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2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 2 - MANUFACTURED HOUSING › CHAPTER 7.5 - Manufactured Home Recovery Fund › Section 18070.6.

18070.6. (a) To the extent that department personnel and resources are available, in any administrative action brought by the department pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 18058) of Chapter 7, the department shall make reasonable efforts to plead and prove facts and allegations and request findings and conclusions necessary to support an order of restitution that may be deemed a final judgment.
(b) A person for whose benefit an order of restitution or other financial award has been granted by the director pursuant to this section may waive his or her rights to any additional compensation from the fund arising out of a transaction and submit a claim based on that administrative order to the fund after demonstrating efforts to collect pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 18070.3.
(c) An order for restitution by the director pursuant to this section shall not exceed the amount of restitution ordered or approved by an administrative law judge in an administrative action brought by the department.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 595, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 2 - MANUFACTURED HOUSING › CHAPTER 7.5 - Manufactured Home Recovery Fund › Section 18070.7.

18070.7. The amendments to this chapter by the act adding additional grounds or procedures for recovery from the fund shall apply to any transaction for which the statute of limitation established by subdivision (e) of Section 18070.3 has not expired on January 1, 2004.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 236, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 2 - MANUFACTURED HOUSING › CHAPTER 8 - Registration and Titling of Manufactured Homes, Mobilehomes, and Commercial Coaches › ARTICLE 1 - Application and Scope › Section 18075.

18075. (a)  Except as provided in Section 18075.7, all manufactured homes, mobilehomes, commercial coaches, truck campers, and floating homes shall be subject to the provisions of this code for the purposes of titling and registration.
(b)  The department may adopt and amend, as necessary, regulations to implement, interpret, and make specific the provisions of this chapter. The department shall provide for an orderly and economical transfer of registrations and titles for manufactured homes, mobilehomes, commercial coaches, and floating homes previously issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles to those issued by the department. Any registration, title, or decal issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles shall be valid until renewed, replaced, transferred, suspended, or revoked.
(c)  The department may, but shall not be required to, establish a schedule of fees to pay the costs of work related to administration and enforcement of this chapter, except where the fees are expressly stated herein.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 383, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 2 - MANUFACTURED HOUSING › CHAPTER 8 - Registration and Titling of Manufactured Homes, Mobilehomes, and Commercial Coaches › ARTICLE 1 - Application and Scope › Section 18075.55.

18075.55. (a)  Floating homes subject to real property taxation pursuant to Section 229 of the Revenue and Taxation Code shall be subject to registration and titling by the department only at the time of sale, resale, or transfer of title.
(b)  Ownership registration and title to a floating home may be held by two or more co-owners in the manner specified in Sections 18080 and 18081.
(c)  Upon receipt of a registration card, every registered owner shall maintain the card or a copy thereof with the floating home for which it is issued.
(d)  “Floating home,” as used in this section, means a floating structure which is all of the following:
(1)  It is designed and built to be used, or is modified to be used, as a stationary waterborne residential dwelling.
(2)  It has no mode of power of its own.
(3)  It is dependent for utilities upon a continuous utility linkage to a source originating on shore.
(4)  It has a permanent continuous hookup to a shoreside sewage system.
This section does not affect existing law regarding residential use of tide and submerged lands.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1467, Sec. 5. Effective October 2, 1985.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 2 - MANUFACTURED HOUSING › CHAPTER 8 - Registration and Titling of Manufactured Homes, Mobilehomes, and Commercial Coaches › ARTICLE 1 - Application and Scope › Section 18075.6.

18075.6. Unless installed on a foundation system pursuant to Section 18551, any manufactured home, mobilehome, or commercial coach used as an office at a manufacturer's, distributor's, or dealer’s established place of business is subject to registration by the department and shall be reported pursuant to Section 18080.5.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 765, Sec. 6.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 2 - MANUFACTURED HOUSING › CHAPTER 8 - Registration and Titling of Manufactured Homes, Mobilehomes, and Commercial Coaches › ARTICLE 1 - Application and Scope › Section 18075.7.

18075.7. On and after January 1, 1986, every truck camper may, at the owner’s request, be registered with the department at the time of sale, resale, or transfer of title. The department shall issue certificates of title and registration cards for any truck camper registered under this part.
Any truck camper permanently attached to a vehicle and registered as a “house car” under the Vehicle Code is exempt under this part.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1527, Sec. 10.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 2 - MANUFACTURED HOUSING › CHAPTER 8 - Registration and Titling of Manufactured Homes, Mobilehomes, and Commercial Coaches › ARTICLE 1 - Application and Scope › Section 18076.

18076. (a)  Manufactured homes, mobilehomes, commercial coaches, or truck campers owned or leased by the United States, by any foreign government, by a consul or other official representative or any foreign government, by the state, by a political subdivision of the state, or by any city, county, or city and county, or public corporation shall be subject to registration under this code by the person having custody thereof, but shall not be subject to the registration fees specified in this code or the Revenue and Taxation Code, and that person shall display upon the manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, or truck camper a decal bearing distinguishing marks or symbols which shall be furnished by the department free of charge.
(b)  Any manufactured home, mobilehome, or commercial coach purchased by a city, county, city and county, or any other public agency pursuant to the exception established in Section 18015.7 shall be subject to registration as specified in Section 18085, but shall not be subject to the registration fees specified in this code or the Revenue and Taxation Code. Application for registration shall be made to the department within 20 days from the date the transaction is completed. For purposes of this section, a transaction shall be deemed completed when the purchaser has signed a purchase contract or security agreement or paid any purchase price and has taken physical possession or delivery of the manufactured home, mobilehome, or commercial coach.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 185, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 2 - MANUFACTURED HOUSING › CHAPTER 8 - Registration and Titling of Manufactured Homes, Mobilehomes, and Commercial Coaches › ARTICLE 1 - Application and Scope › Section 18076.5.

18076.5. Commencing July 1, 1981, the department shall administer the annual licensing and taxation of all manufactured homes and mobilehomes not subject to local property taxation pursuant to Part 13 (commencing with Section 5800) of Division 1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code and not installed on a foundation system pursuant to Section 18551, and all commercial coaches.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 383, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 2 - MANUFACTURED HOUSING › CHAPTER 8 - Registration and Titling of Manufactured Homes, Mobilehomes, and Commercial Coaches › ARTICLE 1 - Application and Scope › Section 18077.

18077. All manufactured home, mobilehome, or commercial coach license fees collected by the department pursuant to Section 18115 shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 699, Sec. 2.5. Effective September 15, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 2 - MANUFACTURED HOUSING › CHAPTER 8 - Registration and Titling of Manufactured Homes, Mobilehomes, and Commercial Coaches › ARTICLE 1 - Application and Scope › Section 18077.5.

18077.5. On or after the first day of January and the first day of July of each year, the department shall report to the auditor of each county the address at which each manufactured home, mobilehome, or commercial coach has situs within the county on which license fees under this article have been paid to the department during the six-month period immediately preceding January 1st and July 1st, respectively, and the amount paid on each manufactured home, mobilehome, or commercial coach.
At the time the department reports to the county auditors, it shall also report to the Controller the information described in the preceding paragraph, or a summary thereof, for each of the counties.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1076, Sec. 51.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 2 - MANUFACTURED HOUSING › CHAPTER 8 - Registration and Titling of Manufactured Homes, Mobilehomes, and Commercial Coaches › ARTICLE 1 - Application and Scope › Section 18079.

18079. The department shall implement property tax postponement programs on behalf of eligible mobilehome owners, as provided by law.
(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1051, Sec. 11.5.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 2 - MANUFACTURED HOUSING › CHAPTER 8 - Registration and Titling of Manufactured Homes, Mobilehomes, and Commercial Coaches › ARTICLE 2 - General Definitions and Requirements › Section 18080.

18080. Ownership registration and title to a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, or truck camper, or floating home subject to registration may be held by two or more coowners as follows:
(a)  A manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home may be registered in the names of two or more persons as joint tenants. Upon the death of a joint tenant, the interest of the decedent shall pass to the survivor or survivors. The signature of each joint tenant or survivor or survivors, as the case may be, shall be required to transfer or encumber the title to the manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home.
(b)  A manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home may be registered in the names of two or more persons as tenants in common. If the names of the tenants in common are separated by the word “and,” each tenant in common may transfer his or her individual interest in the manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home without the signature of the other tenant or tenants in common. However, the signature of each tenant in common shall be required to transfer full interest in the title to a new registered owner. If the names of the tenants in common are separated by the word “or,” any one of the tenants in common may transfer full interest in the title to the manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home to a new registered owner without the signature of the other tenant or tenants in common. The signature of each tenant in common is required in all cases to encumber the title to the manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home.
(c)  A manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home may be registered as community property in the names of the spouses. The signature of each spouse shall be required to transfer or encumber the title to the manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home.
(d)  All manufactured homes, mobilehomes, commercial coaches, truck campers, and floating homes registered, on or before January 1, 1985, in the names of two or more persons as tenants in common, as provided in subdivision (b), shall be considered to be the same as if the names of the tenants in common were separated by the word “or,” as provided in subdivision (b).
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 50, Sec. 53. (SB 1005) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 2 - MANUFACTURED HOUSING › CHAPTER 8 - Registration and Titling of Manufactured Homes, Mobilehomes, and Commercial Coaches › ARTICLE 2 - General Definitions and Requirements › Section 18080.1.

18080.1. The registration of a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home may be held in the name of a company, an estate, a trust, a conservatorship, a guardianship, or an individual owner’s name, as follows:
(a)  In the case of an individual owner, the manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home shall be registered in the true name of the individual owner only. Complimentary or professional titles may be added to the true name only if the individual is commonly addressed by that title.
(b)  In the case of a guardianship or conservatorship, the manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home shall be registered in the name of the person or persons designated as the conservators or guardians, as evidenced by documentation of that status deemed adequate by the department. The name shall be followed by the word “guardian” or “conservator,” whichever is appropriate. Transfer of ownership or encumbrance of a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home so registered shall require the signatures of all designated conservators or guardians.
(c)  In the case of a trust, the manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home shall be registered in the name of the trust as evidenced by documentation of that status deemed adequate by the department. Transfer of ownership or encumbrance of a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home so registered shall require the signature or signatures of the authorized trustee or trustees designated in the trust.
(d)  In the case of a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home registered in the name of a company, the application for registration shall be countersigned by an officer or authorized agent of the company. Transfer of ownership or encumbrance of a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home so registered shall require the signature of an officer or authorized agent of the company.
(e)  In the case of a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home registered to an estate, the application for registration shall be signed by the appointed executor or administrator of the estate as evidenced by documentation of that status deemed adequate by the department. Transfer of ownership or encumbrance of a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home so registered shall require the signature of the appointed executor or administrator.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 471, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 2 - MANUFACTURED HOUSING › CHAPTER 8 - Registration and Titling of Manufactured Homes, Mobilehomes, and Commercial Coaches › ARTICLE 2 - General Definitions and Requirements › Section 18080.2.

18080.2. (a)  Ownership registration and title to a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home subject to registration may be held in beneficiary form that includes a direction to transfer ownership of the manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home to a designated beneficiary on death of the owner if both of the following requirements are satisfied:
(1)  Only one owner is designated.
(2)  Only one TOD beneficiary is designated.
(b)  Ownership registration and title issued in beneficiary form shall include, after the name of the owner, the words “transfer on death to” or the abbreviation “TOD” followed by the name of the beneficiary.
(c)  During the lifetime of the owner, the signature or consent of the beneficiary is not required for any transaction relating to the manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home for which ownership registration and title in beneficiary form has been issued.
(d)  The fee for transfer of title of a mobilehome to a TOD beneficiary is twenty-five dollars ($25).
(e)  The fee for registering ownership of a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home in beneficiary form is twenty-five dollars ($25).
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1055, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994, by Sec. 64 of Ch. 1055.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 2 - MANUFACTURED HOUSING › CHAPTER 8 - Registration and Titling of Manufactured Homes, Mobilehomes, and Commercial Coaches › ARTICLE 2 - General Definitions and Requirements › Section 18080.3.

18080.3. (a)  For the purposes of registration of manufactured homes and mobilehomes pursuant to this chapter, a manufactured home or mobilehome shall include as a single unit with one registration, two or more sections that are manufactured, fabricated, or altered for use as a single manufactured home or mobilehome.
(b)  Each transportable section of a commercial coach shall be registered and titled separately.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1076, Sec. 53.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 2 - MANUFACTURED HOUSING › CHAPTER 8 - Registration and Titling of Manufactured Homes, Mobilehomes, and Commercial Coaches › ARTICLE 2 - General Definitions and Requirements › Section 18080.4.

18080.4. (a)  Every registered owner, upon receipt of a registration card, shall maintain the card or a copy thereof with the manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home for which it is issued.
(b)  This section does not apply when a registration card is necessarily removed from the manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home for the purpose of application for renewal, amendment, or transfer of registration.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 686, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 2 - MANUFACTURED HOUSING › CHAPTER 8 - Registration and Titling of Manufactured Homes, Mobilehomes, and Commercial Coaches › ARTICLE 2 - General Definitions and Requirements › Section 18081.

18081. (a)  Any person may request, and the department shall furnish, information regarding the current registration and title status of a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home. The department shall provide forms for these requests, shall establish a standard format for providing the information, and may charge fees to pay the cost of furnishing this information.
(b)  Upon receipt of a properly executed request for information and the payment of prescribed fees, the department shall provide the information within five working days by first-class mail to the address indicated on the request. The department may adopt procedures for providing the information by electronic facsimile in addition to mailing that information.
(c)  Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (b), the home address of the registered owner appearing in the information on current registration and title status maintained by the department is confidential if the owner requests confidentiality of that information, and shall not be disclosed to any person, except a court, a law enforcement agency, the State Board of Equalization, or any governmental agency to which, under any provision of law, information is required to be furnished from records maintained by the department.
(d)  The owner requesting confidentiality of his or her home address shall provide the department with a mailing address which is not confidential, which will be open to public inspection, and which may be used for mailings by the department. The owner requesting confidentiality shall declare to the department, under penalty of perjury, that the address provided is a valid, existing and accurate mailing address and shall consent to receive service of process pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 415.20 and subdivision (a) of Section 415.30 and Section 416.90 of the Code of Civil Procedure at the address.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 765, Sec. 7.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 2 - MANUFACTURED HOUSING › CHAPTER 8 - Registration and Titling of Manufactured Homes, Mobilehomes, and Commercial Coaches › ARTICLE 2 - General Definitions and Requirements › Section 18081.3.

18081.3. (a)  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 18081 or any other provision of law, the department may, for statistical or commercial purposes and upon payment of fees prescribed by the department, provide bulk information regarding the registration and title status of manufactured homes, mobilehomes, commercial coaches, truck campers, and floating homes.
(b)  For the purpose of this section, bulk information includes all or part of the information maintained by the department in its registration and title master file data base, except the name or names of the registered owner of the manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 493, Sec. 1. Effective August 10, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 2 - MANUFACTURED HOUSING › CHAPTER 8 - Registration and Titling of Manufactured Homes, Mobilehomes, and Commercial Coaches › ARTICLE 2 - General Definitions and Requirements › Section 18081.5.

18081.5. The transferee of a manufactured home, mobilehome, or floating home subject to local property taxation shall report the change in ownership information to the assessor in the county where the manufactured home, mobilehome, or floating home is sited, as provided in Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 480) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, unless it is reported pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 18080.5.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 765, Sec. 8.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 2 - MANUFACTURED HOUSING › CHAPTER 8 - Registration and Titling of Manufactured Homes, Mobilehomes, and Commercial Coaches › ARTICLE 2 - General Definitions and Requirements › Section 18084.7.

18084.7. Manufactured homes, mobilehomes, and commercial coaches shall not be subject to registration or titling under this part or to Part 13 (commencing with Section 5800) of Division 1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code prior to the original registration of the manufactured home, mobilehome, or commercial coach. Upon original registration and issuance of title, whether in the name of a consumer, a dealership, or some other party, the manufactured home, mobilehome, or commercial coach thereafter is subject to all registration and titling requirements of this part and to the provisions of Part 13 (commencing with Section 5800) of Division 1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 891, Sec. 5.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 2 - MANUFACTURED HOUSING › CHAPTER 8 - Registration and Titling of Manufactured Homes, Mobilehomes, and Commercial Coaches › ARTICLE 3 - Applications for Original Registration and Title › Section 18085.

18085. (a)  Application for the original registration of a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home required to be registered under this part shall be made to the department upon the appropriate forms approved by the department, and shall be accompanied by the filing fee prescribed by the department. If the application is for the original registration of a manufactured home, mobilehome, or commercial coach, or of a truck camper manufactured on or after January 1, 1986, the application shall include the original manufacturer’s certificate of origin in the form prescribed by Sections 18093 and 18093.5. If the original certificate of origin is not in existence, a duplicate thereof shall be obtained from the manufacturer and submitted with the application for original registration. Any duplicate copy shall be conspicuously marked by the manufacturer as a duplicate copy.
(b)  The application shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(1)  The true name and mailing address of the registered owner, the legal owner, if any, and junior lienholders, if any.
(2)  The name of the county in which the registered owner resides.
(3)  The situs address of the manufactured home, mobilehome, or commercial coach, or the residence address of a truck camper owner, or floating home owner to include the county of residence.
(4)  A description of the manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home, including all of the following:
(A)  The manufacturer’s name and identification number.
(B)  The date of manufacture.
(C)  The serial number or numbers.
(D)  The federal label number or numbers affixed pursuant to the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 5401 et seq.) or department insignia number or numbers affixed pursuant to Section 18026.
(E)  The date first sold or leased to a purchaser or lessee for purposes other than resale.
(F)  Any other information as may be reasonably required by the department to enable it to determine whether the manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home is lawfully entitled to registration.
(c)  If the application is for a floating home or a truck camper for which no certificate of origin has been issued pursuant to Section 18093.5, other evidence of ownership may be accepted at the sole discretion of the department in lieu of the manufacturer’s certificate of origin.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 383, Sec. 9.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 2 - MANUFACTURED HOUSING › CHAPTER 8 - Registration and Titling of Manufactured Homes, Mobilehomes, and Commercial Coaches › ARTICLE 3 - Applications for Original Registration and Title › Section 18085.5.

18085.5. The department shall not accept an application for the original registration of a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home unless the manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home at the time of application is within the state or unless the provisions of this part have been complied with.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 891, Sec. 7.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 2 - MANUFACTURED HOUSING › CHAPTER 8 - Registration and Titling of Manufactured Homes, Mobilehomes, and Commercial Coaches › ARTICLE 3 - Applications for Original Registration and Title › Section 18086.

18086. The department may accept an application for registration of a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, or truck camper which is not within the state, but which is to be registered to a resident of this state, at the time all documents and fees, as determined by the department in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, are submitted to the department. Any fees submitted pursuant to this section shall not be subject to refund based upon the fact that the manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, or truck camper is not and has not been within this state.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1527, Sec. 19.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 2 - MANUFACTURED HOUSING › CHAPTER 8 - Registration and Titling of Manufactured Homes, Mobilehomes, and Commercial Coaches › ARTICLE 3 - Applications for Original Registration and Title › Section 18086.5.

18086.5. (a)  In the absence of the regularly required supporting evidence of ownership and upon application for registration or transfer of a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home, the department may accept an undertaking or bond which shall be conditioned to protect the department and all officers and employees thereof and any subsequent purchaser of the manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home, any person acquiring a lien or security interest thereon, or the successor in interest of that purchaser or that person against any loss or damage on account of any defect in or undisclosed claim upon the right, title, and interest of the applicant or other person in and to the manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home.
(b)  Any interested person shall have a right of action to recover on any bond or undertaking for any breach of the conditions for which the bond was deposited, but the aggregate liability of the surety to all persons shall in no event exceed the amount of the bond. In the event the manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home is no longer subject to registration in this state and the currently valid certificate of title is surrendered to the department, the bond or undertaking shall be returned and surrendered at the end of three years or, prior thereto, at the discretion of the department.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1467, Sec. 14. Effective October 2, 1985.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 2 - MANUFACTURED HOUSING › CHAPTER 8 - Registration and Titling of Manufactured Homes, Mobilehomes, and Commercial Coaches › ARTICLE 3 - Applications for Original Registration and Title › Section 18087.

18087. Upon application for registration of a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, or truck camper previously registered outside this state, the application shall be certified by the applicant and shall state that the manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, or truck camper previously has been registered outside this state, the time and place of the last registration of the manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, or truck camper outside this state, the name and address of the governmental officer, agency, or authority making the registration, and any further information relative to its previous registration as may reasonably be required by the department, including the time and place of original registration, if known, and if different from the last foreign registration.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1527, Sec. 21.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 2 - MANUFACTURED HOUSING › CHAPTER 8 - Registration and Titling of Manufactured Homes, Mobilehomes, and Commercial Coaches › ARTICLE 3 - Applications for Original Registration and Title › Section 18087.5.

18087.5. (a)  The applicant for registration under this part of a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, or truck camper previously registered outside this state shall surrender to the department all unexpired license plates, seals, certificates, or other evidence of foreign registration which are in the applicant’s possession or under the applicant’s control. The department may require a certification from the jurisdiction of last registry when the applicant fails to surrender the last issued unexpired license plates.
(b)  Upon application made at the time of their surrender to the department and upon payment of a fee of three dollars ($3), the department shall return the unexpired license plates to the official in charge of the registration of manufactured homes, mobilehomes, commercial coaches, or truck campers in the state of issue of the license plates.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1527, Sec. 22.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 2 - MANUFACTURED HOUSING › CHAPTER 8 - Registration and Titling of Manufactured Homes, Mobilehomes, and Commercial Coaches › ARTICLE 3 - Applications for Original Registration and Title › Section 18088.

18088. (a)  Upon application for registration of a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, or truck camper previously registered outside this state, the department shall grant full faith and credit to the currently valid certificate of title describing the manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, or truck camper, the ownership thereof, and any liens thereon, issued by the state in which the vehicle was last registered, except there shall be a notation upon the certificate of title of any and all liens and encumbrances other than those dependent upon possession.
(b)  In the absence of knowledge by the department that any certificate of title issued by another state is forged, fraudulent, or void, the acceptance thereof by the department shall be a sufficient determination of the genuineness and regularity of the certificate and of the truth of the recitals therein, and no liability shall be incurred by any officer or employee of the department by reason of so accepting a certificate of title.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1527, Sec. 23.)
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18088.5. If a certificate of title issued by another state shows any lien or encumbrance upon the manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, or truck camper therein described, the department, upon registering the manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, or truck camper in this state and upon issuing a certificate of title, shall include therein the name of the legal owner and lienholders, if any, unless documents submitted with the foreign certificates of title establish that the lien or encumbrance has been fully satisfied.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1527, Sec. 24.)
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18089. In the event application is made in this state for registration of a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home and the department is not satisfied as to the ownership of the manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home or the existence of foreign liens thereon, then the department may register the manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home and issue a registration card with distinctive markings, but shall withhold issuance of a California certificate of title, unless the applicant presents documents sufficient to reasonably satisfy the department of the applicant’s ownership of the manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home and the absence of any liens thereon or posts a bond pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 18086.5.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1467, Sec. 15. Effective October 2, 1985.)
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18089.5. In the event the department refuses to grant an application for registration in this state of a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home previously registered in another state, the department shall immediately return to the applicant all documents submitted by the applicant with the application.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1467, Sec. 16. Effective October 2, 1985.)
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18090. The department shall forthwith mail a notice of the filing of any application for registration of a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, or truck camper previously registered outside this state upon written request of the governmental officer, agency, or authority which made the last registration of the manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, or truck camper outside this state. The notice shall contain the same data as required on the application filed with the department. This section shall not apply to manufactured homes, mobilehomes, commercial coaches, or truck campers last registered in a foreign province or country.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1527, Sec. 27.)
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18090.5. (a)  Except as otherwise provided in Section 18089, the department, upon the original registration of a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home, shall establish a permanent title record for the manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home and shall issue a certificate of title to the legal owner and a registration card to the registered owner.
(b)  The department shall designate on the permanent title record as the legal owner the holder, if any, of the perfected security interest in the manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home. If there is more than one perfected security interest, the holder of the security interest designated in the application for the original registration as the legal owner shall be the legal owner.
(c)  The department shall designate on the permanent title record as junior lienholders those holders, if any, of perfected security interests in the manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home other than the legal owner. If there is more than one junior lienholder, they shall be listed on the permanent title record in the same order as is designated in the application for the original registration. A copy of the registration card shall be sent to each junior lienholder and the creditor identified on the manufacturer’s certificate of origin.
(d)  If an application for registration specifies more than one secured creditor and the department is unable to determine from the application which creditor is to be the legal owner, or the seniority order in which junior lienholders are to be designated, the department shall so notify the applicant for registration and all secured creditors and shall withhold registration or transfer of registration until the department receives the designation.
(e)  The certificate of title and the registration card issued pursuant to this section shall show the name and address of all registered owners, the legal owner, if any, and all junior lienholders, if any, with the junior lienholders listed in the same order as designated on the permanent title record.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1467, Sec. 17. Effective October 2, 1985.)
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18090.6. The department may, in lieu of delivery by first-class mail, electronically transmit or receive, or both, a certificate of title pursuant to this part when the department determines that the electronic transmittal or receipt of a certificate of title is economically and technologically feasible and the appropriate state control agencies approve this determination. In making the determination that it is technologically feasible to electronically transmit and receive a certificate of title, the department shall ensure that the system for electronic transmittal and receipt is reasonably safe and secure against fraud and intrusion by unauthorized persons.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 213, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)
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18090.7. (a)  In order to continue improving the quality of products and services to its customers in the registration and titling of personal property within its authority, the department, pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 19130) of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code, may establish electronic programs to facilitate improved business practices between the department and qualified private industry partners. The programs may include, but are not limited to, programs for the electronic processing of ownership and title documents for manufactured homes, mobilehomes, commercial coaches, truck campers, and floating homes, and the payment of related fees.
(b)  The director may establish, by regulation, the maximum amount of a fee that a qualified private industry partner may charge its customers to provide the services authorized under subdivision (a).
(c)  The department may establish, by regulation, a transaction fee that it may charge a qualified private industry partner to pay the costs for the information and services that the department provides to the partner in support of the processing and payment programs authorized under subdivision (a). The transaction fee may not exceed the amount necessary to cover the costs incurred by the department in carrying out this section and Section 18090.6. The transaction fee may be passed to the customer by the private industry partner, but in no event shall the total charge to a customer exceed the amount established by the director under subdivision (b).
(d)  As used in this section, “qualified private industry partner” includes the following entities engaged in the business, or an associated business, of the purchase, sale, or transfer of manufactured homes, mobilehomes, commercial coaches, truck campers, or floating homes: financial institutions, electronic data processing vendors, information technology contractors, and escrow and title companies.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 213, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
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18091. The certificate of title issued by the department shall contain, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(a)  Information substantially similar to that required on the registration application as provided in Section 18085.
(b)  Provision for transfer of the title or interest of a registered owner, legal owner, or junior lienholder, as applicable.
(c)  Provision for application for transfer of registration by the transferee.
(d)  A statement to the effect that the certificate of title may not reflect all liens filed with the department against the title and that current title status may be confirmed through the department.
(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 975, Sec. 3.)
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18091.5. The registration card for a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home shall contain all of the following:
(a)  The date issued.
(b)  The information required by Section 18085 in the application for registration.
(c)  The registration number assigned to the manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home.
(d)  The date of expiration, where applicable.
(e)  Any other information as the department prescribes by regulation.
The department may modify the form, arrangement, and information appearing on the registration card and may provide for standardization and abbreviations whenever the efficiency of the department will be promoted thereby, except that general delivery or post office boxes shall not be permitted as the address of the registered owner unless there is no other address.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1467, Sec. 18. Effective October 2, 1985.)
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18092. (a)  Every manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home subject to registration shall be issued a registration decal. The design of the decal shall be determined by the director and the decal shall be issued by the department. The decal shall be at least 2
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(b)  The decals shall be applied to the outside of the mobilehome or commercial coach in a location within 15 inches of the lower front right-hand side which is clearly visible and these decals shall be maintained in a condition so as to be clearly legible. The decals shall be applied to the lower rear left-hand side of the truck camper.
For a floating home, the decal shall be applied in an area six inches from the main entry door on the side opposite the hinged side of the door at a point not less than two feet from either the top or bottom of the door and on the outside surface.
(c)  The director, after consultation with county assessors, shall prescribe a registration decal for manufactured homes and mobilehomes subject to registration which clearly indicates, by color or otherwise, whether or not the manufactured home or mobilehome is subject to annual registration with the department or is subject to local property taxation.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 23, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
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18092.5. The department may refuse registration or the renewal or transfer of registration of a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home in the following instances:
(a)  If the department is not satisfied that the applicant is entitled thereto under this part.
(b)  If the applicant has failed to furnish the department with information required in the application or reasonable additional information required by the department.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1467, Sec. 20. Effective October 2, 1985.)