignment or at any other pretrial hearing, and upon the proof of that notice and the showing of need, the court shall take testimony from the owner or person in control of the motor vehicle which shall be admissible at trial. (Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1995.)
6152.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Miscellaneous Title Provisions [6150 - 6172] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Certificate of Title as Evidence [6150 - 6154] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. )
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If a continuance is sought at a hearing in a proceeding covered by Section 6150, the court must order that any witness then present have testimony taken and preserved for later use, if there is a showing of need.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Miscellaneous Title Provisions [6150 - 6172] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Certificate of Title as Evidence [6150 - 6154] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. ) ## 6152. At any hearing, including, but not limited to, a scheduled trial date, involving a proceeding described in Section 6150, upon a showing of need, the court shall order as a condition of granting a continuance that the testimony of a witness then present in court be taken and preserved for subsequent use at a trial or any other stage of the proceeding. (Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1995.)
6153.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Miscellaneous Title Provisions [6150 - 6172] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Certificate of Title as Evidence [6150 - 6154] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. )
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When testimony is preserved for trial use under Sections 6151 and 6152, the witness must be examined in open court by the party who called them, and the opposing party has the right to cross-examine.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Miscellaneous Title Provisions [6150 - 6172] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Certificate of Title as Evidence [6150 - 6154] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. ) ## 6153. Where testimony is taken and preserved for use at trial or other stage of the proceeding pursuant to Sections 6151 and 6152, the witness shall be examined in open court by the party on whose behalf he or she is present, and the adverse party shall have the right of cross-examination. (Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1995.)
6154.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Miscellaneous Title Provisions [6150 - 6172] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Certificate of Title as Evidence [6150 - 6154] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. )
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If part of this act is invalid, the rest still applies and the act is severable.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Miscellaneous Title Provisions [6150 - 6172] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Certificate of Title as Evidence [6150 - 6154] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. ) ## 6154. If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are severable. (Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1995.)
6160.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Miscellaneous Title Provisions [6150 - 6172] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Inspection and Cancellation of Titles for Exported Vehicles [6160 - 6162] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. )
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The section says exported vehicles should have title records that show the export, to help prevent theft and insurance fraud.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Miscellaneous Title Provisions [6150 - 6172] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Inspection and Cancellation of Titles for Exported Vehicles [6160 - 6162] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. ) ## 6160. The Legislature finds and declares that when vehicles are exported and their title records are not amended to reflect exportation, it is conducive to vehicle theft and insurance fraud. The certificates of title issued by this state are used in insurance frauds in which a claimant falsely states that a vehicle has been stolen or uses that certificate to fraudulently procure insurance when in fact the vehicle has previously been exported from the United States. In the interest of the general welfare of the people of this state, and in order to combat vehicle theft and insurance fraud, it is necessary that the department’s record of title reflect the fact that a vehicle is being exported either temporarily or permanently, based upon the true owner’s declaration prior to exportation. (Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1995.)
6162.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Miscellaneous Title Provisions [6150 - 6172] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Inspection and Cancellation of Titles for Exported Vehicles [6160 - 6162] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. )
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An owner exporting a vehicle titled in this state must bring the title to the department so it can check liens and ownership. If title is in order and no unsatisfied lien exists, the department records permanent exportation. If the owner files a declaration of return, the department records that the vehicle is not to be permanently located outside the United States until the owner notifies that it has been returned.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Miscellaneous Title Provisions [6150 - 6172] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Inspection and Cancellation of Titles for Exported Vehicles [6160 - 6162] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. ) ## 6162. An owner of a vehicle who seeks to export a vehicle titled in this state shall appear at the department with the certificate of title to ascertain whether there are any liens of record outstanding and whether the person exporting the vehicle is the lawful owner. If the certificate of title is found to be in proper order and no unsatisfied lien appears, the department shall enter into its record of title that the vehicle is intended for permanent exportation from the United States. If the owner certifies by filing a declaration with the department that the vehicle will not be permanently located outside the United States, and that he or she intends to return the vehicle to the United States, the department shall enter into its record of title a declaration that the vehicle will not be permanently located outside the United States until notification by the owner that the vehicle has been returned. (Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 91, Sec. 173. Effective January 1, 1996.)
617.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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“Tow dolly” means a vehicle towed by a motor vehicle and used exclusively to carry another motor vehicle, with certain wheels of the towed vehicle kept on the ground.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 617. A “tow dolly” is a vehicle towed by a motor vehicle and designed and used exclusively to transport another motor vehicle and upon which the front or rear wheels of the towed motor vehicle are mounted, while the other wheels of the towed motor vehicle remain in contact with the ground. “Tow dolly” does not include a portable or collapsible dolly used as specified in Section 4014. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 708, Sec. 1.)
6171.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Miscellaneous Title Provisions [6150 - 6172] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Return of Stolen Motor Vehicle Retained as Evidence [6171 - 6172] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. )
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A stolen motor vehicle held by a peace officer for evidence must stay in custody, and if release is requested, the prosecutor must notify the defendant or defense lawyer and both sides must get a reasonable chance to inspect and document the vehicle.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Miscellaneous Title Provisions [6150 - 6172] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Return of Stolen Motor Vehicle Retained as Evidence [6171 - 6172] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. ) ## 6171. When criminal charges have been filed involving a motor vehicle alleged to have been stolen and the vehicle is in the custody of a peace officer for evidentiary purposes, it shall be held in custody or, if a request for its release from custody is made, until the prosecutor has notified the defendant or his or her attorney of that request and both the prosecution and defense have been afforded a reasonable opportunity for an examination of the motor vehicle to determine its true value and to produce or reproduce, by photographs or other identifying techniques, legally sufficient evidence for introduction at trial or other criminal proceedings. (Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1995.)
6172.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Miscellaneous Title Provisions [6150 - 6172] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Return of Stolen Motor Vehicle Retained as Evidence [6171 - 6172] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. )
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The property must be released to the requester after the examination time ends, no later than 30 days, once entitlement to possession is proven. The court may also allow more time or keep the vehicle if justice requires.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Miscellaneous Title Provisions [6150 - 6172] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Return of Stolen Motor Vehicle Retained as Evidence [6171 - 6172] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. ) ## 6172. Upon expiration of a reasonable time for the completion of the examination, which in no event shall exceed 30 days from the date of service of the notice of request or return of the motor vehicle as provided in Section 6171, the property shall be released to the person making that request after satisfactory proof of the person’s entitlement to the possession. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon ex parte application by either party with notice to the other, the court may grant additional time for the examination or order retention of the motor vehicle if it determines that either is necessary to further the interests of justice; however, this provision shall not be construed to require a noticed hearing. (Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1247, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1995.)
620.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section defines “traffic” to include pedestrians, ridden animals, vehicles, street cars, and other conveyances when they are using a highway for travel.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 620. The term “traffic” includes pedestrians, ridden animals, vehicles, street cars, and other conveyances, either singly or together, while using any highway for purposes of travel. (Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
625.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section defines “traffic officer” as a California Highway Patrol member or a peace officer on duty mainly to enforce Division 10 or 11.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 625. A “traffic officer” is any member of the California Highway Patrol, or any peace officer who is on duty for the exclusive or main purpose of enforcing Division 10 (commencing with Section 20000) or 11 (commencing with Section 21000). (Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 142, Sec. 159.)
626.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section defines “traffic violator school” as a business that, for compensation, provides or offers traffic safety instruction.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 626. A “traffic violator school” is a business that, for compensation, provides, or offers to provide, instruction in traffic safety, including, but not limited to, classroom traffic violator curricula, for persons referred by a court pursuant to Section 42005 or to other persons who elect to attend. (Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)
626.2.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section defines “traffic violator school branch or classroom location” as any place where a traffic violator school conducts instruction or keeps records.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 626.2. A “traffic violator school branch or classroom location” is any place where a traffic violator school conducts instruction or maintains records. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 396, Sec. 2. Effective July 30, 1985.)
626.4.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section defines “traffic violator school instructor” as a person who teaches traffic violators on behalf of a traffic violator school.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 626.4. A “traffic violator school instructor” is any person who provides instruction to traffic violators on behalf of a traffic violator school. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 396, Sec. 3. Effective July 30, 1985.)
626.6.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section defines who counts as a traffic violator school operator.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 626.6. A “traffic violator school operator” is the person who directs and manages the operations of a traffic violator school. A “traffic violator school operator” may be either the traffic violator school owner or another person designated by the traffic violator school owner to personally direct and manage the traffic violator school for the traffic violator school owner. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 396, Sec. 4. Effective July 30, 1985.)
626.8.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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A traffic violator school owner means a natural person, association, or corporation that owns a traffic violator school.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 626.8. A “traffic violator school owner” is any natural person, association, or corporation that owns a traffic violator school. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 396, Sec. 5. Effective July 30, 1985.)
627.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section defines an “engineering and traffic survey” and says local authorities may consider additional factors when conducting one.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 627. (a) “Engineering and traffic survey,” as used in this code, means a survey of highway and traffic conditions in accordance with methods determined by the Department of Transportation for use by state and local authorities. (b) An engineering and traffic survey shall include, among other requirements deemed necessary by the department, consideration of all of the following: (1) Prevailing speeds as determined by traffic engineering measurements. (2) Accident records. (3) Highway, traffic, and roadside conditions not readily apparent to the driver. (c) When conducting an engineering and traffic survey, local authorities, in addition to the factors set forth in paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, of subdivision (b) may consider all of the following: (1) Residential density, if any of the following conditions exist on the particular portion of highway and the property contiguous thereto, other than a business district: (A) Upon one side of the highway, within a distance of a quarter of a mile, the contiguous property fronting thereon is occupied by 13 or more separate dwelling houses or business structures. (B) Upon both sides of the highway, collectively, within a distance of a quarter of a mile, the contiguous property fronting thereon is occupied by 16 or more separate dwelling houses or business structures. (C) The portion of highway is longer than one-quarter of a mile but has the ratio of separate dwelling houses or business structures to the length of the highway described in either subparagraph (A) or (B). (2) Safety of bicyclists and pedestrians, with increased consideration for vulnerable pedestrian groups including children, seniors, persons with disabilities, users of personal assistive mobility devices, and the unhoused. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 690, Sec. 1. (AB 43) Effective January 1, 2022.)
630.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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“Trailer” means a vehicle built to carry persons or property on its own structure and be drawn by a motor vehicle, with no part of its weight resting on another vehicle.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 630. A “trailer” is a vehicle designed for carrying persons or property on its own structure and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that no part of its weight rests upon any other vehicle. As used in Division 15 (commencing with Section 35000), “trailer” includes a semitrailer when used in conjunction with an auxiliary dolly, if the auxiliary dolly is of a type constructed to replace the function of the drawbar and the front axle or axles of a trailer. (Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 542, Sec. 1.)
6300.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Filing Instruments Evidencing Liens or Encumbrances [6300 - 6303] ( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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A security interest in a registered vehicle is not perfected until the secured party files the required documents with the department and pays the required fees, unless Sections 5905, 5907, or 5908 apply.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Filing Instruments Evidencing Liens or Encumbrances [6300 - 6303] ( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 6300. Except as provided in Sections 5905, 5907, and 5908, no security interest in any vehicle registered under this code, irrespective of whether the registration was effected prior or subsequent to the creation of the security interest, is perfected until the secured party or his or her successor or assignee has deposited, either physically or by electronic transmission pursuant to Section 1801.1, with the department, at its office in Sacramento, or at any other office as may be designated by the director, a properly endorsed certificate of ownership to the vehicle subject to the security interest showing the secured party as legal owner if the vehicle is then registered under this code, or, if the vehicle is not so registered, an application in usual form for an original registration, together with an application for registration of the secured party as legal owner, and upon payment of the fees as provided in this code. (Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 440, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1997.)
6301.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Filing Instruments Evidencing Liens or Encumbrances [6300 - 6303] ( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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If the secured party (or successor/assignee) files the specified ownership and registration documents with the department, the security interest is perfected.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Filing Instruments Evidencing Liens or Encumbrances [6300 - 6303] ( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 6301. When the secured party, his or her successor, or his or her assignee, has deposited, either physically or by electronic transmission pursuant to Section 1801.1, with the department a properly endorsed certificate of ownership showing the secured party as legal owner or an application in usual form for an original registration, together with an application for registration of the secured party as legal owner, the deposit constitutes perfection of the security interest and the rights of all persons in the vehicle shall be subject to the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code, but the vehicle subject to the security interest shall be subject to a lien for services and materials as provided in Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 3068) of Title 14 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code. (Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 440, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1997.)
6302.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Filing Instruments Evidencing Liens or Encumbrances [6300 - 6303] ( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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When an application is filed and the required fees are paid, the department must register the secured party, or the secured party’s successor or assignee, as legal owner.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Filing Instruments Evidencing Liens or Encumbrances [6300 - 6303] ( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 6302. Upon the deposit of an application for registration of a secured party as legal owner and upon the payment of the fees as provided in this code, the department shall register the secured party, his successor or assignee as legal owner in the manner provided for the registration of motor vehicles under the provisions of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 819.)
6303.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Filing Instruments Evidencing Liens or Encumbrances [6300 - 6303] ( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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For most vehicles registered under this code, the chapter’s method is the exclusive way to perfect a security interest; however, listed sections and the Uniform Commercial Code control certain effects of that perfection.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Filing Instruments Evidencing Liens or Encumbrances [6300 - 6303] ( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 6303. Except as provided in Sections 5905, 5907 and 5908, the method provided in this chapter for perfecting a security interest on a vehicle registered under this code is exclusive, but the effect of such perfection, and the creation, attachment, priority and validity of such security interest shall be governed by the Uniform Commercial Code. (Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 819.)
635.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section defines “trailer coach” and says a “park trailer” is a trailer coach.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 635. A “trailer coach” is a vehicle, other than a motor vehicle, designed for human habitation or human occupancy for industrial, professional, or commercial purposes, for carrying property on its own structure, and for being drawn by a motor vehicle. A “park trailer,” as described in Section 18009.3 of the Health and Safety Code, is a trailer coach. (Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 566, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2001.)
636.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section defines “trailer bus.”

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 636. A “trailer bus” is a trailer or semitrailer designed, used, or maintained for the transportation of more than 15 persons, including the driver, and includes a connected towing motor vehicle that is a motor truck, truck tractor, or bus. (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 58, Sec. 1. Effective April 26, 1994.)
640.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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“Transferee” means a person who has acquired sole ownership or an equity interest in a registered vehicle.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 640. A “transferee” is a person who has acquired the sole ownership of or an equity in a vehicle of a type required to be registered under this code. (Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
642.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section defines “transit bus” and says a general public paratransit vehicle is not a transit bus.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 642. A “transit bus” is any bus owned or operated by a publicly owned or operated transit system, or operated under contract with a publicly owned or operated transit system, and used to provide to the general public, regularly scheduled transportation for which a fare is charged. A general public paratransit vehicle is not a transit bus. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1136, Sec. 2. Operative July 1, 1990, by Sec. 9 of Ch. 1136.)
645.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section defines “transporter” as a person who moves owned or lawfully possessed vehicles by lawful methods over highways for delivery or relocation, and it excludes tow car operators.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 645. (a) A “transporter” is a person engaged in the business of moving any owned or lawfully possessed vehicle by lawful methods over the highways for the purpose of delivery of such vehicles to dealers, sales agents of a manufacturer, purchasers, or to a new location as requested by the owner. (b) The term “transporter” does not include a person engaged in the business of operating a tow car. (Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 444.)
650.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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A “trolley coach” means a vehicle powered by electricity from overhead trolley wires and not operated on rails.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 650. A “trolley coach” is a vehicle which is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires, but not operated upon rails. (Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
655.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section defines “truck tractor” and allows a limited explosives-related cargo container exception for certain truck tractors.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 655. (a) A “truck tractor” is a motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load, other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and the load so drawn. As used in this section, “load” does not include items carried on the truck tractor in conjunction with the operation of the vehicle if the load carrying space for these items does not exceed 34 square feet. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a truck tractor, operated by a motor carrier whose owner is licensed by the Department of the California Highway Patrol to transport explosives pursuant to Division 14 (commencing with Section 31600), may be equipped with a cargo container used exclusively for the transportation of explosives or munitions-related security material, as specified by the United States Department of Defense. (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 88, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
657.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section defines “truss” as a rigid framework made from beams, bars, or rods, typically arranged in triangles, used as structural support in buildings.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 657. A “truss” is an assemblage of beams, bars, or rods typically arranged in a triangle or combination of triangles to form a rigid framework and used as a structural support in buildings. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 299.)
660.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section defines “unladen weight” for a vehicle and says it excludes loads and certain machinery or mechanical apparatus.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 660. The “unladen weight” of a vehicle is the weight equipped and ready for operation on the road including the body, fenders, oil in motor, radiator full of water, with five gallons of gasoline or equivalent weight of other motor fuel; also equipment required by law, and unless exempted under Section 66l, any special cabinets, boxes or body parts permanently attached to the vehicle, and any machinery, equipment or attachment which is attendant to the efficient operation of the body or vehicle. Unladen weight shall not include any load or any machinery or mechanical apparatus, such as, but not limited to, wood saws, well-drilling machines, spray apparatus, tow truck cranes, and grinding equipment. The unladen weight of a vehicle shall have no application in determining any fee under this code or the Revenue and Taxation Code other than Section 9400. (Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 924, Sec. 2.)
661.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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Unladen weight does not include certain vehicle machinery and equipment listed in this section.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 661. Unladen weight shall not include the following machinery, equipment or attachment which is attendant to the efficient operation of the body or vehicle: (a) Equipment used for loading, compacting, or unloading of refuse. (b) Transitmix cement equipment. (c) Temporary equipment used to contain or support the load which does not change the body classification. (d) Any camper unit that is temporarily attached to a vehicle. (e) Refrigeration equipment. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 2108.)
665.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section defines “used vehicle” and says certain sales are not included in the term “sold.”

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 665. A “used vehicle” is a vehicle that has been sold, or has been registered with the department, or has been sold and operated upon the highways, or has been registered with the appropriate agency of authority, of any other state, District of Columbia, territory or possession of the United States or foreign state, province or country, or unregistered vehicles regularly used or operated as demonstrators in the sales work of a dealer or unregistered vehicles regularly used or operated by a manufacturer in the sales or distribution work of such manufacturer. The word “sold” does not include or extend to: (1) any sale made by a manufacturer or a distributor to a dealer, (2) any sale by a new motor vehicle dealer franchised to sell a particular line-make to another new motor vehicle dealer franchised to sell the same line-make, or (3) any sale by a dealer to another dealer licensed under this code involving a mobilehome, as defined in Section 396, a recreational vehicle, as defined in Section 18010.5 of the Health and Safety Code, a commercial coach, as defined in Section 18012 of the Health and Safety Code, an off-highway motor vehicle subject to identification, as defined in Section 38012, or a commercial vehicle, as defined in Section 260. (Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1583, Sec. 2.)
665.5.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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A U-turn means turning a vehicle on a highway to travel in the opposite direction.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 665.5. A “U-turn” is the turning of a vehicle upon a highway so as to proceed in the opposite direction whether accomplished by one continuous movement or not. (Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 620.)
667.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section defines “utility trailer” and sets weight limits for trailers or semitrailers used for personal property, and also includes certain livestock trailers.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 667. (a) A “utility trailer” is a trailer or semitrailer used solely for the transportation of the user’s personal property, not in commerce, which does not exceed a gross weight of 10,000 pounds or a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a “utility trailer” includes a trailer or semitrailer designed and used for the transportation of livestock, not in commerce, which does not exceed a gross weight of 10,000 pounds or a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds. (Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 491, Sec. 35. (SB 1318) Effective January 1, 2011.)
668.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section defines “vanpool vehicle.”

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 668. A “vanpool vehicle” is any motor vehicle, other than a motortruck or truck tractor, designed for carrying more than 10 but not more than 15 persons including the driver, which is maintained and used primarily for the nonprofit work-related transportation of adults for the purposes of ridesharing. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 46, Sec. 8.)
670.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section defines “vehicle” as a device that can propel, move, or draw a person or property on a highway, with exclusions for devices moved only by human power or used only on stationary rails or tracks.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 670. A “vehicle” is a device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved, or drawn upon a highway, excepting a device moved exclusively by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. (Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 987.)
670.5.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section defines “vehicle frame.”

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 670.5. A “vehicle frame” is defined as the main longitudinal structural members of the chassis of the vehicle, or for vehicles with unitized body construction, the lowest main longitudinal structural members of the body of the vehicle, used as the major support in the construction of the motor vehicle. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 670, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2003.)
6700.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Exemption of Nonresidents [6700 - 6703] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1322, Sec. 7. )
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Some vehicle owners may drive in California temporarily without registering, but they must register within 20 days after employment starts or residency begins. A resident using a nonresident-owned vehicle for regular use must also register it within 20 days of first use.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Exemption of Nonresidents [6700 - 6703] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1322, Sec. 7. ) ## 6700. (a) Except as provided in Section 6700.2, the owner of any vehicle of a type otherwise subject to registration under this code, other than a commercial vehicle registered in a foreign jurisdiction, may operate the vehicle in this state until gainful employment is accepted in this state or until residency is established in this state, whichever occurs first, if the vehicle displays valid license plates and has a valid registration issued to the owner, and the owner was a resident of that state at the time of issuance. Application to register the vehicle shall be made within 20 days after gainful employment is accepted in this state or residency is established in this state. (b) A nonresident owner of a vehicle, otherwise exempt from registration pursuant to this section or Section 6700.2, may operate or permit operation of the vehicle in this state without registering the vehicle in this state if the vehicle is registered in the place of residence of the owner and displays upon it valid license plates issued by that place. This exemption does not apply if the nonresident owner rents, leases, lends, or otherwise furnishes the vehicle to a California resident for regular use on the highways of this state, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 4000.4. (c) Any resident who operates upon a highway of this state a vehicle owned by a nonresident who furnished the vehicle to the resident operator for his or her regular use within this state, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 4000.4, shall cause the vehicle to be registered in California within 20 days after its first operation within this state by the resident. (Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 594, Sec. 30. Effective January 1, 2004.)
6700.1.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Exemption of Nonresidents [6700 - 6703] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1322, Sec. 7. )
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The department may issue an in-transit permit for certain foreign-country residents buying a qualifying new California vehicle, and the seller must remove the vehicle from the country within 30 days of first operation.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Exemption of Nonresidents [6700 - 6703] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1322, Sec. 7. ) ## 6700.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may issue an in-transit permit to a resident of a foreign country not more than 30 days before or after the foreign resident purchases a new motor vehicle in California which was manufactured in the United States. The permit authorizes the operation of the vehicle for which it is purchased for up to 30 consecutive days after the first date of operation, and is in lieu of any other registration requirements, including, but not limited to, fees or taxes required by this code or the Revenue and Taxation Code. The seller shall ship or drive the vehicle out of this country before or at the end of 30 consecutive days from the first date of operation, or thereafter shall be subject to, and shall be required to pay, all charges and registration requirements for vehicles subject to registration in this state. In addition, if the vehicle is not so removed from this country, the department shall assess, and the seller shall be required to pay, a penalty of 20 percent of the vehicle registration and license fees and sales tax due upon the vehicle becoming subject to registration. (b) Subdivision (a) does not apply to commercial vehicles. (c) Proof of residency in a foreign country for purposes of this section shall be established through the presentation of a valid visa, passport, or other suitable documentation, as determined by the department. (d) A fee of sixty dollars ($60) shall be paid to the department for each in-transit permit issued. (e) A permit issued under this section shall be displayed in the manner permitted by paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 26708. (f) The permit issued by the department shall clearly and prominently indicate the date of expiration of the authorized in-transit driving privilege. (g) No California certificate of ownership shall be issued. (h) A manufacturer’s certificate of origin shall prominently indicate that the certificate is valid for transfer of ownership to the purchaser only outside of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. (i) Notwithstanding Part 1 (commencing with Section 6001) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the manufacturer of a new motor vehicle sold to a foreign purchaser under the conditions specified in Section 6366.2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code shall reimburse the retailer for an amount equal to the sales tax and all registration charges and fees, and a penalty of 20 percent of those taxes, charges, and fees if the conditions of the in-transit permit are not met, as specified in this section. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 762, Sec. 3. Effective September 25, 1989. Operative January 1, 1990, by Sec. 6 of Ch. 762.)
6700.2.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Exemption of Nonresidents [6700 - 6703] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1322, Sec. 7. )
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A nonresident daily commuter may drive on this state’s highways only if the vehicle and use meet the listed conditions.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Exemption of Nonresidents [6700 - 6703] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1322, Sec. 7. ) ## 6700.2. (a) Notwithstanding Section 4000.4, subdivision (a) of Section 6700, or Section 6702, a nonresident daily commuter may operate a motor vehicle on the highways of this state only if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The motor vehicle is a passenger vehicle or a commercial vehicle of less than 8,001 pounds unladen weight with not more than two axles of the type commonly referred to as a pickup truck. (2) The motor vehicle is used regularly to transport passengers on the highways of this state principally between, and to and from, the place of residence in a contiguous state and the place of employment in this state by the owner of the motor vehicle and for no other business purpose. (3) The motor vehicle is not used in the course of a business within this state, including the transportation of property other than incidental personal property between, and to or from, the place of residence in a contiguous state and the place of employment of the motor vehicle owner in this state. (4) Nothing in paragraphs (2) and (3) prohibits a nonresident daily commuter operating a motor vehicle that displays currently valid external vehicle identification indicia and who possess a corresponding identification card issued pursuant to Section 6700.25 from using that vehicle for other lawful purposes. (b) The exception to registration of a motor vehicle under the conditions specified in this section does not supersede any other exception to registration under other conditions provided by law. (c) This section does not apply to a resident of a foreign country. (Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 825, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2002.)
6700.25.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Exemption of Nonresidents [6700 - 6703] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1322, Sec. 7. )
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The department must issue nonresident daily commuters an external vehicle identification indicia and card if they apply and complete the required form; the card is valid for two years.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Exemption of Nonresidents [6700 - 6703] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1322, Sec. 7. ) ## 6700.25. (a) The department shall provide a nonresident daily commuter with external vehicle identification indicia and a corresponding identification card, upon application therefor and completion of the form required by Section 6700.3, which indicia and card shall be valid for a period of two years. A vehicle shall be exempt from Sections 4000.4 and 6700 when operated with the requisite indicia and otherwise in accordance with this chapter. (b) Subdivision (a) applies only to residents and vehicles of residents of a contiguous state which has enacted laws that provide reciprocal privileges to California residents who are employed in the contiguous state. Subdivision (a) does not apply to residents of foreign countries. (c) Subdivision (a) applies only to the vehicles specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 6700.2. (d) Subdivision (a) applies only to vehicles which are licensed in a foreign jurisdiction that are used to commute into California to a destination within a corridor in this state that parallels the border between California and the contiguous state and extends not more than 35 air miles into California from the border at any point. The privilege accorded by subdivision (a) shall be revoked by operation of the vehicle for commuter purposes beyond that 35-mile corridor. (e) The department shall charge a service fee of fifteen dollars ($15) for each vehicle. (Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 719, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2004.)
6700.3.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Exemption of Nonresidents [6700 - 6703] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1322, Sec. 7. )
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A nonresident daily commuter must file an application for indicia and an identification card with the department, and the department must prescribe a form for the applicant to complete.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Exemption of Nonresidents [6700 - 6703] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1322, Sec. 7. ) ## 6700.3. (a) An application by a nonresident daily commuter for indicia and an identification card pursuant to Section 6700.25 shall be filed with the department. (b) The department shall prescribe a form to be completed by the applicant which shall include all of the following information: (1) The vehicle license number and the vehicle identification number (VIN) of the vehicle that will display the nonresident daily commuter indicia. (2) The name of the registered owner of the vehicle that will display the indicia. (3) A statement that the applicant is a nonresident daily commuter as defined in Section 435.5. (4) A statement that the indicia will be displayed upon a qualified vehicle as specified in Section 6700.4. (5) A statement that the place of employment of the nonresident daily commuter is within the 35-mile corridor specified in subdivision (d) of Section 6700.25. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1090, Sec. 5. Effective September 27, 1985.)
6700.4.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Exemption of Nonresidents [6700 - 6703] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1322, Sec. 7. )
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A nonresident daily commuter must display the indicia on the vehicle near the rear license plate, carry the corresponding identification card in the assigned vehicle at all times, and present the card to a California peace officer on demand.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Exemption of Nonresidents [6700 - 6703] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1322, Sec. 7. ) ## 6700.4. A nonresident daily commuter indicia shall be displayed in a location on the vehicle which is clearly visible and adjacent to the rear license plate. The corresponding nonresident daily commuter identification card shall be carried at all times in the assigned vehicle and shall be presented to any California peace officer upon demand. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1090, Sec. 6. Effective September 27, 1985.)
6701.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Exemption of Nonresidents [6700 - 6703] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1322, Sec. 7. )
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Certain qualifying military-related owners may drive a foreign-registered vehicle in California without California registration if specified plate, registration, location, and financial-responsibility conditions are met.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Exemption of Nonresidents [6700 - 6703] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1322, Sec. 7. ) ## 6701. (a) Any nonresident owner of a vehicle registered in a foreign state who is a member or spouse of a member of the armed forces of the United States on active duty within this state, and any resident owner of a vehicle registered in a foreign state who is a member or spouse of a member of the armed forces of the United States returning from active duty in a foreign state, may operate the vehicle in this state without securing California registration after satisfying all of the following requirements: (1) The license plates displayed on the vehicle are valid plates issued by a foreign jurisdiction. (2) The vehicle registration and license plates are issued to the military person or spouse of the military person. (3) The vehicle registration and license plates were issued by the foreign jurisdiction where the military person was last regularly assigned and stationed for duty by military orders or a jurisdiction claimed by the nonresident military person as the permanent state of residence. (4) If the vehicle is a motor vehicle, the owner or driver has in force one of the forms of financial responsibility specified in Section 16021. (b) For purposes of paragraph (3) of subdivision (a), military orders do not include military orders for leave, for temporary duty, or for any other assignment of any nature requiring the military person’s presence outside the foreign jurisdiction where the owner was regularly assigned and stationed for duty. (c) This section applies to all vehicles owned by the military person or spouse except any commercial vehicle used in any business manner wherein the military person or spouse receives compensation. (Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 100, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)
6702.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Exemption of Nonresidents [6700 - 6703] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1322, Sec. 7. )
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Certain nonresidents, including foreign corporations with an established place of business in the state, must immediately register a qualifying vehicle when they enter the state.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Exemption of Nonresidents [6700 - 6703] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1322, Sec. 7. ) ## 6702. Every nonresident, including any foreign corporation, having an established place of business within this state, and regularly using a vehicle of a type subject to registration under this code, shall immediately register the vehicle upon entry into this state. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1322, Sec. 7. Operative July 1, 1985, by Sec. 18 of Ch. 1322.)
6703.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Exemption of Nonresidents [6700 - 6703] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1322, Sec. 7. )
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A person entering California after discharge from the U.S. armed forces is exempt from registering passenger vehicles, trailer coaches, and utility trailers, subject to Section 6700.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Exemption of Nonresidents [6700 - 6703] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1322, Sec. 7. ) ## 6703. Any person entering California following discharge from the armed forces of the United States is exempted from registration of passenger vehicles, trailer coaches, and utility trailers only, as provided for and under the conditions prescribed in Section 6700. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1322, Sec. 7. Operative July 1, 1985, by Sec. 18 of Ch. 1322.)
671.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section defines “vehicle identification number” and says which number controls a vehicle’s identity for registration when a vehicle has multiple identification numbers.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 671. (a) A “vehicle identification number” is the motor number, serial number, or other distinguishing number, letter, mark, character, or datum, or any combination thereof, required or employed by the manufacturer or the department for the purpose of uniquely identifying a motor vehicle or motor vehicle part or for the purpose of registration. (b) Whenever a vehicle is constructed of component parts identified with one or more different vehicle identification numbers, the vehicle identification number stamped or affixed by the manufacturer or authorized governmental entity on the frame or unitized frame and body, as applicable, and as defined in Section 670.5, shall determine the identity of the vehicle for registration purposes. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 670, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
672.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section defines “vehicle manufacturer” and says a manufacturer generally must have a place of business or a representative in the state unless it grants franchises in the state or issues warranties directly there.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 672. (a) “Vehicle manufacturer” is any person who produces from raw materials or new basic components a vehicle of a type subject to registration under this code, off-highway motorcycles or all-terrain vehicles subject to identification under this code, or trailers subject to identification pursuant to Section 5014.1, or who permanently alters, for purposes of retail sales, new commercial vehicles by converting the vehicles into house cars that display the insignia of approval required by Section 18056 of the Health and Safety Code and any regulations issued pursuant thereto by the Department of Housing and Community Development. As used in this section, “permanently alters” does not include the permanent attachment of a camper to a vehicle. (b) A vehicle manufacturer that produces a vehicle of a type subject to registration that consists of used or reconditioned parts, for the purposes of the code, is a remanufacturer, as defined in Section 507.8. (c) Unless a vehicle manufacturer either grants franchises to franchisees in this state, or issues vehicle warranties directly to franchisees in this state or consumers in this state, the manufacturer shall have an established place of business or a representative in this state. (d) The scope and application of this section are limited to Division 2 (commencing with Section 1500) and Division 5 (commencing with Section 11100). (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 836, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2005.)
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## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section defines who counts as a “vehicle salesperson” and lists several categories of people who are excluded from that definition.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 675. (a) “Vehicle salesperson” is a person not otherwise expressly excluded by this section, who does one or a combination of the following: (1) Is employed as a salesperson by a dealer, as defined in Section 285, or who, under any form of contract, agreement, or arrangement with a dealer, for commission, money, profit, or other thing of value, sells, exchanges, buys, or offers for sale, negotiates, or attempts to negotiate, a sale, or exchange of an interest in a vehicle required to be registered under this code. (2) Induces or attempts to induce any person to buy or exchange an interest in a vehicle required to be registered, and who receives or expects to receive a commission, money, brokerage fees, profit, or any other thing of value, from either the seller or purchaser of the vehicle. (3) Exercises managerial control over the business of a licensed vehicle dealer or who supervises vehicle salespersons employed by a licensed dealer, whether compensated by salary or commission, including, but not limited to, any person who is employed by the dealer as a general manager, assistant general manager, or sales manager, or any employee of a licensed vehicle dealer who negotiates with or induces a customer to enter into a security agreement or purchase agreement or purchase order for the sale of a vehicle on behalf of the licensed vehicle dealer. (b) The term “vehicle salesperson” does not include any of the following: (1) Representatives of insurance companies, finance companies, or public officials, who in the regular course of business, are required to dispose of or sell vehicles under a contractual right or obligation of the employer, or in the performance of an official duty, or under the authority of any court of law, if the sale is for the purpose of saving the seller from any loss or pursuant to the authority of a court of competent jurisdiction. (2) Persons who are licensed as a manufacturer, remanufacturer, transporter, distributor, or representative. (3) Persons exclusively employed in a bona fide business of exporting vehicles, or of soliciting orders for the sale and delivery of vehicles outside the territorial limits of the United States. (4) Persons not engaged in the purchase or sale of vehicles as a business, disposing of vehicles acquired for their own use, or for use in their business when the vehicles have been so acquired and used in good faith, and not for the purpose of avoiding the provisions of this code. (5) Persons regularly employed as salespersons by persons who are engaged in a business involving the purchase, sale, or exchange of boat trailers. (6) Persons regularly employed as salespersons by persons who are engaged in a business activity which does not involve the purchase, sale, or exchange of vehicles, except incidentally in connection with the purchase, sale, or exchange of vehicles of a type not subject to registration under this code, boat trailers, or midget autos or racers advertised as being built exclusively for use by children. (7) Persons licensed as a vehicle dealer under this code doing business as a sole ownership or member of a partnership or a stockholder and director of a corporation or a member and manager of a limited liability company licensed as a vehicle dealer under this code. However, those persons shall engage in the activities of a salesperson, as defined in this section, exclusively on behalf of the sole ownership or partnership or corporation or limited liability company in which they own an interest or stock, and those persons owning stock shall be directors of the corporation; otherwise, they are vehicle salespersons and subject to Article 2 (commencing with Section 11800) of Chapter 4 of Division 5. (8) Persons regularly employed as salespersons by a vehicle dealer authorized to do business in California under Section 11700.1 of the Vehicle Code. (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1200, Sec. 92. Effective September 30, 1994.)
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## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section defines “vehicle verifier” as a person who is not excluded by Section 675.6 and who inspects, records, documents, and submits required proof of vehicle identification to the department or its authorized representative.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 675.5. A “vehicle verifier” is a person not expressly excluded by Section 675.6 who inspects, records, documents, and submits to the department, or its authorized representative, such proof of vehicle identification as may be required by the department for the purpose of registering or transferring the ownership of vehicles. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 700.)
675.6.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section defines “vehicle verifier” by excluding certain people, and it lets those listed people perform vehicle verifier duties without the special permit in Section 11300.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 675.6. (a) “Vehicle verifier” does not include any of the following: (1) A peace officer. (2) An authorized employee of the department. (3) An agent of the National Insurance Crime Bureau. (4) An employee of an organization certified under the provisions of Part 5 (commencing with Section 12140) of Division 2 of the Insurance Code whose duties require or authorize the verification of vehicles. (b) Any person specified in subdivision (a) may perform the duties of a vehicle verifier without obtaining the special permit required in Section 11300. (Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 198, Sec. 17. (AB 3246) Effective January 1, 2019.)
676.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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“Year-round registration” means a system where the director sets vehicle registration expiration and renewal dates to spread renewals evenly through the year.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 676. “Year-round registration” is a system whereby the director designates a date for the expiration of registration of a vehicle and renewal thereof in order to equalize the volume of such renewals throughout the year. (Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 889.)
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## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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A “water tender vehicle” means a vehicle designed to carry at least 1,500 gallons of water and used mainly to transport and deliver water for fire emergency scenes.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 676.5. A “water tender vehicle” is a vehicle designed to carry not less than 1,500 gallons of water and used primarily for transporting and delivering water to be applied by other vehicles or pumping equipment at fire emergency scenes. (Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 91, Sec. 169. Effective January 1, 1996.)
680.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section defines what counts as a “youth bus” and allows limited extra use to transport children to or from home if the driver meets specified training requirements.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 680. (a) A “youth bus” is any bus, other than a schoolbus, designed for and when actually carrying not more than 16 persons and the driver, used to transport children at or below the 12th-grade level directly from a public or private school to an organized nonschool-related youth activity within 25 miles of the school or directly from a location which provides the organized nonschool-related youth activity to a public or private school within 25 miles of that location. (b) In addition to the destinations specified in subdivision (a), a youth bus may also be used to transport children at or below the 12th-grade level to or from their place of residence if the driver has met the requirements of Section 12523 and received additional instruction and training approved by the Department of the California Highway Patrol. (Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 774, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
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## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section defines “Real ID driver’s license or identification card” and says the section becomes operative on January 1, 2018.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 681] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 681. (a) “Real ID driver’s license or identification card” means a driver’s license or identification card that has been issued by a state that has been certified by the Department of Homeland Security to be in compliance with the requirements of the Real ID Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-13) and the regulations adopted pursuant to the act. (b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2018. (Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 339, Sec. 3. (SB 838) Effective September 13, 2016. Section operative January 1, 2018, by its own provisions.)
6850.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Foreign Commercial Vehicles [6850 - 6854] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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A nonresident owner of a foreign commercial vehicle must register the vehicle in this state and pay the applicable fees, unless a stated exception applies.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Foreign Commercial Vehicles [6850 - 6854] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 6850. A nonresident owner of any foreign commercial vehicle shall register the vehicle in this state and pay the fees applicable thereto under this code, except as provided in this article and Article 3 (commencing with Section 8000), and except in the event the vehicle is lawfully registered as a private passenger vehicle in the foreign jurisdiction in which the owner has residence, in which case Section 6700 shall apply. (Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1322, Sec. 8. Operative July 1, 1985, by Sec. 18 of Ch. 1322.)
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## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Foreign Commercial Vehicles [6850 - 6854] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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A nonresident owner of a foreign vehicle is entitled to registration-related privileges and fee freedom if the foreign jurisdiction gives similar treatment to comparable vehicles, or if an Article 3 agreement, arrangement, or declaration provides it.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Foreign Commercial Vehicles [6850 - 6854] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 6852. The nonresident owner of a foreign vehicle shall be granted such privileges and freedom from registration and payment of fees imposed by this code, or Part 5 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, commencing at Section 10701, as the foreign jurisdiction in which the foreign commercial vehicle is registered or licensed grants to like vehicles registered under this code or as provided in agreements, arrangements, or declarations made under Article 3, commencing at Section 8000. (Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
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## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Foreign Commercial Vehicles [6850 - 6854] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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A nonresident-owned vehicle that is leased or rented to a user in this State for highway use must be registered by the owner or lessee, unless an exemption applies.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Foreign Commercial Vehicles [6850 - 6854] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 6853. Any vehicle owned by a nonresident owner not registered under this code, which vehicle is leased or rented to a user having an established place of business or residence in this State, for use on the highways of this State shall be subject to registration either by the owner or lessee of the vehicle, unless the vehicle is exempted from registration by the provisions of this division or under any agreement, arrangement, or declaration made pursuant to Article 3, commencing at Section 8000. (Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
6854.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Foreign Commercial Vehicles [6850 - 6854] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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Certain owners or lessors of qualifying foreign-registered commercial vehicles must file proof of financial responsibility with the department, unless they use one of the listed alternative proofs.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Foreign Commercial Vehicles [6850 - 6854] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 6854. (a) Any owner or lessor of a commercial vehicle with primary registration and plates issued in a foreign jurisdiction which does not grant reciprocal privileges to California owners of commercial vehicles shall submit to the department proof of financial responsibility issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in California. This section shall apply only to commercial vehicles having an unladen weight of over 7,000 pounds that are used in the transportation of property in the conduct of a business. (b) As an alternative to the requirements of subdivision (a), proof of financial responsibility may be met by submitting to the department either of the following: (1) A certificate of registration as a foreign motor carrier or foreign motor private carrier issued by the Interstate Commerce Commission under Part 1171 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations. (2) Contractual documents showing to the satisfaction of the department that a trailer or semitrailer subject to registration under Part 1171 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations will be towed by a truck or truck tractor operated by a motor carrier having highway carrier operating authority issued by the Public Utilities Commission. (Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 974, Sec. 3. Effective September 28, 1992.)
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## Vehicle Code - VEH ## General Provisions ( General Provisions enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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Division, chapter, and article headings do not affect the scope, meaning, or intent of this code’s provisions.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## General Provisions ( General Provisions enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 7. Division, chapter, and article headings do not in any manner affect the scope, meaning, or intent of the provisions of this code. (Amended by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1996.)
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## Vehicle Code - VEH ## General Provisions ( General Provisions enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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If this code gives a public officer a power or duty, a deputy or another person authorized by law may carry it out.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## General Provisions ( General Provisions enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 8. Whenever, by the provisions of this code, a power is granted to a public officer or a duty imposed upon such an officer, the power may be exercised or the duty performed by a deputy of the officer or by a person authorized pursuant to law by the officer. (Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
8000.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Reciprocity Agreements [8000 - 8001] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 533, Sec. 6. )
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The director or designee may make reciprocity agreements with foreign jurisdictions to exempt fees for commercial vehicles, and may also agree to exempt certain regulatory fees.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Reciprocity Agreements [8000 - 8001] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 533, Sec. 6. ) ## 8000. The director, or his or her designee, may enter into agreements with foreign jurisdictions that provide for the exemption of fees for commercial vehicles if the foreign jurisdictions provide equivalent exemptions to vehicles registered in this state. The agreements shall be applicable to vehicles that are properly licensed and registered in the foreign jurisdictions. The director, or his or her designee, may also enter into agreements that provide for the exemption of regulatory fees which are, or may be, imposed, by the Public Utilities Code or the department. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 315, Sec. 9. (AB 28) Effective January 1, 2012.)
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## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Reciprocity Agreements [8000 - 8001] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 533, Sec. 6. )
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The director or designee may review certain foreign commercial vehicle registration fee statutes and may declare what exemptions, benefits, and privileges apply in this state.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Reciprocity Agreements [8000 - 8001] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 533, Sec. 6. ) ## 8001. The director, or his or her designee, is authorized to examine the legal requirements of commercial vehicle registration fee statutes of foreign jurisdictions which grant reciprocal privileges to out-of-state vehicles, but which do not authorize negotiations or execution of agreements. After examination of the statutes, the director, or his or her designee, may declare the exemptions, benefits, and privileges that commercial vehicles registered in foreign jurisdictions shall be entitled to in this state. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 315, Sec. 10. (AB 28) Effective January 1, 2012.)
8050.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Apportioned Registration [8050 - 8058] ( Article 4 repealed and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 533, Sec. 8. )
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The department may require a vehicle fleet’s taxes to be apportioned on a basis other than miles if mileage apportionment is impractical.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Apportioned Registration [8050 - 8058] ( Article 4 repealed and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 533, Sec. 8. ) ## 8050. The Legislature declares that in enacting this article, it adheres to the principle that each state should have the freedom to develop the kind of highway user tax structure that it determines to be most appropriate to itself, that the method of taxation of interstate vehicles should not be a determining factor in developing its user tax structure and that annual taxes or other taxes of the fixed fee type which are not imposed on a basis that reflects the amount of highway use should be apportioned among the states on the basis of vehicle miles traveled within each of the states. If the department determines that apportionment of the taxes on the basis of vehicle miles for a particular fleet of vehicles is impractical, the department may require the taxes on the fleet to be apportioned on an equivalent basis other than miles, as determined by the department. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 533, Sec. 8.)
8052.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Apportioned Registration [8050 - 8058] ( Article 4 repealed and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 533, Sec. 8. )
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The director or designee may join the International Registration Plan and adopt needed rules. The state may collect certain registration and license fees for other jurisdictions, and member foreign jurisdictions may collect California’s fees and remit them under the agreement.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Apportioned Registration [8050 - 8058] ( Article 4 repealed and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 533, Sec. 8. ) ## 8052. (a) The director, or his or her designee, may, on behalf of the state, enter into, and become, a member of the International Registration Plan Agreement developed by the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators. The director, or his or her designee, may adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of the International Registration Plan or other apportioned registration agreements entered into under the authority of this article. (b) In administering the International Registration Plan, the state may collect all appropriate registration and license fees due other jurisdictions. Foreign jurisdictions that are members of the agreement shall be authorized to collect all appropriate registration and license fees due to the State of California, and remit the fees to this state pursuant to the terms of the agreement. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 315, Sec. 13. (AB 28) Effective January 1, 2012.)
8053.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Apportioned Registration [8050 - 8058] ( Article 4 repealed and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 533, Sec. 8. )
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For vehicles registered under this article, the code provisions on application filing, fee assignment, penalty assessment, and issuing license plates and registration certificates apply.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Apportioned Registration [8050 - 8058] ( Article 4 repealed and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 533, Sec. 8. ) ## 8053. Provisions of this code which specify and govern application filing, fee assignment, penalty assessment, and issuance of license plates and registration certificates, shall be applicable to vehicles registered pursuant to this article. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 533, Sec. 8.)
8054.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Apportioned Registration [8050 - 8058] ( Article 4 repealed and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 533, Sec. 8. )
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For certain fleet ownership transfers, the department must allow registration in the new owner’s name without rechecking registration and vehicle license fees if the fleet continues the same interstate operation. The new owner, lessee, or designee must certify the declared gross vehicle weight on a single form, and higher declared weight triggers reassessment of weight fees at a prorated rate.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Apportioned Registration [8050 - 8058] ( Article 4 repealed and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 533, Sec. 8. ) ## 8054. (a) Upon the application for transfer of ownership of a fleet of vehicles apportionately registered pursuant to this article, the department shall permit registration in the new owners name without reassessing the registration and vehicle license fees, if the application of the new ownership is for the same fleet interstate operation as the previous owner. (b) The new owner, lessee, or their designee, shall certify the declared gross vehicle weight of the vehicle or vehicles on a single form for all commercial motor vehicles registered in the fleet owner’s or lessee’s name. The department shall reassess the weight fees if the declared gross vehicle weight is increased. The weight fees will be assessed at a prorated rate. (Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 861, Sec. 40. Effective September 29, 2000. Operative December 31, 2001, pursuant to Sec. 67 of Ch. 861.)
8055.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Apportioned Registration [8050 - 8058] ( Article 4 repealed and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 533, Sec. 8. )
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This article does not apply to certain owner or lessees of commercial vehicles with foreign plates and primary registration when the foreign jurisdiction does not offer reciprocity or apportioned registration to residents of this state.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Apportioned Registration [8050 - 8058] ( Article 4 repealed and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 533, Sec. 8. ) ## 8055. This article does not apply to any owner or lessee of a commercial vehicle with primary registration and license plates issued in a foreign jurisdiction which does not grant reciprocity or apportioned registration to residents of this state owning commercial vehicles while operating within that foreign jurisdiction. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 533, Sec. 8.)
8056.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Apportioned Registration [8050 - 8058] ( Article 4 repealed and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 533, Sec. 8. )
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If an application under this article includes diesel-powered vehicles, it must include information about any diesel fuel tax permit issued by the Board of Equalization.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Apportioned Registration [8050 - 8058] ( Article 4 repealed and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 533, Sec. 8. ) ## 8056. Any application filed pursuant to this article which contains vehicles powered by diesel fuel shall include information concerning any diesel fuel tax permit issued by the Board of Equalization. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 533, Sec. 8.)
8057.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Apportioned Registration [8050 - 8058] ( Article 4 repealed and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 533, Sec. 8. )
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Fleet-registration holders must keep specified records, retain them for set periods, and provide them to the department on request.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Apportioned Registration [8050 - 8058] ( Article 4 repealed and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 533, Sec. 8. ) ## 8057. Any person issued fleet registration pursuant to Article 9.5 (commencing with Section 5301) of Chapter 1 or this article shall: (a) Maintain fleet records that support the reported mileage, cost, and declared gross or combined gross vehicle weight of all vehicles. Any registrant whose application for apportioned registration has been accepted shall preserve the mileage records on which the application is based, including copies of all permits, for a period of three years after the close of the registration year. Vehicle cost and declared gross or combined gross weight records shall be retained for four years after the close of the registration year in which the vehicle was deleted. (b) Make fleet records available to the department at its request for audit to verify the accuracy of the records. In the event the records are not made available within 30 days of the request, the department may assess full California fees and penalties and may suspend or cancel apportioned registration privileges. The registrant may be required to reimburse the department auditor per diem and travel expenses under certain conditions as determined by the director. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 758, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
8058.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Apportioned Registration [8050 - 8058] ( Article 4 repealed and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 533, Sec. 8. )
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The department must charge 1% monthly interest on underpaid fees under this article, and may also impose a penalty. The registrant may pay during a dispute and may seek a refund of overpaid fees after final review.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Apportioned Registration [8050 - 8058] ( Article 4 repealed and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 533, Sec. 8. ) ## 8058. (a) The department shall charge interest on any underpaid fees due under this article, at the rate of 1 percent per month of the underpaid portion of the fees, commencing on the date the underpaid portion of the fees were originally due and accruing monthly until paid. (b) Interest charged under subdivision (a) shall continue to accumulate during any disputation of the underpaid fees or any hearing regarding the underpaid fees. During any disputation or hearing, the registrant may pay the underpaid fees and other charges to avoid additional interest charges and may request a refund of any overpaid fees after final review. (c) For any underpaid fees, the department may impose a penalty of fifty dollars ($50) or 10 percent of the underpaid fees, whichever is greater, commencing on the date the underpaid fees were determined to be due. (d) For the purposes of this section, “underpaid fees” include additional vehicle registration, weight, and license fees found to be due to this state. (e) The director shall have discretion to apply subdivision (b) of Section 9562 instead of subdivision (c) of this section. (f) The penalty structure set forth in Sections 9554 and 9554.5 shall apply in place of the provisions of this section in those cases where there is a violation of Section 4000, 4000.4, 4002, 4003, 4004, 4004.5, or 4156 for commercial registration that is not apportioned pursuant to Section 8050. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 758, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2003.)
8100.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Program [8100 - 8104] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 169, Sec. 3. )
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Applications for apportioned registration must include the U.S. Department of Transportation number and the matching taxpayer identification number; the department must keep the taxpayer ID confidential and generally may not disclose it.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Program [8100 - 8104] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 169, Sec. 3. ) ## 8100. An application for apportioned registration received on and after January 1, 2008, and filed pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 8050) shall contain the following information: (a) The United States Department of Transportation Number issued to the person responsible for the safe operation of each vehicle being registered. (b) The taxpayer identification number corresponding to the United States Department of Transportation number provided in the apportioned registration application. The taxpayer identification number may consist of the federal employer identification number or the social security number, as applicable. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the taxpayer identification number provided pursuant to this section is confidential and shall not be disclosed by the department except to law enforcement or a federal agency, or as required by law. (Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 169, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2007.)
8101.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Program [8100 - 8104] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 169, Sec. 3. )
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The department must refuse an apportioned registration application if the listed grounds are met.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Program [8100 - 8104] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 169, Sec. 3. ) ## 8101. In addition to the reasons specified in Section 4750 or 4751, the department shall refuse an application for apportioned registration for the following grounds: (a) The applicant has failed to furnish the department with information required in the application under Section 8100. (b) The person responsible for the safety of the vehicle or fleet is prohibited from operating in interstate commerce by a federal agency. (Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 169, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2007.)
8102.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Program [8100 - 8104] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 169, Sec. 3. )
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The department may suspend apportioned vehicle or fleet registration in certain federal safety cases, must give written notice, and a $150 fee is required before reissue after suspension ends.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Program [8100 - 8104] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 169, Sec. 3. ) ## 8102. (a) In addition to the reasons specified in Section 8800, the department may suspend the apportioned registration of a vehicle or a fleet, when the person responsible for the safety of the vehicle or a fleet of vehicles is prohibited from operating in interstate commerce by a federal agency. (b) Whenever the department suspends the apportioned registration of a vehicle or a fleet pursuant to subdivision (a), the department may refuse the issuance of vehicle registration as authorized pursuant to Section 4751. (c) Whenever the department suspends the apportioned registration under subdivision (a), the department shall furnish the person responsible for the vehicle or fleet with written notice of the suspension. (d) When an apportioned registration is suspended pursuant to this section, and that suspension is based wholly or in part on the failure of the person to maintain a vehicle or a fleet in safe operating condition, the person to whom the registration was issued shall not lease, or otherwise allow, another person to operate a vehicle that is subject to the suspension during the period of the suspension. (e) A person shall not knowingly lease, operate, dispatch, or otherwise utilize a vehicle from another person whose apportioned registration is suspended, when that suspension is based wholly or in part on the failure of the person to maintain a vehicle or a fleet in safe operating condition. (f) The apportioned registration of a vehicle or a fleet, that was suspended because the vehicle or fleet is prohibited from operating in interstate commerce by a federal agency may be reinstated upon notification from the federal agency that the prohibition has been lifted. (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, before an apportioned registration may be reissued after a suspension is terminated, there shall, in addition to other fees required by this code, be paid to the department a fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150). This fee shall be deposited in the Motor Vehicle Account to cover the department’s cost of administering this program. (Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 169, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2007.)
8103.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Program [8100 - 8104] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 169, Sec. 3. )
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No hearing is provided when a suspension is based only on a federal agency notice that interstate operation is prohibited.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Program [8100 - 8104] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 169, Sec. 3. ) ## 8103. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a hearing shall not be provided when the suspension is based solely on notification by a federal agency that interstate operation is prohibited. (Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 169, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2007.)
8104.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Program [8100 - 8104] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 169, Sec. 3. )
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A suspended apportioned vehicle or fleet may not be operated in interstate or intrastate commerce unless the department is provided evidence that it will be operated by a qualified person with valid apportioned registration.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Program [8100 - 8104] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 169, Sec. 3. ) ## 8104. Except as provided in subdivision (e), a vehicle or a fleet for which the apportioned registration has been suspended pursuant to this article shall not be operated in interstate or intrastate commerce unless evidence is provided to the department that the vehicle or the fleet is to be operated by a person whose apportioned registration is not subject to a suspension pursuant to this article and who has a valid apportioned registration pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 8050) or Division 14.85. (Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 169, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2007.)
8200.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 6. Enforcement of Liens on Apportioned Fleet Vehicles [8200 - 8204] ( Article 6 added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 187, Sec. 2. )
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For this article, “registrant” means a person issued apportioned fleet registration under Article 4.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 6. Enforcement of Liens on Apportioned Fleet Vehicles [8200 - 8204] ( Article 6 added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 187, Sec. 2. ) ## 8200. “Registrant,” for purposes of this article, means any person issued apportioned fleet registration pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 8050). (Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 124, Sec. 120. Effective January 1, 1997.)
8201.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 6. Enforcement of Liens on Apportioned Fleet Vehicles [8200 - 8204] ( Article 6 added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 187, Sec. 2. )
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Fees, penalties, and service fees for certain fleet vehicles become liens on the fleet vehicles, and the department may collect them by civil action or seizure and sale, subject to a $250 cost limit.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 6. Enforcement of Liens on Apportioned Fleet Vehicles [8200 - 8204] ( Article 6 added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 187, Sec. 2. ) ## 8201. (a) Fees determined to be due, including penalties and service fees, for the operation of a fleet apportionately registered vehicle shall be a lien upon all vehicles operated as part of the fleet and on any other fleet vehicles operated by the registrant. The department may collect the amount of the lien, plus costs, not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250), in an appropriate civil action and by seizure and sale of the vehicle. (b) Liens arising as the result of an audit expire four years from the date the registration fees first become due unless the lien is perfected pursuant to subdivision (d). (c) Any lien arising under this section that is not subject to subdivision (b) expires three years from the date the fee or penalty first became due unless the lien is perfected pursuant to subdivision (d). (d) A lien shall be perfected when a notice is mailed to the registrant at the address shown on the department’s records and the lien is recorded on the electronic vehicle registration records of the department. A perfected lien shall expire five years from the date of perfection. (e) Prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations, the registrant may consent to a waiver which would allow the assessment of fees and penalties past the statute of limitations. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 758, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
8202.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 6. Enforcement of Liens on Apportioned Fleet Vehicles [8200 - 8204] ( Article 6 added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 187, Sec. 2. )
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This section lets a registrant respond to a lien notice by submitting new documentation or asking for a hearing, and it sets procedures and deadlines for hearings, administrative review, and court review.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 6. Enforcement of Liens on Apportioned Fleet Vehicles [8200 - 8204] ( Article 6 added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 187, Sec. 2. ) ## 8202. (a) Within 30 days of the date the notice is mailed pursuant to Section 8201, the registrant may submit documentation not previously available or may request a hearing to contest the existence or the amount of the lien. If no additional documentation is submitted, or if no hearing is requested, the operating privileges of the fleet may be suspended or canceled and a sufficient number of vehicles may be seized and sold to satisfy the lien. (b) If additional documentation is submitted, the department shall review the documentation and issue its findings to the registrant. Within 30 days of the date the findings are mailed, the registrant may request a hearing. (c) If a hearing is requested, 10 days’ notice shall be given of the time and place of the hearing, which shall be held within the county of residence of the person requesting the hearing or within the county of the established place of business of the registrant. The hearing shall be conducted by a referee who shall submit findings and recommendations to the director or his or her authorized representative, who shall decide the matter. The decision shall be effective on notice thereof to the interested parties. However, the director, or his or her authorized representative, may rescind the decision and reconsider the matter for good cause shown at any time within three years after the date the disputed fee or penalty first became due, or one year from the hearing whichever is later. (d) Upon final completion of all administrative appeals, the department shall give written notice to the registrant of the right to a review of the decision by a court of competent jurisdiction. Any action brought in court shall be commenced within 90 days from the date notice of the decision is mailed. (Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 478, Sec. 10. (AB 2777) Effective January 1, 2011.)
8203.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 6. Enforcement of Liens on Apportioned Fleet Vehicles [8200 - 8204] ( Article 6 added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 187, Sec. 2. )
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If a fleet lien is perfected and the hearing/document-submission window has passed, the department may suspend or cancel fleet operating privileges and may seize vehicles, subject to authorization. The department must give notice before sale, and an interested person may stop seizure and sale by paying the lien plus costs before the sale.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 6. Enforcement of Liens on Apportioned Fleet Vehicles [8200 - 8204] ( Article 6 added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 187, Sec. 2. ) ## 8203. (a) When a lien is perfected pursuant to Section 8200 and the opportunity to submit additional documentation or to request a hearing has passed, the department may suspend or cancel the operating privileges of the fleet. When the suspension takes effect, the department may seize a sufficient number of vehicles to satisfy the lien without further notice, upon obtaining authorization for the seizure and sale from the director or his or her authorized representative. (b) Members of the California Highway Patrol, and peace officers employed by local authorities, are agents of the department for the purposes of this section. (c) In all cases, prior to the sale, a notice of the lien and intent to sell the vehicle shall be given by the department to the registrant, the known legal and registered owners, and to any other person known to be claiming an interest in the vehicle. The department shall also give public notice of the lien by placing an advertisement in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county in which the registrant’s place of business is located. (d) At any time before seizure and sale, any person claiming an interest in the vehicle may pay the department the amount of the lien, plus costs. In that event, the seizure and sale shall not be held, and the vehicle, shall be returned by the department to the person entitled to its possession. (e) Any property found by the department in any vehicle seized under the provisions of this article shall be handled by the department in the manner provided in Sections 2414 and 2415. (f) The sale shall be conducted and proceeds distributed pursuant to Section 9802. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 187, Sec. 2.)
8204.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 6. Enforcement of Liens on Apportioned Fleet Vehicles [8200 - 8204] ( Article 6 added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 187, Sec. 2. )
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The department may waive apportioned registration fees and penalties for a transferee or purchaser of an apportioned fleet vehicle if certain lien and notice conditions are met; if waived, those amounts become the registrant’s liability and may be collected in a civil action.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700 - 8204] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 6. Enforcement of Liens on Apportioned Fleet Vehicles [8200 - 8204] ( Article 6 added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 187, Sec. 2. ) ## 8204. (a) When a transferee or purchaser of an apportionately registered fleet vehicle applies to the department for transfer of ownership and it is determined by the department that there is an outstanding lien against the fleet in which the vehicle was operated, that fees became due prior to the transfer or purchase of the vehicle, and that the transferee or the purchaser was not cognizant of the fact that a lien existed, the department may waive apportioned registration fees and any penalties that are due. (b) When fees and penalties are waived pursuant to subdivision (a), the apportioned registration fees and penalties shall become the liability of the registrant who failed to pay the fees and penalties when they became due. The fees and penalties may be collected by the department in an appropriate civil action. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 187, Sec. 2.)
8800.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Offenses Against Registration Laws and Suspension, Revocation, and Cancellation of Registration [8800 - 8804] ( Chapter 5 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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The department may suspend, cancel, or revoke vehicle registrations and related documents in specified circumstances.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Offenses Against Registration Laws and Suspension, Revocation, and Cancellation of Registration [8800 - 8804] ( Chapter 5 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 8800. (a) The department may suspend, cancel, or revoke the registration of a vehicle or a certificate of ownership, registration card, license plate, or permit under any of the following circumstances: (1) When the department is satisfied that the registration or the certificate, card, plate, or permit was fraudulently obtained or erroneously issued. (2) When the department determines that a registered vehicle is mechanically unfit or unsafe to be operated or moved upon the highways. (3) When a registered vehicle has been dismantled or wrecked. (4) When the department determines that the required fee has not been paid and the same is not paid upon reasonable notice and demand. (5) When a registration card, license plate, or permit is knowingly displayed upon a vehicle other than the one for which issued. (6) When the registration could have been refused when last issued or renewed. (7) When the department determines that the owner or legal owner has committed an offense under Sections 20 (with respect to an application for the registration of a vehicle), 4000, 4159 to 4163, inclusive, 4454, 4456, 4461, 4463, 5202, 10750, and 10751, involving the registration or the certificate, card, plate, or permit to be suspended, canceled, or revoked. (8) When the department is so authorized pursuant to any other provision of law. (b) The department may suspend the registration of all vehicles registered in the name of a person, under any of the following circumstances: (1) When the United States Secretary of the Department of Transportation or his or her designee issues a lawful out-of-service order pursuant to Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations. (2) When the department suspends or revokes a motor carrier of property permit. (3) When the Public Utilities Commission suspends or revokes operating authority or private registration. (c) A suspension imposed pursuant to subdivision (b) shall remain in effect and a vehicle for which registration has been suspended shall not be registered in the name of the person until the department verifies that person’s federal registration, federal operating authority, California operating authority, California private registration, or motor carrier of property permit is reissued. (Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 288, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2007.)
8801.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Offenses Against Registration Laws and Suspension, Revocation, and Cancellation of Registration [8800 - 8804] ( Chapter 5 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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The department may suspend, cancel, revoke, or renew a permanent registration made under Section 4155 when it decides reissuing the registration is advisable.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Offenses Against Registration Laws and Suspension, Revocation, and Cancellation of Registration [8800 - 8804] ( Chapter 5 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 8801. The department may suspend, cancel, revoke, or renew any permanent registration made under Section 4155 when the department determines that it is advisable to reissue the registration. (Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
8802.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Offenses Against Registration Laws and Suspension, Revocation, and Cancellation of Registration [8800 - 8804] ( Chapter 5 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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If the department cancels, suspends, or revokes a vehicle registration or related document, the owner or person in possession must immediately return the registration documents and plates to the department.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Offenses Against Registration Laws and Suspension, Revocation, and Cancellation of Registration [8800 - 8804] ( Chapter 5 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 8802. Whenever the department cancels, suspends, or revokes the registration of a vehicle or a certificate of ownership, registration card, or license plates, or any nonresident or other permit, the owner or person in possession shall immediately return the documents, plates, certificates, or other evidence of registration to the department. (Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 482.)
8803.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Offenses Against Registration Laws and Suspension, Revocation, and Cancellation of Registration [8800 - 8804] ( Chapter 5 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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If the department cancels, suspends, or revokes a Division 5 license, the licensee or person holding it must immediately return the license and related items to the department.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Offenses Against Registration Laws and Suspension, Revocation, and Cancellation of Registration [8800 - 8804] ( Chapter 5 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 8803. Whenever the department cancels, suspends, or revokes any license issued pursuant to Division 5 (commencing with Section 11100), the licensee or person in possession shall immediately return the license, documents, plates, certificates, and other evidence of the license to the department. (Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1563, Sec. 5.)
8804.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Offenses Against Registration Laws and Suspension, Revocation, and Cancellation of Registration [8800 - 8804] ( Chapter 5 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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A California resident who owns and operates a vehicle in the state must not register or renew that vehicle in a foreign jurisdiction without paying the appropriate California fees and taxes; doing so is a misdemeanor.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Offenses Against Registration Laws and Suspension, Revocation, and Cancellation of Registration [8800 - 8804] ( Chapter 5 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 8804. Every person who, while a resident, as defined in Section 516, of this state, with respect to any vehicle owned by him and operated in this state, registers or renews the registration for the vehicle in a foreign jurisdiction, without the payment of appropriate fees and taxes to this state, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 409, Sec. 4.)
9.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## General Provisions ( General Provisions enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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Any notice, report, statement, or record required by this code must be made in writing in English.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## General Provisions ( General Provisions enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9. Whenever any notice, report, statement, or record is required by this code, it shall be made in writing in the English language. (Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
9101.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Exemptions [9101 - 9107] ( Article 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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Certain government-operated vehicles do not have to pay the code’s specified fees if they are leased, lease-sold, or under rental-purchase agreements giving possession for at least 30 consecutive days, except for fees not exempted under Section 9103.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Exemptions [9101 - 9107] ( Article 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9101. No fees specified in this code, except fees not exempted under Section 9103, need be paid for any vehicle operated by the state, or by any county, city, district, or political subdivision of the state, or the United States, as lessee under a lease, lease-sale, or rental-purchase agreement that grants possession of the vehicle to the lessee for a period of 30 consecutive days or more. (Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 594, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 2004.)
9102.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Exemptions [9101 - 9107] ( Article 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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Certain qualifying nonprofit collegiate educational institutions do not have to pay most vehicle fees for eligible fire-fighting vehicles.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Exemptions [9101 - 9107] ( Article 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9102. The fees specified in this code except fees for duplicate plates, certificates, or cards need not be paid for any vehicle owned by an educational institution of collegiate grade not conducted for profit and having an enrollment of 5,000 students or more and having an acreage of 5,000 acres or more, if such vehicle is used for fire-fighting purposes within the limits of the acreage of such institution and is operated principally on roads owned by such institution. (Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
9102.5.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Exemptions [9101 - 9107] ( Article 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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Certain privately owned school buses qualify for a $15 registration and licensing fee instead of the other fees listed in the code, with some exceptions. The section also allows a temporary permit in some cases and exempts some buses used for students or developmentally disabled transport.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Exemptions [9101 - 9107] ( Article 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9102.5. (a) In lieu of all other fees which are specified in this code, except fees for duplicate plates, certificates, or cards, a fee of fifteen dollars ($15) shall be paid for the registration and licensing of any privately owned schoolbus, as defined in Section 545, which is either of the following: (1) Owned by a private nonprofit educational organization and operated in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Department of Education and the Department of the California Highway Patrol exclusively in transporting school pupils, or school pupils and employees, of the private nonprofit educational organization. (2) Operated in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Department of Education and the Department of the California Highway Patrol exclusively in transporting school pupils, or school pupils and employees, of any public school or private nonprofit educational organization pursuant to a contract between a public school district or nonprofit educational organization and the owner or operator of the schoolbus. This section does not apply to any schoolbus which is operated pursuant to any contract which requires the public school district or nonprofit educational organization to pay any amount representing the costs of registration and weight fees unless and until the contract is amended to require only the payment of an amount representing the fee required by this section. (b) When a schoolbus under contract and registered pursuant to subdivision (a) is to be temporarily operated in such a manner that it becomes subject to full registration fees specified in this code, the owner may, prior to that operation, as an alternative to the full registration, secure a temporary permit to operate the vehicle in this state for any one or more calendar months. The permit shall be posted upon the windshield or other prominent place upon the vehicle, and shall identify the vehicle to which it is affixed. When so affixed, the permit shall serve as indicia of full registration for the period designated on the permit. Upon payment of the fees specified in Section 9266.5, the department may issue a temporary permit under this section. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision, any schoolbus used exclusively to transport students at or below the 12th-grade level to or from any school, for an education-related purpose, or for an activity sponsored by a nonprofit organization shall be deemed to be a schoolbus for the purposes of this section and shall pay a fee of fifteen dollars ($15) in lieu of all other fees which are specified in this code, except fees for duplicate plates, certificates, or cards. (d) This section does not apply to a schoolbus, operated to transport persons who are developmentally disabled, as defined by the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act (Division 4.5 (commencing with Section 4500) of the Welfare and Institutions Code), to or from vocational, prevocational, or work training centers sponsored by the State Department of Developmental Services. (Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 719, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2004.)
9103.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Exemptions [9101 - 9107] ( Article 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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Some government-owned vehicles do not have to pay the fees covered by this section, except duplicate plate, certificate, or card fees.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Exemptions [9101 - 9107] ( Article 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9103. (a) Fees specified in this code, except fees for duplicate plates, certificates, or cards, are not required to be paid for any vehicle of a type subject to registration under this code owned by the United States or by any state or political subdivision of a state or by any municipality duly organized under the California Constitution or laws of this state. (b) The registration fees specified in this code, except fees for duplicate plates, certificates, or cards, are not required to be paid for any vehicle owned by a public entity described in subdivision (f) of Section 15975 of the Government Code. (Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 200, Sec. 8. (SB 734) Effective January 1, 2010.)
9104.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Exemptions [9101 - 9107] ( Article 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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Some qualifying fire department vehicles are exempt from paying most vehicle-code fees.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Exemptions [9101 - 9107] ( Article 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9104. The fees specified in this code except fees for duplicate plates, certificates, or cards need not be paid for any vehicle of a type subject to registration under this code owned by a public fire department organized as a nonprofit corporation and used exclusively for firefighting or rescue purposes or exclusively as an ambulance, nor for any vehicle owned by a voluntary fire department organized under the laws of this state and used exclusively for firefighting or rescue purposes or exclusively as an ambulance. (Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 517.)
9104.2.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Exemptions [9101 - 9107] ( Article 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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Certain fees do not have to be paid for qualifying registered vehicles owned by eligible federally recognized Indian tribes and used only for firefighting, rescue, or ambulance purposes, except duplicate plate, certificate, or card fees.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Exemptions [9101 - 9107] ( Article 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9104.2. The fees specified in this code, except fees for duplicate plates, certificates, or cards need not be paid for a vehicle of a type subject to registration under this code owned by a federally recognized Indian tribe that has entered into a mutual aid agreement with a state, county, city, or other governmental municipality for fire protection and emergency response, and the equipment is used exclusively for firefighting or rescue purposes or exclusively as an ambulance. (Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 92, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)
9104.5.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Exemptions [9101 - 9107] ( Article 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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Certain vehicles owned by federally recognized Indian tribes are exempt from most fees, if they are used exclusively within tribal lands.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Exemptions [9101 - 9107] ( Article 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9104.5. The fees specified in this code, except fees for registration under Section 9250, need not be paid for any vehicle of a type subject to registration under this code if the vehicle is owned by a federally recognized Indian tribe and the vehicle is used exclusively within the boundaries of lands under the jurisdiction of that Indian tribe, including the incidental use of that vehicle on highways within those boundaries. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 911, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
9106.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Exemptions [9101 - 9107] ( Article 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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Civil Air Patrol vehicles meeting the stated conditions do not have to pay most registration fees, but they still must be registered and display specified plates.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Exemptions [9101 - 9107] ( Article 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9106. The fees specified in this code, except fees for duplicate plates, certificates or cards, need not be paid for any vehicle of a type subject to registration under this code which is operated by the Civil Air Patrol, when the vehicle has been transferred to the Civil Air Patrol by the United States Government, or any agency thereof, if by federal regulation or directive the use of such vehicle is restricted to defined activities of the Civil Air Patrol, and if by federal regulation or directive the vehicle must be returned to the United States Government when no longer required or suited for use by the Civil Air Patrol. Such vehicles shall be registered as otherwise required under this code by the Civil Air Patrol and the Civil Air Patrol shall display a license plate or plates bearing distinguishing marks or symbols as specified in this code, which plate or plates shall be furnished by the department free of charge. (Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
9107.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Exemptions [9101 - 9107] ( Article 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section exempts certain vehicles from the weight fees for commercial vehicles in Sections 9400 and 9400.1.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Exemptions [9101 - 9107] ( Article 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9107. The weight fees for commercial vehicles specified in Sections 9400 and 9400.1 do not apply to any of the following: (a) A vehicle operated by a passenger stage corporation, as defined in Section 226 of the Public Utilities Code, that is subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission, if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The vehicle is operated exclusively on any line or lines having a one-way route mileage not exceeding 15 miles, and each of those lines is operated in either of the following areas: (A) In urban or suburban areas or between cities in close proximity. (B) Between nonadjacent urban or suburban areas or cities, the area between which is substantially residential, commercial, or industrial as distinguished from rural. (2) The principal business of the passenger stage corporation is the operation of vehicles on a route or routes as defined in paragraph (1). (b) A vehicle operated exclusively on any line or lines within the limits of a single city by a person engaged as a common carrier of passengers between fixed termini or over a regular route, 98 percent of whose operations, as measured by total route mileage operated, are exclusively within the limits of a single city, and who by reason thereof is not a passenger stage corporation subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission. (c) Vanpool vehicles. (d) A vehicle purchased with federal funds under the authority of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 5310 of Title 49 of the United States Code or Chapter 35 (commencing with Section 3001) of Title 42 of the United States Code for the purpose of providing specialized transportation services to senior citizens and handicapped persons by public and private nonprofit operators of specialized transportation service agencies. (e) A vehicle operated solely for the purpose of providing specialized transportation services to senior citizens and persons with disabilities, by a nonprofit, public benefit consolidated transportation service agency designated under Section 15975 of the Government Code. (Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 594, Sec. 32. Effective January 1, 2004.)
9250.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section sets vehicle registration fees at $43 for earlier periods and $53 for later periods, with exemptions for vehicles expressly exempted under the code.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9250. (a) A registration fee of forty-three dollars ($43) shall be paid to the department for the registration of each vehicle or trailer coach of a type subject to registration under this code, except those vehicles that are expressly exempted under this code from the payment of registration fees. This subdivision applies to all of the following: (1) The initial or original registration, on or after July 1, 2011, but before April 1, 2017, of any vehicle not previously registered in this state. (2) The renewal of registration of any vehicle for which the registration period expires on or after July 1, 2011, but before April 1, 2017. (b) A registration fee of fifty-three dollars ($53) shall be paid to the department for the registration of each vehicle or trailer coach of a type subject to registration under this code, except those vehicles that are expressly exempted under this code from the payment of registration fees. This subdivision applies to all of the following: (1) The initial or original registration, on or after April 1, 2017, of any vehicle not previously registered in this state. (2) The renewal or original registration of any vehicle for which the registration period expires on or after April 1, 2017, regardless of whether a renewal application was mailed to the registered owner before April 1, 2017. (c) The registration fee imposed under this section applies to all vehicles described in Section 5004, whether or not special identification plates are issued to that vehicle. (d) Trailer coaches are subject to the registration fee provided in subdivision (a) or (b) for each unit of the trailer coach. (e) The amounts collected pursuant to the increase in the registration fee as specified in subdivision (b) shall be used only for costs incurred in connection with the regulation of vehicles, including administrative costs for vehicle registration. (Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 339, Sec. 6. (SB 838) Effective September 13, 2016.)
9250.1.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section increases the Section 9250 fee by $3 starting July 1, 2008, splits the increase between two funds, and later becomes inoperative and repealed.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9250.1. (a) Beginning July 1, 2008, the fee described in Section 9250 shall be increased by three dollars ($3). (b) Two dollars ($2) of the increase shall be deposited into the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Fund created by Section 44273 of the Health and Safety Code, and one dollar ($1) shall be deposited into the Enhanced Fleet Modernization Subaccount created by Section 44126 of the Health and Safety Code. (c) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2035, and, as of January 1, 2036, is repealed. (Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 319, Sec. 12. (AB 126) Effective October 7, 2023. Inoperative July 1, 2035, by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1, 2036, by its own provisions.)
9250.10.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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Additional freeway-emergency fees must be paid to the department when vehicle registration is completed or renewed, with some vehicle exemptions. Certain commercial motor vehicles must also pay a $2 service fee, and the department must pass collected fees to the county authority after administrative costs.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9250.10. (a) (1) In addition to any other fees specified in this code and the Revenue and Taxation Code, any additional fees imposed by a service authority for freeway emergencies pursuant to Section 2555 of the Streets and Highways Code shall be paid to the department at the time of registration or renewal of registration of every vehicle, except vehicles described in subdivision (a) of Section 5014.1, subject to registration under this code in the subject counties, except those vehicles that are expressly exempted under this code from the payment of registration fees. (2) In addition to the additional fees imposed for freeway emergencies, and upon the implementation of the permanent trailer identification plate program, and as part of the Commercial Vehicle Registration Act of 2001, all commercial motor vehicles subject to Section 9400.1 registered to an owner with an address in the county that established a service authority under this section, shall pay an additional service fee of two dollars ($2). (b) After deducting its administrative costs, the department shall distribute the additional fees collected pursuant to subdivision (a) to the authority in the county in which they were collected. (Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 826, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 2002.)
9250.11.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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The district may impose a $1 vehicle registration fee in the south coast district, subject to board approval and an exemption for vehicles already expressly exempted from registration fees.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9250.11. (a) In addition to any other fees specified in this code and the Revenue and Taxation Code, a fee of one dollar ($1) may be imposed by the South Coast Air Quality Management District and shall be paid to the department, upon renewal of registration of any motor vehicle subject to Part 5 (commencing with Section 43000) of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code and registered in the south coast district, except any vehicle that is expressly exempted under this code from the payment of registration fees. (b) Prior to imposing fees pursuant to this section, the south coast district board shall approve the imposition of the fees through the adoption of a resolution by both a majority of the district board and a majority of the district board who are elected officials. After deducting all costs incurred pursuant to this section, the department shall distribute the additional fees collected pursuant to subdivision (a) to the south coast district, which shall use the fees to reduce air pollution from motor vehicles through implementation of Sections 40448.5 and 40448.5.1 of the Health and Safety Code. (c) Any memorandum of understanding reached between the district and a county prior to the imposition of a one dollar ($1) fee by a county shall remain in effect and govern the allocation of the funds generated in that county by that fee. (d) The South Coast Air Quality Management District shall adopt accounting procedures to ensure that revenues from motor vehicle registration fees are not commingled with other program revenues. (Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 724, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
9250.12.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section authorizes a $4 vehicle registration fee in San Francisco County if the required findings are made, the county adopts the fee, and county voters approve it.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9250.12. (a) For purposes of this section, “county” means the City and County of San Francisco. (b) In addition to any other fees specified in this code and the Revenue and Taxation Code, a fee of four dollars ($4) shall be paid at the time of registration or renewal of registration of every vehicle registered to an address within a county, except those vehicles expressly exempted from payment of registration fees and commercial vehicles weighing more than 4,000 pounds, unladen, if all of the following occur: (1) The county board of supervisors finds both of the following: (A) That there is traffic congestion within the county that can be alleviated by the operation of public transit and that the cost of funding public transit exceeds the revenues to be collected from a service fee imposed on vehicles. (B) That the imposition of the additional registration fee will reduce the need for any public transit fare increases during the period that the fee is in effect. (2) The county board of supervisors adopts an ordinance or resolution imposing the additional registration fee. (3) The ordinance or resolution adopted pursuant to paragraph (2) is approved by two-thirds of the voters in the county who voted on the measure. (c) The fee imposed pursuant to this section shall apply to any original registration occurring on or after the January 1 following the adoption of the ordinance pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) and to any renewal of registration with an expiration date on or after that January 1. (d) After deducting all costs incurred pursuant to this section, the department shall distribute the revenues to the county. The amount of revenues distributed by the department to the county shall be equal to the net amount of revenues received from that county that were derived from the imposition of the additional fees. (e) Money allocated to the county pursuant to this section shall be expended only to fund programs for the provision of public transit, including capital outlay, security, and maintenance costs, and including, but not limited to, removal of graffiti from public transit vehicles and facilities, and to pay the costs of compliance with paragraph (3) of subdivision (b). (f) If public transit fees are increased at any time the additional registration fee authorized by the section is in effect, the fee may not continue to be imposed. This section shall become inoperative on the date those fares are increased and shall be repealed on January 1 next following that date. The board of supervisors shall notify the department of any increase in public transit fares occurring while the additional registration fee is in effect. (Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 966, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994. Inoperative on date prescribed in subd. (f). Repealed on January 1 after inoperative date, by its own provisions.)
9250.13.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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Most vehicles must pay an $18 fee at registration or renewal; certain commercial motor vehicles must also pay an extra $6 fee when the trailer identification plate program is implemented.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9250.13. (a) (1) In addition to any other fees specified in this code and the Revenue and Taxation Code, a fee of eighteen dollars ($18) shall be paid at the time of registration or renewal of registration of every vehicle, except vehicles described in subdivision (a) of Section 5014.1, subject to registration under this code, except those vehicles that are expressly exempted under this code from the payment of registration fees. (2) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (1), upon the implementation of the permanent trailer identification plate program, and as part of the Commercial Vehicle Registration Act of 2001 (Chapter 861 of the Statutes of 2000), all commercial motor vehicles subject to Section 9400.1 shall pay a fee of six dollars ($6). (b) The money realized pursuant to this section shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for expenditure to offset the costs of increasing the uniformed field strength of the Department of the California Highway Patrol beyond its 1994 staffing level and those costs associated with maintaining this new level of uniformed field strength and carrying out those duties specified in subdivision (a) of Section 830.2 of the Penal Code. (Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 756, Sec. 19. Effective September 30, 2008.)
9250.14.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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A county may adopt a vehicle registration fee, collect it at registration or renewal, and must use and report the money only as this section allows.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9250.14. (a) (1) In addition to any other fees specified in this code and the Revenue and Taxation Code, upon the adoption of a resolution by any county board of supervisors, a fee of one dollar ($1) shall be paid at the time of registration or renewal of registration of every vehicle, except vehicles described in subdivision (a) of Section 5014.1, registered to an address within that county except those expressly exempted from payment of registration fees. The fees, after deduction of the administrative costs incurred by the department in carrying out this section, shall be paid quarterly to the Controller. (2) (A) If a county has adopted a resolution to impose a one-dollar ($1) fee pursuant to paragraph (1), the county may increase the fee specified in paragraph (1) to two dollars ($2) in the same manner as the imposition of the initial fee pursuant to paragraph (1). The two dollars ($2) shall be paid at the time of registration or renewal of registration of a vehicle, and quarterly to the Controller, as provided in paragraph (1). (B) If a county has not adopted a resolution to impose a one-dollar ($1) fee pursuant to paragraph (1), the county may instead adopt a fee of two dollars ($2) in the manner prescribed in paragraph (1). (C) A resolution to impose a fee of two dollars ($2) pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) shall be submitted to the department at least six months before the operative date of the fee increase. (3) In addition to the service fee imposed pursuant to paragraph (1), and upon the implementation of the permanent trailer identification plate program, and as part of the Commercial Vehicle Registration Act of 2001 (Chapter 861 of the Statutes of 2000), all commercial motor vehicles subject to Section 9400.1 registered to an owner with an address in the county that established a service authority under this section, shall pay an additional service fee of two dollars ($2). (4) (A) If a county imposes a service fee of two dollars ($2) by adopting a resolution pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2), the fee specified in paragraph (3) shall be increased to four dollars ($4). The four dollars ($4) shall be paid at the time of registration or renewal of registration of a vehicle, and quarterly to the Controller as provided in paragraph (1). (B) A resolution to increase the additional service fee from two dollars ($2) to four dollars ($4) pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2) shall be submitted to the department at least six months before the operative date of the fee increase. (b) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the moneys paid to the Controller are continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, for the administrative costs of the Controller, and for disbursement by the Controller to each county that has adopted a resolution pursuant to subdivision (a), based upon the number of vehicles registered, or whose registration is renewed, to an address within that county. (c) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, moneys allocated to a county pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be expended exclusively to fund programs that enhance the capacity of local police and prosecutors to deter, investigate, and prosecute vehicle theft crimes. In any county with a population of 250,000 or less, the moneys shall be expended exclusively for those vehicle theft crime programs and for the prosecution of crimes involving driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or both, in violation of Section 23152 or 23153, or vehicular manslaughter in violation of Section 191.5 of the Penal Code or subdivision (c) of Section 192 of the Penal Code, or any combination of those crimes. (2) For purposes of this subdivision, “vehicle theft crimes” means the theft of a vehicle, unlawful taking of a vehicle, burglary of a vehicle, or theft of vehicle parts or components. (d) The moneys collected pursuant to this section shall not be expended to offset a reduction in any other source of funds, nor for any purpose not authorized under this section. (e) Any funds received by a county before January 1, 2000, pursuant to this section, that are not expended to deter, investigate, or prosecute crimes pursuant to subdivision (c) shall be returned to the Controller, for deposit in the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund. Those funds received by a county shall be expended in accordance with this section. (f) Each county that adopts a resolution under subdivision (a) shall submit, on or before the 13th day following the end of each quarter, a quarterly expenditure and activity report to the designated statewide Vehicle Theft Investigation and Apprehension Coordinator in the Department of the California Highway Patrol. (g) A county that imposes a fee under subdivision (a) shall issue a fiscal year-end report to the Controller on or before November 30 of each year. The report shall include a detailed accounting of the funds received and expended in the immediately preceding fiscal year, including, at a minimum, all of the following: (1) The amount of funds received and expended by the county under subdivision (b) for the immediately preceding fiscal year. (2) The total expenditures by the county under subdivision (c) for the immediately preceding fiscal year. (3) Details of expenditures made by the county under subdivision (c), including salaries and expenses, purchase of equipment and supplies, and any other expenditures made listed by type with an explanatory comment. (4) A summary of vehicle theft abatement activities and other vehicle theft programs funded by the fees collected pursuant to this section. (5) The total number of stolen vehicles recovered and the value of those vehicles during the immediately preceding fiscal year. (6) The total number of vehicles stolen during the immediately preceding fiscal year as compared to the fiscal year before the immediately preceding fiscal year. (7) Any additional, unexpended fee revenues received under subdivision (b) for the county for the immediately preceding fiscal year. (h) A county that imposes a fee under subdivision (a) shall post the report described in subdivision (g) on its internet website. (i) Each county that fails to submit the report required pursuant to subdivision (g) by November 30 of each year shall have the fee suspended by the Controller for one year, commencing on July 1 following the Controller’s determination that a county has failed to submit the report. (j) (1) On or before January 1 of each year, the Controller shall provide to the Department of the California Highway Patrol copies of the year-end reports submitted by the counties under subdivision (g) and, in consultation with the Department of the California Highway Patrol, shall review the fiscal year-end reports submitted by each county pursuant to subdivision (g) to determine if fee revenues are being utilized in a manner consistent with this section. If the Controller determines that the use of the fee revenues is not consistent with this section, the Controller shall consult with the participating counties’ designated regional coordinators. If the Controller determines that use of the fee revenues is still not consistent with this section, the authority to collect the fee by that county shall be suspended for one year. (2) If the Controller determines that a county has not submitted a fiscal year-end report as required in subdivision (g), the authorization to collect the service fee shall be suspended for one year pursuant to subdivision (i). (3) If the Controller determines that a fee shall be suspended for a county, the Controller shall inform the Department of Motor Vehicles on or before February 1 of each year that the authority to collect a fee for that county is suspended. (k) On or before January 1 of each year, the Controller shall prepare and post on the Controller’s internet website a revenue and expenditure summary for each participating county that includes all of the following: (1) The total revenues received by each county. (2) The total expenditures by each county. (3) The unexpended revenues for each county. (l) For the purposes of this section, a county-designated regional coordinator is that agency designated by the participating county’s board of supervisors as the agency in control of its countywide vehicle theft apprehension program. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 67, Sec. 184. (AB 1170) Effective January 1, 2026.)
9250.15.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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The department must collect an administrative service fee for certain vehicle registration applications.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9250.15. (a) In addition to any other fees specified in this code, the department shall collect an administrative service fee in the amount authorized under subdivision (b) for each application for registration, renewal of registration, or supplement apportioned registration pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 8050) of Chapter 4. (b) The administrative service fee required to be collected under subdivision (a) shall be at least the amount determined by the department to be sufficient to pay membership dues to the association acting as the repository for the International Registration Plan under Article 3 (commencing with Section 8000) of Chapter 4, but may not be more than two dollars ($2) for each application. (c) The money collected by the department under this section, less the department’s administrative costs in collecting and transmitting the money, shall be available, upon appropriation, to the department for payment to the association described in subdivision (b). (d) Funds provided to the association under this section shall be used exclusively for the administration and support of reciprocity activities under the International Registration Plan. (Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 539, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2002.)
9250.16.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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A district may impose a $1 surcharge on certain motor vehicle registrations, subject to board approval and fee collection by the department.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9250.16. (a) In addition to any other fees specified in this code, the Health and Safety Code, and the Revenue and Taxation Code, a surcharge of one dollar ($1) may be imposed by the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District and shall be paid to the department as follows: (1) Upon initial registration of any motor vehicle not previously registered in this state that is registered on or after the date the department begins collecting the fee. (2) Upon renewal of registration of any motor vehicle for which the registration period expires after the date the department begins collecting the fee. (3) This subdivision applies to any motor vehicle subject to Part 5 (commencing with Section 43000) of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code, except any vehicle that is expressly exempted under this code from the payment of registration fees. The department shall begin collecting the fee on January 1 of the fiscal year immediately following the date the department receives the request to do so from the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District Board. (b) Prior to the adoption of any surcharge pursuant to this subdivision, the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District board shall approve the imposition of the surcharge through the adoption of a resolution, as specified in Section 44225 of the Health and Safety Code. (c) The San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District shall pay for the costs identified by the department to establish the fee collection procedure. After deducting the on-going costs incurred by the department in collecting the fees, the department shall deposit the revenue collected pursuant to this section into the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund for allocation to the district. Subdivision (c) of Section 40605 of the Health and Safety Code does not apply to the costs described in this subdivision. (Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 483, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2004.)
9250.17.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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If certain air pollution districts request it, the department must collect vehicle registration fees and later distribute the revenue to the districts after subtracting its costs.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9250.17. (a) The department shall, if requested by a county air pollution control district, air quality management district, or unified or regional air pollution control district, collect fees established pursuant to Sections 44223 and 44225 of the Health and Safety Code upon the registration or renewal of registration of any motor vehicle registered in the district, except those vehicles which are expressly exempted under this code from the payment of registration fees. (b) After deducting all costs incurred pursuant to this section, the department shall distribute the revenues to the districts based upon the amount of fees collected from motor vehicles registered within each district. (c) The department may annually expend for its costs not more than the following percentages of the fees collected pursuant to subdivision (a): (1) Five percent during the first year after the operative date the fee is imposed or increased. (2) Three percent during the second year after the operative date the fee is imposed or increased. (3) One percent during any subsequent year. (Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1705, Sec. 2.)
9250.18.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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The department must collect an administrative fee when a vehicle registration is renewed or ownership is transferred, and must send the money monthly to the Vehicle Inspection and Repair Fund after deducting reasonable costs.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9250.18. (a) The department shall collect the administrative fee established pursuant to Sections 44081 and 44081.6 of the Health and Safety Code upon the renewal of registration or transfer of ownership of any motor vehicle registered in the state. (b) On a monthly basis, after deducting its reasonable costs, the department shall transmit all revenues, including accrued interest, received pursuant to this section, for deposit in the Vehicle Inspection and Repair Fund, for use by the Department of Consumer Affairs pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 44000) of Part 5 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code. Alternatively, the department and the Department of Consumer Affairs may, by interagency agreement, establish a procedure for the Department of Consumer Affairs to reimburse the department for its reasonable costs incurred in collecting the administrative fees. (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1220, Sec. 54.2. Effective September 30, 1994.)
9250.19.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section lets counties impose certain vehicle registration-related fees by resolution, sets how the money must be handled, and requires annual reporting; if a county misses the report deadline or misuses the funds, the Controller must notify the DMV to suspend the fee for one year.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9250.19. (a) (1) In addition to any other fees specified in this code and the Revenue and Taxation Code, upon the adoption of a resolution pursuant to this subdivision by any county board of supervisors, a fee of one dollar ($1) shall be paid at the time of registration, renewal, or supplemental application for apportioned registration pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 8050) of Chapter 4 of every vehicle, except vehicles described in subdivision (a) of Section 5014.1, registered to an address within that county except those expressly exempted from payment of registration fees. The fees, after deduction of the administrative costs incurred by the department in carrying out this section, shall be paid quarterly to the Controller. (2) (A) If a county has adopted a resolution to impose a one-dollar ($1) fee pursuant to paragraph (1), the county may increase the fee specified in paragraph (1) to two dollars ($2) in the same manner as the imposition of the initial fee pursuant to paragraph (1). The two dollars ($2) shall be paid at the time of registration or renewal of registration of a vehicle, and quarterly to the Controller, as provided in paragraph (1). (B) If a county has not adopted a resolution to impose a one-dollar ($1) fee pursuant to paragraph (1), the county may instead adopt a fee of two dollars ($2) in the manner prescribed in paragraph (1). (C) A resolution to impose a fee of two dollars ($2) pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) shall be submitted to the department at least six months prior to the operative date of the fee increase. (3) In addition to the one-dollar ($1) service fee, and upon the implementation of the permanent trailer identification plate program, and as part of the Commercial Vehicle Registration Act of 2001, all commercial motor vehicles subject to Section 9400.1 registered to an owner with an address in the county that established a service authority under this section, shall pay an additional service fee of two dollars ($2). (4) (A) If a county imposes a service fee of two dollars ($2) by adopting a resolution pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2), the fee specified in paragraph (3) shall be increased to four dollars ($4). The four dollars ($4) shall be paid at the time of registration or renewal of registration of a vehicle, and quarterly to the Controller as provided in paragraph (1). (B) A resolution adopted pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2) shall be submitted to the department at least six months prior to the operative date of the fee. (5) A resolution adopted pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) shall include findings as to the purpose of, and the need for, imposing the additional registration fee. (b) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money paid to the Controller pursuant to subdivision (a) is continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, for disbursement by the Controller to each county that has adopted a resolution pursuant to subdivision (a), based upon the number of vehicles registered, or whose registration is renewed, to an address within that county, or supplemental application for apportioned registration, and for the administrative costs of the Controller incurred under this section. (c) Money allocated to a county pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be expended exclusively to fund programs that enhance the capacity of local law enforcement to provide automated mobile and fixed location fingerprint identification of individuals who may be involved in driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs in violation of Section 23152 or 23153, or vehicular manslaughter in violation of Section 191.5 of the Penal Code or subdivision (c) of Section 192 of the Penal Code, or any combination of those and other vehicle-related crimes, and other crimes committed while operating a motor vehicle. (d) The data from a program funded pursuant to subdivision (c) shall be made available by the local law enforcement agency to a local public agency that is required by law to obtain a criminal history background of persons as a condition of employment with that local public agency. A local law enforcement agency that provides the data may charge a fee to cover its actual costs in providing that data. (e) (1) Money collected pursuant to this section shall not be used to offset a reduction in any other source of funds for the purposes authorized under this section. (2) Funds collected pursuant to this section, upon recommendation of local or regional Remote Access Network Boards to the board of supervisors, shall be used exclusively for the purchase, by competitive bidding procedures, and the operation of equipment that is compatible with the Department of Justice’s Cal-ID master plan, as described in Section 11112.2 of the Penal Code, and the equipment shall interface in a manner that is in compliance with the requirement described in the Criminal Justice Information Services, Electronic Fingerprint Transmission Specification, prepared by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and dated August 24, 1995. (f) Every county that has authorized the collection of the fee pursuant to subdivision (a) shall issue a fiscal yearend report to the Controller on or before November 1 of each year, summarizing all of the following with respect to those fees: (1) The total revenues received by the county for the fiscal year. (2) The total expenditures and encumbered funds by the county for the fiscal year. For purposes of this subdivision, “encumbered funds” means funding that is scheduled to be spent pursuant to a determined schedule and for an identified purchase consistent with this section. (3) Any unexpended or unencumbered fee revenues for the county for the fiscal year. (4) The estimated annual cost of the purchase, operation, and maintenance of automated mobile and fixed location fingerprint equipment, related infrastructure, law enforcement enhancement programs, and personnel created or utilized in accordance with this section for the fiscal year. The listing shall detail the make and model number of the equipment, and include a succinct description of the related infrastructure items, law enforcement enhancement programs, and the classification or title of any personnel. (5) How the use of the funds benefits the motoring public. (g) For each county that fails to submit the report required pursuant to subdivision (f) by November 1 of each year, the Controller shall notify the Department of Motor Vehicles to suspend the fee for that county imposed pursuant to subdivision (a) for one year. (h) If any funds received by a county pursuant to subdivision (a) are not expended or encumbered in accordance with this section by the close of the fiscal year in which the funds were received, the Controller shall notify the Department of Motor Vehicles to suspend the fee for that county imposed pursuant to subdivision (a) for one year. For purposes of this subdivision, “encumbered funds” means funding that is scheduled to be spent pursuant to a determined schedule and for an identified purchase consistent with this section. (Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 292, Sec. 1. (AB 2393) Effective January 1, 2015.)
9250.4.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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If a countywide transportation planning agency asks, the department must collect the county vehicle fee at registration or renewal, except for vehicles exempt from registration fees.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9250.4. (a) The department shall, if requested by a countywide transportation planning agency, collect the fee imposed pursuant to Section 65089.20 of the Government Code upon the registration or renewal of registration of a motor vehicle registered in the county, except those vehicles that are expressly exempted under this code from the payment of registration fees. (b) The countywide transportation planning agency shall pay for the initial setup and programming costs identified by the department through a direct contract with the department. Any direct contract payment by the board shall be repaid, with no restriction on the funds, to the countywide transportation planning agency as part of the initial revenues available for distribution. (c) (1) After deducting all costs incurred pursuant to this section, the department shall distribute the net revenues pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 65089.20 of the Government Code. (2) The costs deducted under paragraph (1) shall not be counted against the 5-percent administrative cost limit specified in subdivision (d) of Section 65089.20 of the Government Code. (Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 554, Sec. 3. (SB 83) Effective January 1, 2010.)
9250.5.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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If requested, the department must collect a specified registration fee for motor vehicles in San Mateo County, and the county association must pay initial setup and programming costs.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9250.5. (a) The department shall, if requested by the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County, collect the fee imposed pursuant to Section 65089.11 of the Government Code upon the registration or renewal of registration of any motor vehicle registered in the county, except those vehicles that are expressly exempted under this code from the payment of registration fees. (b) The City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County shall pay for the initial setup and programming costs identified by the Department of Motor Vehicles through a direct contract with the department. Any direct contract payment by the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County shall be repaid, with no restriction on the funds, to the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County as part of the initial revenues distributed. Regular Department of Motor Vehicles collection costs shall be in accordance with subdivision (c). These costs shall not be counted against the 5-percent administration cost limit specified in subdivision (e) of Section 65089.12. (c) After deducting all costs incurred pursuant to this section, the department shall distribute the revenues to the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 931, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2005.)
9250.6.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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A $100 road improvement fee applies to registration or renewal of most zero-emission motor vehicles model year 2020 and later, with exceptions and annual CPI-based adjustments.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9250.6. (a) In addition to any other fees specified in this code, or the Revenue and Taxation Code, commencing July 1, 2020, a road improvement fee of one hundred dollars ($100) shall be paid to the department for registration or renewal of registration of every zero-emission motor vehicle model year 2020 and later subject to registration under this code, except those motor vehicles that are expressly exempted under this code from payment of registration fees. (b) On January 1, 2021, and every January 1 thereafter, the Department of Motor Vehicles shall adjust the road improvement fee imposed under subdivision (a) by increasing the fee in an amount equal to the increase in the California Consumer Price Index for the prior year, except the first adjustment shall cover the prior six months, as calculated by the Department of Finance, with amounts equal to or greater than fifty cents ($0.50) rounded to the highest whole dollar. The incremental change shall be added to the associated fee rate for that year. (c) Any changes to the road improvement fee imposed by subdivision (a) that are enacted by legislation subsequent to July 1, 2017, shall be deemed to be changes to the base fee rate for purposes of the California Consumer Price Index calculation and adjustment performed pursuant to subdivision (b). (d) Revenues from the road improvement fee, after deduction of the department’s administrative costs related to this section, shall be deposited in the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account created pursuant to Section 2031 of the Streets and Highways Code. (e) This section does not apply to a commercial motor vehicle subject to Section 9400.1. (f) This section does not apply to a vehicle issued apportioned registration pursuant to the International Registration Plan. (g) The road improvement fee required pursuant to this section does not apply to the initial registration after the purchase of a new zero-emission motor vehicle. (h) For purposes of this section, “zero-emission motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle as described in subdivision (d) of Section 44258 of the Health and Safety Code. (Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 20, Sec. 22. (AB 115) Effective June 27, 2017.)
9250.7.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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A county service authority may charge a $1 vehicle fee, with an extra $2 for certain commercial motor vehicles, and must report, audit, and comply with fee-suspension rules.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9250.7. (a) (1) A service authority established under Section 22710 may impose a service fee of one dollar ($1) on all vehicles, except vehicles described in subdivision (a) of Section 5014.1, registered to an owner with an address in the county that established the service authority. The fee shall be paid to the department at the time of registration, or renewal of registration, or when renewal becomes delinquent, except on vehicles that are expressly exempted under this code from the payment of registration fees. (2) In addition to the one-dollar ($1) service fee, and upon the implementation of the permanent trailer identification plate program, and as part of the Commercial Vehicle Registration Act of 2001, all commercial motor vehicles subject to Section 9400.1 registered to an owner with an address in the county that established a service authority under this section shall pay an additional service fee of two dollars ($2). (b) The department, after deducting its administrative costs, shall transmit, at least quarterly, the net amount collected pursuant to subdivision (a) to the Treasurer for deposit in the Abandoned Vehicle Trust Fund, which is hereby created. All money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the Controller for allocation to a service authority that has an approved abandoned vehicle abatement program pursuant to Section 22710, and for payment of the administrative costs of the Controller. After deduction of its administrative costs, the Controller shall allocate the money in the Abandoned Vehicle Trust Fund to each service authority in proportion to the revenues received from the fee imposed by that authority pursuant to subdivision (a). If any funds received by a service authority pursuant to this section are not expended to abate abandoned vehicles pursuant to an approved abandoned vehicle abatement program that has been in existence for at least two full fiscal years within 90 days of the close of the fiscal year in which the funds were received and the amount of those funds exceeds the amount expended by the service authority for the abatement of abandoned vehicles in the previous fiscal year, the fee imposed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be suspended for one year, commencing on July 1 following the Controller’s determination pursuant to subdivision (e). (c) Every service authority that imposes a fee authorized by subdivision (a) shall issue a fiscal yearend report to the Controller on or before October 31 of each year summarizing all of the following: (1) The total revenues received by the service authority during the previous fiscal year. (2) The total expenditures by the service authority during the previous fiscal year. (3) The total number of vehicles abated during the previous fiscal year. (4) The average cost per abatement during the previous fiscal year. (5) Any additional, unexpended fee revenues for the service authority during the previous fiscal year. (6) The number of notices to abate issued to vehicles during the previous fiscal year. (7) The number of vehicles disposed of pursuant to an ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 22710 during the previous fiscal year. (8) The total expenditures by the service authority for towing and storage of abandoned vehicles during the previous fiscal year. (d) Each service authority that fails to submit the report required pursuant to subdivision (c) by October 31 of each year shall have its fee pursuant to subdivision (a) suspended for one year commencing on July 1 following the Controller’s determination pursuant to subdivision (e). (e) On or before January 1 annually, the Controller shall review the fiscal yearend reports, submitted by each service authority pursuant to subdivision (c) and due no later than October 31, to determine if fee revenues are being utilized in a manner consistent with the service authority’s approved program. If the Controller determines that the use of the fee revenues is not consistent with the service authority’s program as approved by the Department of the California Highway Patrol, or that an excess of fee revenues exists, as specified in subdivision (b), the authority to collect the fee shall be suspended for one year pursuant to subdivision (b). If the Controller determines that a service authority has not submitted a fiscal yearend report as required in subdivision (c), the authorization to collect the service fee shall be suspended for one year pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (d). The Controller shall inform the Department of Motor Vehicles on or before January 1 annually, that the authority to collect the fee is suspended. A suspension shall only occur if the service authority has been in existence for at least two full fiscal years and the revenue fee surpluses are in excess of those allowed under this section, the use of the fee revenue is not consistent with the service authority’s approved program, or the required fiscal yearend report has not been submitted by October 31. (f) On or before January 1, 2010, and biennially thereafter, the service authority shall have a financial audit of the service authority conducted by a qualified independent third party. (g) The fee imposed by a service authority shall remain in effect only for a period of 10 years from the date that the actual collection of the fee commenced unless the fee is extended pursuant to this subdivision. The fee may be extended in increments of up to 10 years each if the board of supervisors of the county, by a two-thirds vote, and a majority of the cities having a majority of the incorporated population within the county adopt resolutions providing for the extension of the fee. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 728, Sec. 176. (SB 71) Effective January 1, 2013.)
9250.8.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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Most registered vehicles must pay a $3 fee at registration or renewal, with stated exemptions. Commercial motor vehicles subject to Section 9400.1 must also pay an additional $6 fee once the permanent trailer identification plate program is implemented.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9250.8. (a) In addition to any other fees specified in this code and the Revenue and Taxation Code, a fee of three dollars ($3) shall be paid at the time of registration or renewal of registration of every vehicle, except vehicles described in subdivision (a) of Section 5014.1, subject to registration under this code, except those vehicles that are expressly exempted under this code from the payment of registration fees. (b) In addition to the fee required under subdivision (a), upon the implementation of the permanent trailer identification plate program, and as part of the Commercial Vehicle Registration Act of 2001, all commercial motor vehicles subject to Section 9400.1 shall pay a fee of six dollars ($6). (Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 719, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2004.)
9250.9.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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Fees received by the department under Section 9250.8 must be deposited into the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund, and the deposited money may be spent only after legislative appropriation.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9250.9. All fees received by the department pursuant to Section 9250.8 shall be deposited in the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund. The money deposited in the account pursuant to this section shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for expenditure to accomplish the following: (a) To ensure sufficient support for those peace officer members employed on December 31, 1994, and to support an additional 130 peace officer members of the California Highway Patrol. (b) To offset the costs of maintaining the uniformed field strength of the Department of the California Highway Patrol. (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1197, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.)
9252.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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Some vehicle registrations must include a $15 service fee, with an exception for certain fleet vehicles.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9252. (a) In addition to the registration fee specified in Section 9250 and any weight fee, there shall be paid a service fee of fifteen dollars ($15) for the registration within this state of every vehicle purchased new outside this state or previously registered outside this state. If the vehicle has been registered and operated in this state during the same registration year in which application for registration is made, a fee of fifteen dollars ($15) shall be paid. (b) This section does not apply to vehicles registered as fleet vehicles under Article 4 (commencing with Section 8050) of Chapter 4, except upon application for a certificate of ownership. (Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 719, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2004.)
9254.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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A $15 service fee must be paid to the department for a certificate of ownership issued without vehicle registration.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9254. A service fee of fifteen dollars ($15) shall be paid to the department for a certificate of ownership issued without registration of the vehicle. (Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 719, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2004.)
9255.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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A transfer application for a vehicle title or interest generally requires a fee, with several stated exceptions.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9255. Upon application for the transfer of the title or any interest of an owner or legal owner in or to a vehicle registered under this code, or for which a certificate of ownership has been issued without registration under Section 4452, other than upon a transfer to a chattel mortgagee and other than upon a transfer to a transferee not required under this code to obtain the issuance to the owner of a new certificate of ownership and registration card, there shall be paid the following fees: (1) For a transfer by the owner of an automobile or motorcycle ........................ $15 (2) For a transfer by the owner of a trailer coach or commercial vehicle ........................ $15 (3) For a transfer by the legal owner ........................ $15 (4) When an application is presented showing a transfer by both the owner and legal owner of an automobile or motorcycle ........................ $15 (5) When an application is presented showing a transfer by both the owner and legal owner of a trailer coach or commercial vehicle ........................ $15 (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 758, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2003.)
9255.1.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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A $2 service fee must be paid to the department when a registration card is first issued for certain motor vehicles.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9255.1. A service fee of two dollars ($2), in addition to other required fees, shall be paid to the department upon the initial issuance of a registration card identifying a motor vehicle of a type included in subdivision (b) of Section 4453. Subsequent transfers of title are exempted from the two-dollar ($2) service fee. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 856, Sec. 2. Operative October 1, 1981, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 856.)
9255.2.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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A fee of up to $50 may be charged for certain vehicle initial registrations or ownership transfers, and it is paid to the Department of Motor Vehicles when inspection is made.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9255.2. (a) In addition to any other fees specified in this code and the Revenue and Taxation Code, a fee of not more than fifty dollars ($50), as determined by the Department of the California Highway Patrol to cover the costs of implementing and conducting the inspection program required under Section 5505, shall be paid to the Department of Motor Vehicles at the time inspection is made for initial registration or transfer of ownership of a vehicle included in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 4453. (b) The fees collected pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be deposited in the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund. The money deposited in the account shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for distribution as follows: (1) Not more than three dollars ($3) of each fee collected under subdivision (a) to the Department of Motor Vehicles. (2) The remainder to the Department of the California Highway Patrol. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 670, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2003.)
9255.3.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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Vehicles transferred under Section 14607.6 must pay a title transfer fee equal to the department’s actual processing cost, despite Section 9255.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9255.3. Notwithstanding Section 9255, any vehicle transferred pursuant to Section 14607.6 shall be subject to a title transfer fee equal to the department’s actual cost of processing that transfer. (Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1133, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1995.)
9255.5.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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If a transfer of registration is applied for under Section 5911, an additional fee specified in Section 9265 must be paid to the department, on top of the regular transfer fee.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9255.5. Upon application for transfer of registration pursuant to Section 5911, a fee as specified in Section 9265 shall be paid to the department in addition to the regular transfer fee. (Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 497.)
9256.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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When an application is filed to transfer registration to the chattel mortgagee, a $3 fee must be paid to the department for each covered vehicle.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9256. Upon filing with the department an application for transfer of registration to the chattel mortgagee as provided herein there shall be paid to the department a fee of three dollars ($3) for each vehicle registered under this code described in and subject to the chattel mortgage. (Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1717.)
9257.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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A required notice about installing a motor vehicle engine or motor must be accompanied by a $2 filing fee.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9257. Every notice of the installation in a vehicle of a motor vehicle engine or motor required to be filed under Section 4161 shall be accompanied by a filing fee of two dollars ($2). (Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
9257.5.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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A $50 fee must be paid for each temporary permit issued under Section 4156 when a certificate of compliance is required, unless the department cannot charge the fee under the income-eligible applicant exception.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9257.5. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), a fee of fifty dollars ($50) shall be paid for each temporary permit issued pursuant to Section 4156 when a certificate of compliance is required pursuant to Section 4000.3. (b) After deducting its administrative costs, the department shall deposit fees collected pursuant to subdivision (a) in the High Polluter Repair or Removal Account in the Vehicle Inspection and Repair Fund. (c) The department shall not charge a fee pursuant to subdivision (a) if the department is presented at the time the temporary permit is issued with sufficient evidence, as determined by the department, that the owner of the vehicle is an income eligible applicant who had his or her vehicle accepted into the Bureau of Automotive Repair Consumer Assistance Program as established pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 44000) of Part 5 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code. (Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 451, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
9258.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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A $15 fee must be paid to the department for each one-trip permit issued under Section 4003.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9258. A fee of fifteen dollars ($15) shall be paid to the department for each one-trip permit issued pursuant to Section 4003. (Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 719, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 2004.)
9258.5.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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A $35 fee must be paid to the department for each one-trip permit issued under Section 4003.5.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9258.5. A fee of thirty-five dollars ($35) shall be paid to the department for each one-trip permit issued pursuant to Section 4003.5. (Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 625, Sec. 2.)
9259.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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A $2 fee must be paid for each qualifying sticker or device, and for each vehicle in a fleet when ownership is transferred as described in the section.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9259. A fee of two dollars ($2) shall be paid for each sticker or device issued under Article 4 (commencing with Section 8050) of Chapter 4 of Division 3 or for each vehicle in a fleet upon transfer of ownership as provided in Section 8054. (Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1241, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 1993.)
9259.3.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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The department must require a deposit for each application to add an operating area or for certain registrations.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9259.3. For each application to include an additional operating area or a registration issued under Article 4 (commencing with Section 8050) of Chapter 4 of Division 3, the department shall require a deposit in an amount determined by the department to be sufficient to ensure compliance with that article. (Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 539, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2002.)
9259.5.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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The department must charge a fee for each application for immediate telephone service for certain vehicle registrations, and the fee must be set high enough to cover administrative costs.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9259.5. For each application for immediate telephone service for a registration issued under Article 4 (commencing with Section 8050) of Chapter 4 of Division 3, the department shall impose a fee in an amount determined by the department to be sufficient to cover its administrative costs under this section. (Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 539, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2002.)
9260.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section sets the fees for temporary registrations and trip permits.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9260. (a) The fee for a temporary registration issued under Section 4004 is one-quarter of the annual fees in Division 3 (commencing with Section 4000) of this code and Part 5 (commencing with Section 10701) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, for the period that the vehicle is to be operated in this state. (b) The fee for a trip permit issued under Section 4004 is forty-five dollars ($45) for each commercial motor vehicle. (Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 861, Sec. 47. Effective September 29, 2000. Operative December 31, 2001, pursuant to Sec. 67 of Ch. 861.)
9261.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section sets $15 fees for certain identification plates and for a transfer or renewal related to specified equipment and vehicles.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9261. (a) A service fee of fifteen dollars ($15) shall be paid for an identification plate issued pursuant to Section 5014. Publicly owned special construction equipment, cemetery equipment, special mobile equipment, logging vehicles, and implements of husbandry are exempt from the service charge. (b) A service fee of fifteen dollars ($15) shall be paid for an identification plate issued pursuant to Section 5016.5. (c) Upon application for the transfer of interest of an owner in a piece of equipment, vehicle, or implement of husbandry identified pursuant to Section 5014, the transferee shall pay a fee of fifteen dollars ($15). (d) A fee of fifteen dollars ($15) shall be paid upon the renewal of an identification plate issued pursuant to Section 5014 or 5016.5. (Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 719, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 2004.)
9261.1.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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Starting July 1, 2008, the Section 9261 fee is increased by $5, with the extra amount split equally between two specified funds.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9261.1. (a) Beginning July 1, 2008, the fee described in Section 9261, as adjusted pursuant to Section 1678, shall be increased by five dollars ($5). (b) Two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) of the increase shall be deposited into the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Fund created by Section 44273 of the Health and Safety Code, and two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) shall be deposited into the Air Quality Improvement Fund created by Section 44274.5 of the Health and Safety Code. (c) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2035, and, as of January 1, 2036, is repealed. (Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 319, Sec. 13. (AB 126) Effective October 7, 2023. Inoperative July 1, 2035, by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1, 2036, by its own provisions.)
9262.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section sets the fees for several types of vehicle-related licenses and endorsements, including original licenses, renewals, alterations, and special plates.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9262. (a) The fee for a license issued to dealers and lessor-retailers is as follows: (1) For the original license, or an ownership change which requires a new application, except as provided by Section 42231, a nonrefundable fee of one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175). (2) For the annual renewal of a license, a fee of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125). (3) If an alteration of an existing license is caused by a firm name change, address change, change in the corporate officer structure, or the addition of a branch location, a fee of seventy dollars ($70). (b) The fee for a license issued to dismantlers, manufacturers, manufacturer branches, remanufacturers, remanufacturer branches, transporters, distributors, and distributor branches is as follows: (1) For the original license, or an ownership change which requires a new application, except as provided by Section 42231, a nonrefundable fee of one hundred dollars ($100). (2) For the annual renewal of a license, a fee of eighty-five dollars ($85). (3) If an alteration of an existing license is caused by a firm name change, address change, or the addition of a branch location, a fee of fifty dollars ($50). (4) If an alteration of an existing license is caused by a change in the corporate officer structure, a fee of seventy dollars ($70). (c) The fee for a license issued to representatives is as follows: (1) For the original license, or an ownership change which requires a new application, except as provided by Section 42231, a nonrefundable fee of fifty dollars ($50). (2) For the annual renewal of a license, a fee of eighty-five dollars ($85). (d) The fee for an autobroker’s endorsement to a dealer’s license is as follows: (1) For the original endorsement, a nonrefundable fee of one hundred dollars ($100). (2) For the annual renewal of the endorsement, a fee of seventy-five dollars ($75). (e) When the holder of a license for which a fee is provided in this section applies for special plates as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 11505 or subdivision (b) of Section 11714, the fee for the plates and the annual renewal of the plates is the prevailing vehicle registration fee as set forth in Section 9250 for the period for which the special plates are issued or renewed. (Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 556, Sec. 3. (SB 95) Effective January 1, 2010.)
9262.5.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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The department must use $40 of the dealer and lessor-retailer renewal fee, when appropriated, to investigate high-risk dealers and lessor-retailers.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9262.5. It is the intent of the Legislature, in amending Section 9262 in 2009 to increase the fee for the annual renewal of the license of a dealer and of a lessor-retailer to one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125), that forty dollars ($40) of that fee shall, when appropriated, be utilized by the department for the investigation of those dealers and lessor-retailers who demonstrate the greatest potential for causing losses to consumers as shown by repeated consumer complaints, habitual violations of the requirements of their licenses, the issuance of a probationary license by the department, or a violation of other standards and criteria established by the department for these purposes. (Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 556, Sec. 4. (SB 95) Effective January 1, 2010.)
9263.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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Some noncompliant persons must pay a $15 investigation service fee.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9263. Any automobile dismantler who fails to comply with Section 11520, or any other person who fails to comply with Section 5500 or 11520, shall pay an investigation service fee of fifteen dollars ($15). (Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1022, Sec. 6.)
9265.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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If someone applies for certain duplicate or substitute vehicle documents or plates, they must pay a $15 fee.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9265. Upon application for duplicates or substitutes as permitted under this code, the following fees shall be paid: (a)For a duplicate certificate of ownership or registration card or equipment identification card ........................ $15 (b)For any duplicate license plates, except environmental license plates, or substitute plates, or equipment identification plate for the same vehicle ........................ $15 (Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 719, Sec. 17. Effective January 1, 2004.)
9266.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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A temporary permit fee under Section 5010 is one-tenth of the annual fees, charged for each calendar month the vehicle is operated in the state, with no proration for part of a month.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9266. The fee for a temporary permit issued under Section 5010 is one-tenth of the annual fees in Division 3 (commencing with Section 4000) of this code and Part 5 (commencing with Section 10701) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, for each calendar month that the vehicle is to be operated in this state. There shall be no proration of fees for any fraction of a calendar month. (Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 871.)
9266.5.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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A temporary permit fee equals one-tenth of the annual fees, charged for each calendar month the vehicle will be operated in the state, with no proration for partial months.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9266.5. The fee for a temporary permit issued under subdivision (b) of Section 9102.5 is one-tenth of the annual fees in Division 3 (commencing with Section 4000) of this code and Part 5 (commencing with Section 10701) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, for each calendar month that the vehicle is to be operated in this state. There shall be no proration of fees for any fraction of a calendar month. (Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 147, Sec. 3.)
9268.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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A $1 additional fee must be collected when a motorcycle is originally registered.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9268. In addition to any other registration fee and notwithstanding Section 9559, an additional fee of one dollar ($1) shall be collected upon the original registration of a motorcycle pursuant to Section 4150.2. (Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 887.)
9269.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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A licensed automobile dismantler who buys a vehicle to dismantle it, and who complies with Section 11520, does not have to pay fees or penalties that would otherwise apply if the vehicle were currently registered.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9269. A licensed automobile dismantler who acquires, for the purpose of dismantling, a vehicle of a type subject to registration under this code, and who complies with Section 11520, is not required to pay fees or penalties that would otherwise be required if that vehicle were to be currently registered. (Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1352, Sec. 7. Effective September 27, 1990. Applicable from July 1, 1990, pursuant to Sec. 21 of Ch. 1352.)
9270.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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The department may charge up to $15 for expedited handling of certain vehicle registration services, if completed within 72 hours after a complete and proper application is received.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9270. (a) The department may charge a service fee of not more than fifteen dollars ($15), in addition to other fees payable under this code, for the expedited completion of any of the following services within 72 hours after receipt of a complete and proper application for the service: (1) Initial registration of a vehicle. (2) Transfer of registration of a vehicle. (3) Issuance of a duplicate certificate of ownership. (b) The services in subdivision (a) shall be available only at the department’s headquarters office in Sacramento. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 430, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2005.)
9271.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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A registration fee must be charged for certain salvage or dismantled vehicles, and the fee must cover the department’s inspection costs.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Registration Fees [9250 - 9271] ( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9271. In addition to any other fees specified in this code, a fee sufficient to cover the department’s costs for the inspections performed pursuant to Section 5505 shall be charged to register a vehicle which has been declared a total loss salvage vehicle pursuant to Section 11515 or which has been reported to have been dismantled pursuant to Section 5500 or 11520. (Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1360, Sec. 155.)
9400.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Weight Fees [9400 - 9410] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section requires weight-based registration fees for commercial motor vehicles with unladen weight, with different schedules for electric vehicles, two-axle non-electric vehicles, and three-or-more-axle non-electric vehicles; some vehicles are exempt.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Weight Fees [9400 - 9410] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9400. Except as provided in Section 9400.1, and in addition to any other registration fee, there shall be paid the fees set forth in this section for the registration of any commercial motor vehicle that operates with unladen weight. Weight fees for pickup trucks are calculated under this section. Whenever a camper is temporarily attached to a motor vehicle designed to transport property, the motor vehicle shall be subject to the fees imposed by this section. The camper shall be deemed to be a load, and fees imposed by this section upon the motor vehicle shall be based upon the unladen weight of the motor vehicle, exclusive of the camper. (a) For any electric vehicle designed, used, or maintained as described in this section, fees shall be paid according to the following schedule: Unladen Weight Fee Less than 6,000 lbs. ........................ $ 87 6,000 lbs. or more but less than 10,000 lbs. ........................ 266 10,000 lbs. or more ........................ 358 (b) For any motor vehicle having not more than two axles and designed, used, or maintained as described in this section, other than an electric vehicle, fees shall be paid according to the following schedule: Unladen Weight Fee Less than 3,000 lbs. ........................ $ 8 3,000 lbs. to and including 4,000 lbs. ........................ 24 4,001 lbs. to and including 5,000 lbs. ........................ 80 5,001 lbs. to and including 6,000 lbs. ........................ 154 6,001 lbs. to and including 7,000 lbs. ........................ 204 7,001 lbs. to and including 8,000 lbs. ........................ 257 8,001 lbs. to and including 9,000 lbs. ........................ 308 9,001 lbs. to and including 10,000 lbs. ........................ 360 (c) For any motor vehicle having three or more axles designed, used, or maintained as described in this section, other than an electric vehicle, fees shall be paid according to the following schedule: Unladen Weight Fee 2,000 lbs. to and including 3,000 lbs. ........................ $ 43 3,001 lbs. to and including 4,000 lbs. ........................ 77 4,001 lbs. to and including 5,000 lbs. ........................ 154 5,001 lbs. to and including 6,000 lbs. ........................ 231 6,001 lbs. to and including 7,000 lbs. ........................ 308 7,001 lbs. to and including 8,000 lbs. ........................ 385 8,001 lbs. to and including 9,000 lbs. ........................ 462 9,001 lbs. to and including 10,000 lbs. ........................ 539 (d) This section is not applicable to any vehicle that is operated or moved over the highway exclusively for the purpose of historical exhibition or other similar noncommercial purpose. (e) The fee changes effected by this section apply to (1) initial or original registration on or after January 1, 1995, and prior to December 31, 2001, of any commercial vehicle never before registered in this state and (2) to renewal of registration of any commercial vehicle whose registration expires on or after January 1, 1995, and prior to December 31, 2001. (f) Commercial vehicles, other than those specified in Section 9400.1, with an initial registration or renewal of registration that is due on or after December 31, 2001, are subject to the payment of fees specified in this section. (Amended (as amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 973, Sec. 3.5) by Stats. 2001, Ch. 826, Sec. 25. Effective January 1, 2002.)
9400.1.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Weight Fees [9400 - 9410] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section sets weight-based registration fees and decal rules for certain commercial motor vehicles, including tow trucks, and prohibits displaying a decal that does not match the declared weight.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Weight Fees [9400 - 9410] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9400.1. (a) (1) In addition to any other required fee, there shall be paid the fees set forth in this section for the registration of commercial motor vehicles operated either singly or in combination with a declared gross vehicle weight of 10,001 pounds or more. Pickup truck and electric vehicle weight fees are not calculated under this section. (2) The weight of a vehicle issued an identification plate pursuant to an application under Section 5014, and the weight of an implement of husbandry as defined in Section 36000, shall not be considered when calculating, pursuant to this section, the declared gross vehicle weight of a towing commercial motor vehicle that is owned and operated exclusively by a farmer or an employee of a farmer in the conduct of agricultural operations. (3) Tow trucks that are utilized to render assistance to the motoring public or to tow or carry impounded vehicles shall pay fees in accordance with this section, except that the fee calculation shall be based only on the gross vehicle weight rating of the towing or carrying vehicle. Upon each initial or transfer application for registration of a tow truck described in this paragraph, the registered owner or lessee or that owner’s or lessee’s designee, shall certify to the department the gross vehicle weight rating of the tow truck: Gross Vehicle Weight Range Fee 10,001–15,000 ........................ $ 257 15,001–20,000 ........................ 353 20,001–26,000 ........................ 435 26,001–30,000 ........................ 552 30,001–35,000 ........................ 648 35,001–40,000 ........................ 761 40,001–45,000 ........................ 837 45,001–50,000 ........................ 948 50,001–54,999 ........................ 1,039 55,000–60,000 ........................ 1,173 60,001–65,000 ........................ 1,282 65,001–70,000 ........................ 1,398 70,001–75,000 ........................ 1,650 75,001–80,000 ........................ 1,700 (b) The fees specified in subdivision (a) apply to both of the following: (1) An initial or original registration occurring on or after December 31, 2001, to December 30, 2003, inclusive, of a commercial motor vehicle operated either singly or in combination with a declared gross vehicle weight of 10,001 pounds or more. (2) The renewal of registration of a commercial motor vehicle operated either singly or in combination, with a declared gross vehicle weight of 10,001 pounds or more for which registration expires on or after December 31, 2001, to December 30, 2003, inclusive. (c) (1) For both an initial or original registration occurring on or after December 31, 2003, of a commercial motor vehicle operated either singly or in combination with a declared gross vehicle weight of 10,001 pounds or more, and the renewal of registration of a commercial motor vehicle operated either singly or in combination, with a declared gross vehicle weight of 10,001 pounds or more for which registration expires on or after December 31, 2003, there shall be paid fees as follows: Gross Vehicle Weight Range Weight Code Fee 10,001–15,000 A $ 332 15,001–20,000 B 447 20,001–26,000 C 546 26,001–30,000 D 586 30,001–35,000 E 801 35,001–40,000 F 937 40,001–45,000 G 1,028 45,001–50,000 H 1,161 50,001–54,999 I 1,270 55,000–60,000 J 1,431 60,001–65,000 K 1,562 65,001–70,000 L 1,701 70,001–75,000 M 2,004 75,001–80,000 N 2,064 (2) For the purpose of obtaining “revenue neutrality” as described in Sections 1 and 59 of Senate Bill 2084 of the 1999–2000 Regular Session (Chapter 861 of the Statutes of 2000), the Director of Finance shall review the final 2003–04 Statement of Transactions of the State Highway Account. If that review indicates that the actual truck weight fee revenues deposited in the State Highway Account do not total at least seven hundred eighty-nine million dollars ($789,000,000), the Director of Finance shall instruct the department to adjust the schedule set forth in paragraph (1), but not to exceed the following fee amounts: Gross Vehicle Weight Range Weight Code Fee 10,001–15,000 A $ 354 15,001–20,000 B 482 20,001–26,000 C 591 26,001–30,000 D 746 30,001–35,000 E 874 35,001–40,000 F 1,024 40,001–45,000 G 1,125 45,001–50,000 H 1,272 50,001–54,999 I 1,393 55,000–60,000 J 1,571 60,001–65,000 K 1,716 65,001–70,000 L 1,870 70,001–75,000 M 2,204 75,001–80,000 N 2,271 (d) (1) In addition to the fees set forth in subdivision (a), a Cargo Theft Interdiction Program fee of three dollars ($3) shall be paid at the time of initial or original registration or renewal of registration of each motor vehicle subject to weight fees under this section. (2) This subdivision does not apply to vehicles used or maintained for the transportation of persons for hire, compensation or profit, and tow trucks. (3) For vehicles registered under Article 4 (commencing with Section 8050) of Chapter 4, the fee imposed under this subdivision shall be apportioned as required for registration fees under that article. (4) Funds collected pursuant to the Cargo Theft Interdiction Program shall not be proportionately reduced for each month and shall be transferred to the Motor Carriers Safety Improvement Fund. (e) Notwithstanding Section 42270 or any other provision of law, of the moneys collected by the department under this section, one hundred twenty-two dollars ($122) for each initial, original, and renewal registration shall be reported monthly to the Controller, and at the same time, deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund. All other moneys collected by the department under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Account in the State Transportation Fund, or directly to the credit of the Transportation Debt Service Fund as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 9400.4, as applicable. One hundred twenty-two dollars ($122) of the fee imposed under this section shall not be proportionately reduced for each month. For vehicles registered under Article 4 (commencing with Section 8050) of Chapter 4, the fee shall be apportioned as required for registration under that article. (f) (1) The department, in consultation with the Department of the California Highway Patrol, shall design and make available a set of distinctive weight decals that reflect the declared gross combined weight or gross operating weight reported to the department at the time of initial registration, registration renewal, or when a weight change is reported to the department pursuant to Section 9406.1. A new decal shall be issued on each renewal or when the weight is changed pursuant to Section 9406.1. The decal for a tow truck that is subject to this section shall reflect the gross vehicle weight rating or weight code. (2) The department may charge a fee, not to exceed ten dollars ($10), for the department’s actual cost of producing and issuing each set of decals issued under paragraph (1). (3) The weight decal shall be in sharp contrast to the background and shall be of a size, shape, and color that is readily legible during daylight hours from a distance of 50 feet. (4) Each vehicle subject to this section shall display the weight decal on both the right and left sides of the vehicle. (5) A person may not display upon a vehicle a decal issued pursuant to this subdivision that does not reflect the declared weight reported to the department. (6) Notwithstanding subdivision (e) or any other provision of law, the moneys collected by the department under this subdivision shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund. (7) This subdivision shall apply to vehicles subject to this section at the time of an initial registration, registration renewal, or reported weight change that occurs on or after July 1, 2004. (8) The following shall apply to vehicles registered under the permanent fleet registration program pursuant to Article 9.5 (commencing with Section 5301) of Chapter 1: (A) The department, in consultation with the Department of the California Highway Patrol, shall distinguish the weight decals issued to permanent fleet registration vehicles from those issued to other vehicles. (B) The department shall issue the distinguishable weight decals only to the following: (i) A permanent fleet registration vehicle that is registered with the department on January 1, 2005. (ii) On and after January 1, 2005, a vehicle for which the department has an application for initial registration as a permanent fleet registration vehicle. (iii) On and after January 1, 2005, a permanent fleet registration vehicle that has a weight change pursuant to Section 9406.1. (C) The weight decal issued under this paragraph shall comply with the applicable provisions of paragraphs (1) to (6), inclusive. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 35, Sec. 13. (SB 85) Effective June 27, 2013.)
9400.3.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Weight Fees [9400 - 9410] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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The department may not charge the Cargo Theft Interdiction Program fee on commercial motor vehicles under 10,001 pounds declared gross vehicle weight, and it must refund or credit the fee if it was charged on certain vehicles.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Weight Fees [9400 - 9410] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9400.3. (a) In order to ensure that Chapter 973 of the Statutes of 2000 is implemented as originally intended by the Legislature, the department may not assess the Cargo Theft Interdiction Program fee upon any commercial motor vehicle that has a declared gross vehicle weight of less than 10,001 pounds. (b) The department shall issue refunds of, or credits for, any Cargo Theft Interdiction Program fee that is assessed upon a vehicle that does not meet the minimum weights described in Section 9400.1 or is a pickup truck or an electric vehicle. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 183, Sec. 349. Effective January 1, 2005.)
9400.4.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Weight Fees [9400 - 9410] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section directs how specified weight fee revenues must be transferred and loaned between state funds, and gives the Director of Finance limited authority to repay loans.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Weight Fees [9400 - 9410] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9400.4. Weight fee revenue deposited into the State Highway Account pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 9400.1 and subdivision (a) of Section 42205 net of amounts appropriated for other purposes pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 42205, and weight fee revenues deposited directly into the Transportation Debt Service Fund pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 9400.1 and subdivision (a) of Section 42205, as applicable, shall be used as follows: (a) For the 2010–11 fiscal year, seven hundred fifty-six million three hundred ninety-six thousand dollars ($756,396,000) is hereby appropriated from weight fee revenues in the State Highway Account for transfer to the General Fund as transportation bond debt service reimbursement and loans as follows: (1) The Controller shall transfer all weight fee revenues deposited into the State Highway Account in any month to the Transportation Debt Service Fund for transfer to the General Fund as reimbursement for debt service costs until all of the debt service paid on transportation bonds for projects that the Director of Finance indicates qualify for reimbursement as provided for in Section 16965 of the Government Code have been reimbursed. (2) After the Director of Finance has notified the Controller that all debt service costs for the 2010–11 fiscal year have been reimbursed, the Controller shall transfer any remaining monthly weight fee revenues in the State Highway Account to the General Fund as a loan until the full amount appropriated in this subdivision has been transferred to the General Fund. The Director of Finance may repay any remaining portion of the outstanding balance of this loan in any year in which the Director of Finance determines the funds are needed to reimburse the General Fund for current year transportation bond debt service or to redeem or retire those bonds, pursuant to Section 16774 of the Government Code, maturing in a subsequent fiscal year, provided that the loans shall be repaid no later than June 30, 2021. All funds loaned pursuant to this section, upon repayment to the State Highway Account, shall be immediately transferred by the Controller to the Transportation Debt Service Fund for use pursuant to Section 16965 of the Government Code. (3) By June 15, 2011, the Director of Finance in consultation with the Treasurer shall notify the Controller regarding the final amount of debt service paid from the General Fund during the 2010–11 fiscal year pursuant to Section 16965 of the Government Code and shall direct the Controller to reverse and adjust any transfers made as debt service reimbursements or loans so that a maximum amount of transfers are made for debt service reimbursements and with any loan amounts limited to the difference between this amount and the total amount appropriated in this subdivision. The total amount of weight fee revenues transferred from the State Highway Account for the 2010–11 fiscal year shall not be greater than the total amount of weight fee revenues deposited into the State Highway Account for that year. (4) With respect to transfers or portions of transfers that cannot be made in any given month if weight fee revenues are insufficient, the first weight fee revenues available in the following month or months shall be used to complete the transfers for the previous month or months before making additional transfers for later months. (b) For the 2011–12 fiscal year, all revenue generated from weight fees in the State Highway Account, as determined by Sections 9400.1 and 42205, excluding an amount equal to the loan of forty-three million seven hundred thousand dollars ($43,700,000) authorized pursuant to Item 2660-013-0042 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2011, is hereby appropriated for transfer to the General Fund as debt service reimbursement and loans as follows: (1) The Controller shall transfer all weight fee revenues deposited into the State Highway Account in any month to the Transportation Debt Service Fund for transfer to the General Fund as reimbursement for debt service costs until all of the debt service paid on transportation bonds for projects that the Director of Finance indicates qualify for reimbursement as provided for in Section 16965 of the Government Code have been reimbursed. (2) After the Director of Finance has notified the Controller that all debt service costs for the 2011–12 fiscal year have been reimbursed, the Controller shall transfer any remaining weight fee revenues for that fiscal year in the State Highway Account to the General Fund as a loan until all weight fee revenues for that fiscal year appropriated in this subdivision have been transferred to the General Fund, excluding forty-two million dollars ($42,000,000), which shall be transferred to the General Fund as a loan on July 1, 2012. The Director of Finance may repay any portion of the balance of this loan in any year in which the Director of Finance determines the funds are needed to reimburse the General Fund for current year transportation bond debt service or to redeem or retire those bonds, pursuant to Section 16774 of the Government Code, maturing in a subsequent year, provided that the loans shall be repaid no later than June 30, 2021. All funds loaned pursuant to this section, upon repayment to the State Highway Account, shall be immediately transferred by the Controller to the Transportation Debt Service Fund for use pursuant to Section 16965 of the Government Code. (3) By June 15, 2012, the Director of Finance in consultation with the Treasurer shall notify the Controller regarding the final amount of debt service paid from the General Fund during the 2011–12 fiscal year pursuant to Section 16965 of the Government Code and shall direct the Controller to reverse and adjust any transfers made as debt service reimbursements or loans so that a maximum amount of transfers are made for debt service reimbursements and with any loan amounts limited to the difference between this amount and the total amount appropriated in this subdivision. The total amount of weight fee revenues transferred from the State Highway Account for the 2011–12 fiscal year shall not be greater than the total amount of weight fee revenues deposited into the State Highway Account in that year. (4) With respect to transfers or portions of transfers that cannot be made in any given month if weight fee revenues are insufficient, the first weight fee revenues available in the following month or months shall be used to complete the transfers for the previous month or months before making additional transfers for later months. (c) (1) (A) Until the month of first issuance of designated bonds, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 16773 of the Government Code, and at any time thereafter that a Treasurer’s certification pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 16965 of the Government Code applies, all weight fee revenues subject to this section in any month shall be transferred from the State Highway Account to the Transportation Debt Service Fund. (B) Except as provided in paragraph (3), or when subparagraph (A) applies pursuant to a Treasurer’s certification, upon the first issuance of designated bonds, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 16773 of the Government Code, starting in the month following that first issuance, all weight fee revenues received by the Controller from the first day through the 14th day of every month shall be transferred from the State Highway Account to the Transportation Debt Service Fund. (C) All funds transferred pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and (B) are hereby appropriated for transfer to the General Fund by the Controller as reimbursement for debt service costs paid with respect to eligible bonds described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 16965 of the Government Code, until all debt service that the Director of Finance indicates qualifies for reimbursement as provided for in subdivision (d), (e), or (f) of Section 16965 of the Government Code has been reimbursed, or to redeem or retire bonds, pursuant to Section 16774 of the Government Code, as referenced in subdivision (d), (e), or (f) of Section 16965 of the Government Code, that are maturing in a subsequent year. After the Director of Finance has notified the Controller that all debt service costs for the fiscal year have been reimbursed, the Controller shall transfer any remaining revenue generated from weight fees subject to this section for that fiscal year in the State Highway Account to the General Fund as a loan. The Director of Finance may repay any portion of the balance of this loan in any year in which the Director of Finance determines that the funds are needed to reimburse the General Fund for current or future year transportation bond debt service or to redeem or retire those bonds pursuant to Section 16774 of the Government Code, maturing in a future fiscal year, provided that the loans shall be repaid no later than June 30, 2021. All funds loaned pursuant to this section, upon repayment to the State Highway Account, shall be immediately transferred by the Controller to the Transportation Debt Service Fund for use pursuant to Section 16965 of the Government Code. By June 15 of each year, the Director of Finance, in consultation with the Treasurer, shall notify the Controller regarding the final amount of debt service paid from the General Fund during that fiscal year pursuant to subdivision (d), (e), or (f) of Section 16965 of the Government Code and shall direct the Controller to reverse or adjust any transfers made as debt service reimbursements or loans so that a maximum amount of transfers are made for debt service reimbursements and with any loan amounts limited to the difference between this amount and the total amount of revenue for that fiscal year generated from weight fees, as determined by Sections 9400.1 and 42205. The total amount of weight fee revenues transferred from the State Highway Account in any fiscal year shall not be greater than the total amount of weight fee revenues deposited into the State Highway Account in that year. (2) Starting in the month following the first issuance of any designated bonds, unless a Treasurer’s certification pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 16965 of the Government Code applies, all weight fee revenues subject to this section that are received by the Controller from the 15th day of every month, or the first business day thereafter if not a business day, through the last day of the month shall be deposited directly in the Transportation Debt Service Fund and are hereby appropriated for transfer as follows: (A) First, to the Transportation Bond Direct Payment Account as set forth in subdivision (b) of Section 16965 of the Government Code, to provide for payment of debt service with respect to designated bonds. (B) Thereafter, as provided in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1). (3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), if by the last day of a month the transfer for that month relating to designated bonds required by the Treasurer’s certificate described in subdivision (b) of Section 16965 of the Government Code has not been made due to insufficient weight fee revenue, weight fee revenue shall continue to be transferred pursuant to paragraph (2) beginning with the first day of the subsequent month and continuing every day until such time as sufficient revenue for full compliance with the certificate has been transferred. (4) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (1), (2), or (3), with respect to any transfers or portions of transfers that cannot be made in any given month if weight fee revenues are insufficient, the first weight fee revenues available in the following month or months shall be used to complete the transfers for the previous month or months before making additional transfers for later months. (Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 32, Sec. 12. (SB 87) Effective June 27, 2019.)
9400.7.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Weight Fees [9400 - 9410] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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Some local agencies may not restrict truck hours on otherwise open streets or highways unless specific conditions are met; appeals and review deadlines apply, and Los Angeles County has special rules.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Weight Fees [9400 - 9410] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9400.7. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for restrictions in existence on June 1, 1989, and except as provided in subdivision (d), so long as any increases in the weight fees required by Section 9400, as enacted by Assembly Bill 471 of the 1989–90 Regular Session, remain in effect, no local agency located within an urbanized area within a county which is required to prepare a congestion management plan pursuant to Section 65089 of the Government Code may restrict the hours of operation on any street or highway which is otherwise open to truck use unless the local agency determines that the restriction is consistent with the adopted congestion management plan and is coordinated with adjacent local agencies so as to not unreasonably interfere with truck operations. (b) If an inconsistency in access occurs between cities and counties, the inconsistent access provisions of the congestion management plan may be appealed to the California Transportation Commission. The commission shall review the inconsistent access plan and make a finding within 90 days of the appeal being filed. If the commission fails to make a finding within 90 days, the Director of Transportation shall review the issue and make a finding within 30 days. (c) The access provisions of the congestion management plan shall not go into effect while an appeal is being made. If the commission makes a finding of inconsistency, the access provisions of the congestion management plan shall not become operative. (d) (1) This section does not apply to Los Angeles County if the City of Los Angeles establishes restrictions on the hours of operation on any street or highway which is otherwise open to truck use. (2) If the City of Los Angeles establishes restrictions under paragraph (1) and any other city in the County of Los Angeles establishes restrictions on the hours of operation on any street or highway which is otherwise open to truck use, the restrictions in that other city shall conform to the restrictions imposed by the City of Los Angeles, except that the other city may appeal noncomforming restrictions to the commission pursuant to subdivision (b) for a determination as to whether a variance from this paragraph should be granted. (3) The Legislature finds and declares that, because of unique and special traffic congestion problems in the County of Los Angeles and in the City of Los Angeles, the general provisions of this section cannot be made applicable to that county. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1337, Sec. 1.)
9400.8.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Weight Fees [9400 - 9410] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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If voters approve the specified constitutional amendment, local agencies generally may not impose taxes, permit fees, or other charges to use streets or highways after December 31, 1990, except for permit fees for extra legal loads and fees already imposed before June 1, 1989.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Weight Fees [9400 - 9410] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9400.8. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the voters approve Senate Constitutional Amendment 1 of the 1989–90 Regular Session, no local agency may impose a tax, permit fee, or other charge for the privilege of using its streets or highways, other than a permit fee for extra legal loads, after December 31, 1990, unless the local agency had imposed the fee prior to June 1, 1989. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1337, Sec. 2.)
9401.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Weight Fees [9400 - 9410] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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Motor vehicles manufactured in or before 1936 are exempt from the weight fees in Section 9400. A qualifying owner-operator of a registered commercial vehicle from that era may still pay the fees, and the department must issue the same type of license plates used for vehicles that must pay weight fees.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Weight Fees [9400 - 9410] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9401. (a) Motor vehicles manufactured in or prior to 1936, are exempted from the payment of the weight fees provided for in Section 9400. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), any person who owns and operates a commercial vehicle manufactured in or prior to 1936 which is registered to such person, may pay the appropriate weight fees, and the department shall issue license plates of the same type as are issued to vehicles which are required to pay weight fees for such vehicles. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 622, Sec. 3.)
9404.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Weight Fees [9400 - 9410] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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Station wagons are generally exempt from weight fees, except when used to transport passengers for hire. Qualifying business users may instead pay the fees, and the department must issue them the same type of license plates as fee-paying vehicles.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Weight Fees [9400 - 9410] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9404. (a) Station wagons, except those used in the transportation of passengers for hire, are exempted from the payment of weight fees provided for in Section 9400. Any provision of this code notwithstanding, any person (1) who is bona fide engaged in a business and who owns and operates a station wagon which is registered in the name of such business, or (2) who is bona fide engaged in a business as an employee and who is required by such employment to own and operate a station wagon, which is registered to such person, may pay the appropriate weight fees, and the department shall issue license plates of the same type as are issued to vehicles which are required to pay weight fees. (b) For purposes of this section, “engaged in a business” means engaged in a bona fide trade, business,, commerce, or in a profession in which the measurement of land, construction quantities, or the dimension of structures, is a function authorized to be performed by the license issued for such profession, but does not include being engaged in any other type of profession. (Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 531.)
9405.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Weight Fees [9400 - 9410] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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Agricultural water-well boring rigs do not have to pay the fees in Section 9400.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Weight Fees [9400 - 9410] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9405. Agricultural water-well boring rigs are exempt from the fees provided in Section 9400. (Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
9406.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Weight Fees [9400 - 9410] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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If registered vehicles are altered or added to so they fall into a higher weight-fee class than the fee already paid, the change must be reported to the department and the additional fee paid.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Weight Fees [9400 - 9410] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9406. Alterations or additions to registered vehicles for which fees have been paid under Section 9400 or 9400.1 placing the vehicles in weight fee classifications under Section 9400 or 9400.1 greater than the weight fees previously paid shall be reported to the department and at the same time the difference between the weight fee previously paid, reduced as provided in Section 9407, and the greater weight fee, reduced as provided in Section 9407, shall be paid to the department upon the operation of the vehicles in the greater weight fee classification under Section 9400 or 9400.1. (Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 861, Sec. 51. Effective September 29, 2000. Operative December 31, 2001, pursuant to Sec. 67 of Ch. 861.)
9406.1.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Weight Fees [9400 - 9410] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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Before operating a vehicle above the weight reported and registered with the department, the owner must apply to the department and pay the appropriate fees.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Weight Fees [9400 - 9410] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9406.1. Prior to operation of a vehicle at a declared gross vehicle weight greater than reported to, and registered by, the department, the owner shall make application to the department and pay all appropriate fees. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 861, Sec. 52. Effective September 29, 2000. Operative December 31, 2001, pursuant to Sec. 67 of Ch. 861.)
9407.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Weight Fees [9400 - 9410] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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The registration fee under Sections 9400 and 9400.1 must be reduced proportionately for each month since the last registration certificate expired, if specified filing conditions are met.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Weight Fees [9400 - 9410] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9407. The fee required under Section 9400 and 9400.1 shall be reduced proportionately for each month which has elapsed since the expiration of the last issued registration certificate if either of the following applies: (a) Application for registration is made after the first month of any registration year and a certification was filed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 4604. (b) Application for registration of a vehicle registered on a partial year basis is made after the first month following expiration and a certification was filed pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 9706. (Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 826, Sec. 28. Effective January 1, 2002.)
9408.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Weight Fees [9400 - 9410] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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An owner of a qualifying commercial vehicle may surrender the old registration materials and apply for registration of another commercial vehicle within 90 days after the vehicle is withdrawn from service. The department must give credit for unused fees in the covered cases and charge a $2 registration issuance fee.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Weight Fees [9400 - 9410] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9408. (a) Whenever any registered commercial vehicle, including, but not limited to, any commercial vehicle operating in California with apportioned registration, for which fees have been paid under Section 9400 or 9400.1 is withdrawn from service in this state before the expiration of the registration, the owner may surrender the registration card and license plates previously issued for the vehicle to the department and, within 90 days of the time of withdrawal, make application for the registration of another commercial vehicle which is subject to the fees specified in Section 9400 or 9400.1. If the vehicle that is withdrawn from service is operating in this state under Article 4 (commencing with Section 8050 of Chapter 4, credit for any unused fees paid under Section 9400 or 9400.1 may be applied only to a commercial vehicle concurrently added to the same apportioned fleet. (b) Under the circumstances described in subdivision (a), and upon a proper showing of the facts, the department upon determining the fees payable under this division shall allow as credit thereon the unexpired portion, as of the month of the application, of the fee paid under Section 9400 or 9400.1 for the previous registration, but, in addition to fees otherwise payable under this division less any credit, shall charge and collect an additional fee of two dollars ($2) for issuance of the new registration. (Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 826, Sec. 29. Effective January 1, 2002.)
9409.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Weight Fees [9400 - 9410] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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A forklift truck meeting the listed design and use conditions is exempt from Section 9400.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Weight Fees [9400 - 9410] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9409. Any forklift truck which is designed primarily for loading and unloading and for stacking materials and is operated or drawn along a highway unladen is exempt from the provisions of Section 9400. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1395.)
9410.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Weight Fees [9400 - 9410] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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Some qualifying commercial vehicles are exempt from Section 9400 weight fees, but vehicles displaying a Section 22511.5 placard are not exempt.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Weight Fees [9400 - 9410] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9410. (a) One commercial vehicle weighing less than 8,001 pounds unladen, which displays the distinguishing license plate designated in, and is registered to a person who qualifies for the exemption provided by, Section 22511.5, is exempt from the weight fees provided for in Section 9400. (b) A commercial vehicle displaying a distinguishing placard pursuant to Section 22511.5 is not exempt from weight fees. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 404, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2005.)
9550.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Payment of Fees [9550 - 9564] ( Article 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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Certain vehicle-related fees must be paid when the application is made to the department.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Payment of Fees [9550 - 9564] ( Article 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9550. All fees required to be paid by a vehicle dealer, manufacturer, manufacturer branch, remanufacturer, remanufacturer branch, distributor, distributor branch, representative, or transporter, in accordance with this code, for any license or special plates shall be paid at the time application is made to the department. (Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1286, Sec. 23.)
9551.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Payment of Fees [9550 - 9564] ( Article 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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An automobile dismantler must pay all fees for licenses or special plates when applying to the department.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Payment of Fees [9550 - 9564] ( Article 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9551. All fees required to be paid by an automobile dismantler, in accordance with this code, for any license, or special plates, shall be paid at the time application is made to the department. (Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1214.)
9551.2.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Payment of Fees [9550 - 9564] ( Article 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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When someone applies for renewal or initial vehicle registration, the department must apply the operative offset and show it on the billing notice; DMV must also give offset information to the Controller.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Payment of Fees [9550 - 9564] ( Article 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9551.2. (a) When an application is made for a renewal or initial registration of a vehicle, the department shall apply the amount of any operative offset established by subdivision (a) of Section 10754 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. The department shall alter its billing notice for vehicle license fees to indicate the amount of the vehicle license fee for each vehicle as calculated under Section 10752 or 10752.1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, or under Section 18115 of the Health and Safety Code, and the amount of the applicable offset as required by subdivision (a) of Section 10754 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. The amount of the offset shall be identified on the billing notice as the “VLF Offset.” The Department of Motor Vehicles shall, as required by Section 11000 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, provide information to the Controller with respect to the amount of offsets subject to this subdivision. (b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 1999, or on that earlier date that is determined by both the director of the department, and the Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development, to be feasible for the implementation of this section. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 322, Sec. 104. Effective August 20, 1998. Section operative July 1, 1999, or sooner, by its own provisions.)
9552.
## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Payment of Fees [9550 - 9564] ( Article 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. )
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This section says certain vehicle-related fees become delinquent if they are not paid by the stated deadlines.

## Vehicle Code - VEH ## DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 - 9808] ( Division 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Registration and Weight Fees [9101 - 9808] ( Chapter 6 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Payment of Fees [9550 - 9564] ( Article 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ## 9552. (a) Whenever any vehicle is operated upon any highway of this state without the fees first having been paid as required by this code, and those fees have not been paid within 20 days of its first operation, those fees are delinquent, except as provided in subdivision (b). (b) Fees are delinquent whenever application for renewal of registration, or any application for renewal of special license plates, is made after midnight of the expiration date of the registration or special plates, or 60 days after the date the registered owner is notified by the department pursuant to Section 1661, whichever is later. (c) Whenever any person has received as transferee a properly endorsed certificate of ownership and the transfer fee has not been paid as required by this code within 10 days, the fee is delinquent. (d) Whenever any person becomes an automobile dismantler, dealer, manufacturer, manufacturer branch, distributor, distributor branch, or transporter without first having paid the license and special plate fees as required by this code, the fees are delinquent. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 805, Sec. 13. Effective September 23, 2002.)

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