Source: https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/vehicle-industry-services/occupational-licensing/occupational-licenses/dismantler-license/
Timestamp: 2020-08-03 09:11:22
Document Index: 768451039

Matched Legal Cases: ['§747', '§5004', '§9564', '§5500', '§11520', '§9564', '§5500', '§11520', '§29', '§25504']

Dismantler License - California DMV
You need a dismantler license if you:
Buy, sell, or deal in vehicles that are nonrepairable for the purpose of dismantling them.
Buy or sell the integral parts or component materials of nonrepairable vehicles.
Deal in used motor vehicle parts.
This does not include occasional vehicle dismantling by dealers whose principle business is buying and selling new and used vehicles, or by owners who dismantle three or fewer personal vehicles within a 12-month period.
How to Apply for a Dismantler License
Application for Original Occupational License, Part C (OL 12).
Original Application for Occupational License, Part A (OL 21A).
Automobile Dismantler Occupational License Application (OL 21D).
Copy of California Department of Tax and Fee Administration Permit (enables you to collect sales tax). For more information, view your California seller’s permit.
Copy of your Franchise Tax Board identification number.
Copy of your State Water Resource Control Board storm water permit.
Copy of your California Environmental Protection Agency identification number
(Refer to OL 21D for additional information).
Application for Occupational License Personal History Questionnaire, Business Licensing Unit (OL 29B) for each person listed under ownership on form OL 12.
Live scan fingerprint and Request for Live Scan Clearance (receipt) (DMV 8016) for each person listed on form OL 29B.
Fingerprint card (ADM 1316) (out-of-state applicants only). Fingerprint cards may be obtained by calling Occupational Licensing (OL) at (916) 229-3126 or from a DMV inspector office.
Copy of your fictitious name statement.
Photographs of the business location (refer to OL photography requirements).
Once you have completed these forms and collected all documents, make an appointment with an OL inspector. The OL inspector will:
Inspect the main place of business where you conduct business.
Inspect all books and records pertinent to the business.
Ensure the dismantling area is adjacent or in close proximity to the dismantler’s office.
Ensure that California Streets and Highways Code (SHC) §747 is met. This section states that junkyards (including dismantlers) are prohibited from locating within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of the right of way and visible from an interstate or primary highway if not in an area zoned for industrial purposes.
Inspect your signs to ensure that:
Sign or device provides information relating to the licensed entity by its exact firm name and indicate the nature of the dismantler’s business (for example, “automobile dismantler”, “automobile wrecker”, etc.).
Every sign erected or posted has an area of not less than 32 square feet per side and contains lettering of sufficient size (not less than six inches) to enable the sign to be read from a distance of at least 50 feet.
Sign is permanent in nature, erected to the exterior of the office or the display area.
Collect your paperwork and fees.
$90 fee for each auto plate (plus county fees, if applicable)
Take a look at the Dismantler Application Checklist (OL 249A) to make sure you completed all the steps.
Licensed dismantlers cannot advertise their services without indicating their occupational license or permit number in the advertisement.
How to Renew a Dismantler License
To renew your license, submit the following:
Renewal Application (OL 45).
Mail your application and fees to the address on the form.
$90 renewal fee for each auto plate (plus county fees, if applicable)
How to Modify a Dismantler License
To modify an existing license, complete and submit one of these forms:
Mail your completed form and fees to your local OL inspections office.
$50 name change fee
$50 address change fee
$50 add a branch fee
$70 officer change fee
The term “automobile dismantler” does not include any of the following:
Any person engaged in the restoration of vehicles of the type described in California Vehicle Code (CVC) §5004 or in the restoration of other vehicles having historic or classic significance.
The owner of a steel mill, scrap metal processing facility, or similar establishment purchasing vehicles of a type subject to registration, not for the purpose of selling the vehicles, in whole or in part, but exclusively for the purpose of reducing the vehicles to their component materials, if either the facility obtains, on a form approved or provided by the department, a certification by the person from whom the vehicles are obtained that each of the vehicles has, except as provided in CVC §9564, been cleared for dismantling pursuant to CVC §5500 or CVC §11520 or the facility complies with CVC §9564.
Any person who acquires used parts or components for resale from vehicles which have been previously cleared for dismantling pursuant to CVC §5500 or CVC §11520.
Nothing above permits a dismantler to acquire or sell used parts or components during the time the dismantler license is under suspension.
California Vehicle Code (CVC) §§29, 220, 221, 320 (b), and 11500 et seq. The CVC is available for purchase from DMV.
California Code of Regulations, Title 13, Chapter 1.
California Health and Safety Code §25504 (a) – (c).
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Dismantler's Handbook of Registration Procedures
The Dismantler’s Handbook of Registration Procedures contains helpful information about dismantler requirements and more.