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2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 1 - Motor Vehicles Subject to Identification › Section 38025.

38025. In accordance with subdivision (c) of Section 4000, a motor vehicle issued a plate or device pursuant to Section 38160 may be operated or driven upon a highway but only as follows:
(a) On a two-lane highway, only to cross the highway at an angle of approximately 90 degrees to the direction of the roadway and at a place where a quick and safe crossing may be made, or only when the roadway is not maintained by snow removal equipment and is closed to motor vehicles that are subject to registration pursuant to Division 3 (commencing with Section 4000), or only to cross a highway in the manner specified in subdivision (b).
(b) With respect to the crossing of a highway having more than two lanes, or a highway having limited access, a motor vehicle may cross a highway but only at a place designated by the Department of Transportation or local authorities with respect to a highway under their respective jurisdictions as a place where a motor vehicle, or specified types of motor vehicle, may cross a highway, and a vehicle shall cross the highway only at that designated place and only in a quick and safe manner.
(c) The Department of Transportation and local authorities with respect to a highway under their respective jurisdictions may designate, by the erection of an appropriate sign of a type approved by the Department of Transportation, a place where a motor vehicle, or specified type of motor vehicle, may cross a highway having more than two lanes or having limited access.
(d) A motor vehicle identified pursuant to Section 38010 may be towed upon a highway, but not driven, if the vehicle displays a plate or device issued pursuant to Section 38160.
(e) A motorcycle identified pursuant to Section 38010 may be pushed upon a highway, but not ridden, if the motorcycle has displayed upon it a plate or device issued pursuant to Section 38160.
(f) A peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, may operate or drive an off-highway vehicle identified pursuant to Section 38010 upon a highway in an emergency response situation.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 1 - Motor Vehicles Subject to Identification › Section 38026.

38026. (a) In addition to Section 38025 and after complying with subdivision (c) of this section, if a local authority, an agency of the federal government, or the Director of Parks and Recreation finds that a highway, or a portion of a highway, under the jurisdiction of the authority, agency, or the director, as the case may be, is located in a manner that provides a connecting link between off-highway motor vehicle trail segments, between an off-highway motor vehicle recreational use area and necessary service facilities, or between lodging facilities and an off-highway motor vehicle recreational facility and if it is found that the highway is designed and constructed so as to safely permit the use of regular vehicular traffic and also the driving of off-highway motor vehicles on that highway, the local authority, by resolution or ordinance, agency of the federal government, or the Director of Parks and Recreation, as the case may be, may designate that highway, or a portion of a highway, for combined use and shall prescribe rules and regulations therefor. A highway, or portion of a highway, shall not be so designated for a distance of more than three miles, except as provided in Sections 38026.1 and 38026.2. A freeway shall not be designated under this section.
(b) The Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission may propose highway segments for consideration by local authorities, an agency of the federal government, or the Director of Parks and Recreation for combined use.
(c) Prior to designating a highway or portion of a highway on the motion of the local authority, an agency of the federal government, or the Director of Parks and Recreation, or as a recommendation of the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission, a local authority, an agency of the federal government, or the Director of Parks and Recreation shall notify the Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol, and shall not designate any segment pursuant to subdivision (a) which, in the opinion of the commissioner, would create a potential traffic safety hazard.
(d) (1) A designation of a highway, or a portion of a highway, under subdivision (a) shall become effective upon the erection of appropriate signs of a type approved by the Department of Transportation on and along the highway, or portion of the highway.
(2) The cost of the signs shall be reimbursed from the Off-Highway Vehicle Trust Fund, when appropriated by the Legislature, or by expenditure of funds from a grant or cooperative agreement made pursuant to Section 5090.50 of the Public Resources Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 185, Sec. 3. (AB 2152) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 1 - Motor Vehicles Subject to Identification › Section 38026.5.

38026.5. (a)  In accordance with subdivision (c) of Section 4000, a motor vehicle issued a plate or device pursuant to Section 38160 may be operated or driven on a local highway, or a portion of the local highway, that is designated pursuant to Section 38026, 38026.1, or 38026.2 if the operation is in conformance with this code and the vehicle complies with off-highway vehicle equipment requirements specified in this division.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), it is unlawful for a person using an off-highway vehicle on a combined-use highway to do any of the following:
(1) Operate an off-highway motor vehicle on the highway during the hours of darkness.
(2) Operate a vehicle on the highway that does not have an operational stoplight.
(3) Operate a vehicle on the highway that does not have rubber tires.
(4) Operate a vehicle without a valid driver’s license of the appropriate class for the vehicle operation in possession.
(5) Operate a vehicle on the highway without complying with Article 2 (commencing with Section 16020) of Chapter 1 of Division 7.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 185, Sec. 5. (AB 2152) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 1 - Motor Vehicles Subject to Identification › Section 38027.

38027. Motor-driven cycles issued a plate or device pursuant to Section 38160 may be moved, by nonmechanical means only, adjacent to a roadway, in such a manner so as to not interfere with traffic upon the highway, only for the purpose of gaining access to, or returning from, areas designed for the operation of off-highway vehicles, when no other route is available. The Department of Transportation or local authority may designate access routes leading to off-highway parks as suitable for the operation of off-highway vehicles, if such access routes are available to the general public only for pedestrian and off-highway motor vehicle travel.
(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1093.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 1 - Motor Vehicles Subject to Identification › Section 38030.

38030. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 38020, an unidentified off-highway motor vehicle subject to identification may be left standing upon a highway or public or private property adjacent to the place of business of a dealer of such motor vehicles when done so in connection with the loading and unloading or storage of such vehicles to be used in the dealer’s business, unless already prohibited by law.
(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 78.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 2 - Original Identification › Section 38040.

38040. Application for the original identification of a motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, required to be identified pursuant to this division shall be made by the owner to the department upon the appropriate form furnished by it and shall contain all of the following:
(a) The true, full name, business or residence and mailing address, and the driver’s license or identification card number, if any, of the owner and the legal owner, if any.
(b) The name of the county in which the owner resides.
(c)A description of the vehicle, including the following, insofar as it may exist:
(1) The make, model, and type of body.
(2) The vehicle identification number or any other number as may be required by the department.
(d) Information as may reasonably be required by the department to enable it to determine whether the vehicle is lawfully entitled to identification.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1221, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 2 - Original Identification › Section 38041.

38041. Application for the original identification of a motorcycle shall be made by the owner to the department upon the appropriate form furnished by it, and shall contain:
(a) The true, full name, business or residence and mailing address, and the driver’s license or identification card number, if any, of the owner and the legal owner, if any.
(b) The name of the county in which the owner resides.
(c) A description of the motorcycle including the following data insofar as it may exist:
(1) The make and type of body.
(2) The motor and frame numbers recorded exactly as stamped on the engine and frame, respectively, by the manufacturer, and any other identifying number of the motorcycle as may be required by the department.
(3) The date first sold by a manufacturer or dealer to a consumer.
(d) Such information as may reasonably be required by the department to enable it to determine whether the vehicle is lawfully entitled to identification.
(e) The department shall maintain a cross-index file of motor and frame numbers identified with it.
The application shall be accompanied by a tracing, tape lift, or photograph of the motor or frame numbers, or where the facsimile of the motor or frame numbers cannot be obtained, a verification of the numbers shall be required.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1221, Sec. 19. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 2 - Original Identification › Section 38045.

38045. Ownership of title to an off-highway motor vehicle subject to identification under this division may be held by two (or more) coowners as provided in Section 682 of the Civil Code, except that:
(a) A vehicle may be identified in the names of two (or more) persons as coowners in the alternative by the use of the word “or.” A vehicle so identified in the alternative shall be deemed to be held in joint tenancy. Each coowner shall be deemed to have granted to the other coowners the absolute right to dispose of the title and interest in the vehicle. Upon the death of a coowner, the interest of the decedent shall pass to the survivor as though title or interest in the vehicle was held in joint tenancy, unless a contrary intention is set forth in writing upon the application for identification.
(b) A vehicle may be identified in the names of two (or more) persons as coowners in the alternative by the use of the word “or” and if declared in writing upon the application for identification by the applicants to be community property, or tenancy in common, shall grant to each coowner the absolute power to transfer the title or interest of the other coowners only during the lifetime of such coowners.
(c) A vehicle may be identified in the names of two (or more) persons as coowners in the conjunctive by the use of the word “and” and shall thereafter require the signature of each coowner or his personal representative to transfer title to the vehicle, except where title to the vehicle is set forth in joint tenancy, the signature of each coowner or his personal representative shall be required only during the lifetime of the coowners, and upon death of a coowner title shall pass to the surviving coowner.
(d) The department may adopt suitable abbreviations to appear upon the certificate of identification and certificate of ownership to designate the manner in which title to the vehicle is held if set forth by the coowners upon the application for identification.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1816.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 2 - Original Identification › Section 38050.

38050. In the absence of the regularly required supporting evidence of ownership upon application for identification or transfer of a vehicle, 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 vehicle, any person acquiring a lien or security interest thereon, or the successor in interest of such purchaser or 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 vehicle.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1816.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 2 - Original Identification › Section 38055.

38055. In the event the vehicle is no longer identified in this state and the currently valid certificate of ownership is surrendered to the department, the bond or undertaking shall be returned and surrendered at the end of three years or prior thereto.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 517, Sec. 402.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 2 - Original Identification › Section 38060.

38060. (a) Whenever any person, after making application for identification of an off-highway motor vehicle subject to identification, or after the identification either as owner or legal owner, moves or acquires a new address different from the address shown in the application or upon the certificate of ownership or identification certificate, that person shall, within 10 days thereafter, notify the department of his or her old and new addresses.
(b) Any owner having notified the department as required in subdivision (a), shall immediately mark out the former on the face of the certificate and write with pen and ink or type the new on the face of the certificate immediately below the former address and initial the entry.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 466, Sec. 118.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 3 - Evidences of Identification › Section 38070.

38070. The department, upon identifying an off-highway motor vehicle subject to identification, shall issue a certificate of ownership to the legal owner and an identification certificate to the owner, or both to the owner if there is no legal owner.
(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1093.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 3 - Evidences of Identification › Section 38075.

38075. (a) The identification certificate shall contain upon the face thereof the date issued, the name and residence or business or mailing address of the owner and of the legal owner, if any, the identification number to the vehicle, and a description of the vehicle as complete as that required in the application for the identification of a vehicle.
(b) The director may modify the form, arrangement, and information appearing on the face of the identification certificate and may provide for standardization and abbreviation of fictitious or firm names thereon whenever he finds that the efficiency of the department will be promoted thereby, except that general delivery or post office box numbers shall not be permitted as the address of the identified owner unless there is no other address.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1213, Sec. 17.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 3 - Evidences of Identification › Section 38076.

38076. The certificate of ownership shall contain:
(a) Not less than the information required upon the face of the identification certificate.
(b) Provision for notice to the department of a transfer of the title or interest of the owner or legal owner.
(c) Provision for application for transfer of identification by the transferee.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1816.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 3 - Evidences of Identification › Section 38080.

38080. (a) The department may authorize, under Section 4456, dealers licensed under Article 1 (commencing with Section 11700) of Chapter 4 of Division 5 to use the process described in Section 4456 and corresponding temporary identification devices upon off-highway motor vehicles subject to identification that they sell.
(b) Off-highway motor vehicles subject to identification that are purchased from dealers not required to be licensed under Article 1 (commencing with Section 11700) of Chapter 4 of Division 5, or that are specially constructed by the owner or owners, may be operated off-highway, as provided by this division, without an identification plate or device or identification certificate, provided a receipt or other suitable device issued by the department is displayed upon the vehicle evidencing an application has been made and appropriate fees paid pursuant to this division, until the identification plate or device and identification certificate are received from the department.
(c) This section shall become operative January 1, 2019.
(Repealed (in Sec. 25) and added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 90, Sec. 26. (AB 516) Effective January 1, 2017. Section operative January 1, 2019, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 3 - Evidences of Identification › Section 38085.

38085. (a) Every owner upon receipt of an identification certificate shall maintain the same or a facsimile copy thereof with the vehicle for which it is issued at all times when the vehicle is operated or transported.
(b) The provisions of this section do not apply when an identification certificate is removed from the vehicle for the purpose of application for renewal or transfer of identification.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1268, Sec. 19.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 3 - Evidences of Identification › Section 38087.

38087. (a) Upon payment of the fees specified in Section 38231, the department may issue to manufacturers, dealers, distributors, or their agents, a special permit to operate or use for the purpose of delivery, demonstration, or display, off-highway motor vehicles otherwise required to be identified under this division.
(b) Special permits issued pursuant to this section shall expire at midnight on the 30th day of June in the second calendar year following the year of issuance of such permit.
(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1093.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 3 - Evidences of Identification › Section 38087.5.

38087.5. (a) Upon payment of the fee specified in Section 38231.5, the Department of Parks and Recreation may issue to a nonresident of this state a special permit to operate an off-highway motor vehicle otherwise required to be identified under this chapter.
(b) Special permits issued under this section shall expire on December 31 in the year of their issuance.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 572, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 3 - Evidences of Identification › Section 38088.

38088. (a) Upon payment of the fee specified in Section 38232, the department shall issue to the owner of a motorcycle, which the owner has certified as being used exclusively in racing events on a closed course, a special transportation identification device for the purpose of identifying the motorcycle while it is being transported upon a highway to and from racing events on a closed course. Such device may be either a plate or a sticker, whichever is determined by the department to be the most appropriate.
(b) Such device is nonrenewable, nontransferrable, and becomes invalid when the vehicle for which it was issued is sold or dismantled.
(c) A certificate of ownership may not be issued in conjunction with a special transportation identification device.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1050.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 3 - Evidences of Identification › Section 38090.

38090. If any identification certificate or identification plate or device is stolen, lost, mutilated or illegible, the owner of the vehicle for which the same was issued, as shown by the records of the department, shall immediately make application for and may, upon furnishing information satisfactory to the department, obtain a duplicate or substitute or a new identification under a new number, as determined to be most advisable by the department. An application for a duplicate identification certificate is not required in conjunction with any other application.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1268, Sec. 20.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 3 - Evidences of Identification › Section 38095.

38095. If any certificate of ownership is stolen, lost, mutilated or illegible, the legal owner or, if none, the owner of the vehicle for which the same was issued as shown by the records of the department shall immediately make application for and may, upon furnishing information satisfactory to the department, obtain a duplicate.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1816.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 3 - Evidences of Identification › Section 38100.

38100. The provisions of Sections 4458, 4460, 4461, 4462, 4463, and 4464 shall be fully applicable to motor vehicles identified under this division and the terms “identification” and “identification certificate” shall have the same meaning as the terms “registration” and “registration card,” respectively, as used in those sections.
(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1093.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 4 - Renewal of Identification › Section 38110.

38110. Certificates of ownership shall not be renewed but shall remain valid until suspended, revoked, or canceled by the department for cause or upon transfer of any interest shown therein.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1816.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 4 - Renewal of Identification › Section 38115.

38115. Every motor vehicle identification and identification certificate issued pursuant to this division shall expire at midnight on the 30th day of June in the second calendar year following the year of issuance of such certificate. The department may upon payment of the proper fees renew such identification.
(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1093.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 4 - Renewal of Identification › Section 38120.

38120. (a) Application for renewal of identification of off-highway motor vehicles subject to identification shall be made by the owner not later than midnight of the 30th day of June of the expiration year. The application shall contain the true, full name and driver’s license or identification card number, if any, of the owner.
(b) Whenever any application for identification or transfer of ownership of an off-highway motor vehicle subject to identification is filed with the department between June 1 and June 30 of the year of expiration, the application shall be accompanied by the full renewal fees in addition to any other fees then due and payable.
(c) Whenever an application for identification or transfer of ownership of an off-highway motor vehicle subject to identification is filed with the department between January 1 and May 31 of the year of expiration, the application may be accompanied by full renewal fees in addition to any other fees then due and payable, which renewal fees shall be for the two-year period following June 30th of the year in which paid.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1221, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 4 - Renewal of Identification › Section 38121.

38121. (a) Prior to the expiration of the identification of an off-highway motor vehicle, if that identification is not to be renewed prior to its expiration, the owner of the vehicle shall file, under penalty of perjury, a certification that the vehicle will not be operated, used, or transported on public property or private property in a manner so as to subject the vehicle to identification during the subsequent identification period without first making an application for identification of the vehicle, including full payment of all fees. The certification of nonoperation is valid until the identification is renewed under subdivision (c).
(b) Each certification of nonoperation filed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be accompanied by a filing fee of fifteen dollars ($15).
(c) An application for renewal of identification, whether or not accompanied by an application for transfer of title to, or any interest in, the vehicle, shall be submitted to the department with payment of the required fees for the current identification period and without penalty for delinquent payment of fees imposed under this code if the department receives the application on or before the date the vehicle is first operated, used, or transported on public property or private property in a manner so as to subject the vehicle to identification and certification of nonoperation required pursuant to subdivision (a).
(d) A certification of nonoperation is not required to be filed pursuant to subdivision (a) for a vehicle on which the identification expires while being held as inventory by a dealer or lessor-retailer.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 719, Sec. 27. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 4 - Renewal of Identification › Section 38125.

38125. Whenever by reason of the theft or embezzlement of an off-highway motor vehicle subject to identification the owner or legal owner is not in possession of the vehicle at the time penalties accrue for failure to obtain identification, or renewal thereof, the owner or legal owner may secure the identification or renewal of the identification of the vehicle within 20 days after its recovery upon filing an affidavit setting forth the circumstances of the theft or embezzlement if the theft or embezzlement of the vehicle has been reported pursuant to provisions of this code, without penalty for delinquent payment of fees imposed under this division.
(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 947.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 4 - Renewal of Identification › Section 38130.

38130. When application for identification of an off-highway motor vehicle subject to identification has been made as required by this division, the vehicle may be operated pursuant to this division until the new indicia of current identification have been received from the department on condition that there be displayed on the vehicle the identification plate or device and validating device, if any, issued to the vehicle for the previous identification term.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1816.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 4 - Renewal of Identification › Section 38135.

38135. The department may, upon renewing of an identification of off-highway motor vehicles subject to identification, issue a new identification certificate or may endorse or authorize the endorsement of a receipt or validation upon payment of the required fees. The receipt or validation to be stamped upon the identification certificate last issued for the vehicle during the preceding period, or upon a potential identification certificate issued near the close of the preceding period, which identification certificate so endorsed or validated shall constitute the identification certificate for the ensuing two-year period. If the identification certificate and potential identification certificate are unavailable, a fee as specified in Section 38260 shall not be paid.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1268, Sec. 21.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 5 - Refusal of Identification › Section 38145.

38145. The department shall refuse the identification or renewal or transfer of identification of an off-highway motor vehicle subject to identification upon any of the following grounds:
(a) That the application contains any false or fraudulent statement.
(b) That the required fee has not been paid.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1816.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 5 - Refusal of Identification › Section 38150.

38150. The department may refuse the identification or renewal or transfer of identification of an off-highway motor vehicle subject to identification in any of the following circumstances:
(a) If the department is satisfied that the applicant is not entitled thereto under this code.
(b) If the applicant has failed to furnish the department with information required in the application or reasonable additional information required by the department.
(c) If the department determines that the applicant has made or permitted unlawful use of any identification certificate, certificate of ownership, identification plates, or other identifying indicia.
(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1093.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 6 - Identification Plate or Device › Section 38160.

38160. The department, upon identifying an off-highway motor vehicle subject to identification, shall issue to the owner a suitable identification plate or device which is capable of being attached to the vehicle in such a manner so as to not endanger the operator or passengers of the vehicle, and which shall identify the vehicle for which it is issued for the period of its validity.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1816.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 6 - Identification Plate or Device › Section 38165.

38165. (a) The department shall determine the size, color, and letters or number of the plate or device issued pursuant to this division and the life of the series of plate or device issued, but in no event less than six years. The design of the plate or device shall have the identification number as the most prominent feature of the device. During the intervening identification periods for which the plate or device is issued, the department shall issue a tab, sticker, or other suitable device to indicate the term for which such plate or device will be valid.
(b) On or before July 1, 2009, the department, in conjunction with the Division of Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation of the Department of Parks and Recreation, shall report to the Assembly Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife and the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water, regarding recommendations to improve the identification of off-highway motor vehicles. At a minimum, the report shall examine the benefits and challenges of all of the following:
(1) Using multiple identification stickers for each vehicle.
(2) Using large-print identifying numbers or letters.
(3) Various identifying devices, such as license plates and stickers.
(4) Requiring license plates or other device alternatives for certain off-highway vehicle types.
(5) Including a unique number for special nonresident permits issued under Section 38087.5.
(c) In preparing the report, the department and the Division of Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation shall work with vehicle manufacturers to evaluate feasibility.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 541, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 6 - Identification Plate or Device › Section 38170.

38170. (a) Every off-highway motor vehicle subject to identification shall have displayed upon it the identification number assigned to the vehicle for which it is issued, together with the word “California” or the abbreviation “CAL” and the year number for which it is issued or a suitable device issued by the department for validation purposes, which device shall contain the year for which it is issued.
(b) The identification plate or device shall at all times be securely fastened to the vehicle for which it is issued and shall be mounted or affixed in a position to be clearly visible, and shall be maintained in a condition so as to be clearly legible. No covering shall be used on the identification plate or device.
(c) All identification plates or devices issued on or after January 1, 1996, shall be displayed as follows:
(1) On the left fork leg of a motorcycle, either horizontal or vertical, and shall be visible from the left side of the motorcycle.
(2) On the left quadrant of the metal frame member of sand rails, rail-type buggies, and dune buggies, visible from the rear of the vehicle.
(3) On the left rear quadrant on permanent plastic or metal frame members of all-terrain vehicles, visible to outside inspections.
(4) On the left tunnel on the back quadrant of snowmobiles.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 14, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 7 - Dismantling of Off-Highway Motor Vehicles › Section 38180.

38180. Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 11500) of Division 5 shall be applicable to off-highway motor vehicles subject to identification, except as provided in this article.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1816.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 7 - Dismantling of Off-Highway Motor Vehicles › Section 38185.

38185. No off-highway motor vehicle subject to identification which has been reported dismantled or sold as salvage may be subsequently identified until it has been inspected by the department.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1816.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 8 - Transfers of Title or Interest › Section 38195.

38195. The provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 5600) of Division 3 shall be applicable to off-highway motor vehicles subject to identification, and the terms “registration,” “registration card,” and “registered” as used therein, shall apply to the terms “identification,” “identification certificate,” and “identified,” respectively, except that Sections 5901, 5902, 5903, 5904, 5906, and 6052 shall not apply.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1816.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 8 - Transfers of Title or Interest › Section 38200.

38200. (a) Every licensed dealer upon transferring by sale, lease, or otherwise any off-highway motor vehicle subject to identification, whether new or used, of a type subject to identification under this division, shall, not later than the end of the fifth calendar day thereafter, not counting the day of sale, lease, or other transfer, give written notice of the transfer to the department upon an appropriate form provided by it; but a dealer need not give the notice when selling or transferring a new unidentified off-highway motor vehicle subject to identification to another dealer.
A “sale” shall be deemed completed and consummated when the purchaser of that vehicle has paid the purchase price, or, in lieu thereof, has signed a purchase contract or security agreement, and taken physical possession or delivery of that vehicle.
(b) Every dealer of off-highway motor vehicles subject to identification who is not licensed with the department, and who engages only in the sale of vehicles of a type not properly equipped for operation upon the highway and that are restricted to off-highway operation or use, shall comply with the provisions of Section 5900, or such regulations as the director determines are necessary to carry out the provisions of this division.
(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 440.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 8 - Transfers of Title or Interest › Section 38205.

38205. Whenever any person has received as transferee a properly endorsed certificate of ownership, he or she shall, within 10 days thereafter, endorse the ownership certificate as required and forward the ownership certificate with the proper transfer fee and, if required under Section 38120, any other fee due and thereby make application for transfer of identification. 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. 1994, Ch. 1221, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 8 - Transfers of Title or Interest › Section 38210.

38210. When the transferee of an off-highway motor vehicle subject to identification is a dealer who holds such vehicle for resale, 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.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1816.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 8 - Transfers of Title or Interest › Section 38211.

38211. (a) The department shall withhold identification of or the transfer of ownership of any vehicle subject to identification under this division until the applicant pays to the department the use tax measured by the sales price of the vehicle as required by the Sales and Use Tax Law, together with penalty, if any, unless the purchaser presents evidence on a form prescribed by the State Board of Equalization that sales tax will be paid by the seller or that use tax has been collected by the seller or that the State Board of Equalization finds that no use tax is due. If the applicant so desires, he may pay the use tax and penalty, if any, to the department so as to secure immediate action upon his application for identification or transfer of ownership, and thereafter he may apply through the Department of Motor Vehicles to the State Board of Equalization under the provisions of the Sales and Use Tax Law for a refund of the amount so paid.
(b) The department shall transmit to the State Board of Equalization all collections of use tax and penalty made under this section. This transmittal shall be made at least monthly, accompanied by a schedule in such form as the department and board may prescribe.
(c) The State Board of Equalization shall reimburse the department for its costs incurred in carrying out the provisions of this section. Such reimbursement shall be effected under agreement between the agencies, approved by the Department of Finance.
(d) In computing any use tax or penalty thereon under the provisions of this section dollar fractions shall be disregarded in the manner specified in Section 9559 of this code. Payment of tax and penalty on this basis shall be deemed full compliance with the requirements of the Sales and Use Tax Law insofar as they are applicable to the use of vehicles to which this section relates.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1816.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 9 - Identification Fees › Section 38225.

38225. (a) A service fee of seven dollars ($7) shall be paid to the department for the issuance or renewal of identification of off-highway motor vehicles subject to identification, except as expressly exempted under this division.
(b) In addition to the service fee required by subdivision (a), a special fee of thirty-three dollars ($33) shall be paid at the time of payment of the service fee for the issuance or renewal of an identification plate or device.
(c) All money transferred pursuant to Section 8352.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, all fees received by the department pursuant to subdivision (b), and all day use, overnight use, or annual or biennial use fees for state vehicular recreation areas received by the Department of Parks and Recreation shall be deposited in the Off-Highway Vehicle Trust Fund, which is hereby created. There shall be a separate reporting of special fee revenues by vehicle type, including four-wheeled vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, motorcycles, and snowmobiles. All money shall be deposited in the fund, and, upon appropriation by the Legislature, shall be allocated according to Section 5090.61 of the Public Resources Code.
(d) Any money temporarily transferred by the Legislature from the Off-Highway Vehicle Trust Fund to the General Fund shall be reimbursed, without interest, by the Legislature within two fiscal years of the transfer.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 456, Sec. 1. (SB 159) Effective October 3, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 9 - Identification Fees › Section 38225.4.

38225.4. In addition to the service fees specified in subdivision (a) of Section 38225, as amended by Section 6 of Chapter 964 of the Statutes of 1992, a fee of three dollars ($3) shall be paid at the time of issuance or renewal of identification of off-highway motor vehicles subject to identification, except as expressly exempted under this division. The department shall deposit the fee received under this section 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 offset the costs of maintaining the uniformed field strength of the Department of the California Highway Patrol.
(Amended (as added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1197) by Stats. 2003, Ch. 719, Sec. 29. Effective January 1, 2004.)