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California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.2 - REGISTRATION OF VESSELS › Section 190.14 - Temporary Certificate of Number

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A Temporary Certificate of Number shall be issued to
					 applicants in accordance with Section
					 9858 V.C. to be valid for 60 days
					 from date of issue.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering former section
					 300.14 to section
					 190.14 filed 7-19-93 pursuant to
					 title 1, section
					 100, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 93, No. 30).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1651, Vehicle
						Code. Reference: Section
						9858; and CFR, Title 33, Sections
						173.75 and
						174.29.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.2 - REGISTRATION OF VESSELS › Section 190.15 - Hull Identification Numbers

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) All vessels subject to registration under
				  the California Vehicle Code shall display a hull identification number. On
				  vessels built after 1971, this number shall consist of at least 12 characters
				  in a configuration consistent with federal regulations.
(b) Hull identification numbers will be
				  assigned by the manufacturer or by the Department of Motor Vehicles upon
				  failure by the manufacturer to assign the number.
(c) The hull identification number shall be
				  carved, burned, stamped, embossed or otherwise permanently affixed using
				  letters and numerals not less than ¼ inch in height to the outboard side
				  of the transom, or if there is no transom to the outermost starboard side at
				  the end of the hull that bears the rudder or other steering mechanism, above
				  the water line of the boat in such a way that alterations, removal or
				  replacement would be obvious.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering former section
					 300.15 to section
					 190.15 filed 7-19-93 pursuant to
					 title 1, section
					 100, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 93, No. 30).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1651, Vehicle
						Code. Reference: Sections
						9871 and
						9871.5,
						Vehicle Code; and CFR, Title 33, Sections
						181.23,
						181.25,
						181.27 and
						181.29.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.2 - REGISTRATION OF VESSELS › Section 190.16 - Fee-Exempt Boats

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Boats belonging to State, County, or City Governments and Federal agencies of
				  the United States shall not be required to pay the fees provided for in
				  Sections
				  9853,
				  9855 and
				  9860 of the
				  California Vehicle Code.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering former section
					 300.16 to section
					 190.16 filed 7-19-93 pursuant to
					 title 1, section
					 100, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 93, No. 30).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						9851, Vehicle
						Code. Reference: Section
						9851, Vehicle
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.2 - REGISTRATION OF VESSELS › Section 190.17 - Recreational-Type Public Vessels

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Boats owned by the United States Armed Forces that are used
					 for recreational purposes shall be known as "recreational-type public vessels."
					 The Department of Motor Vehicle, Sacramento, California, shall upon application
					 issue a Certificate of Number and Certificate of Ownership to the Armed Forces
					 Agency owning the vessel. Such vessels shall be exempt from payment of all
					 fees.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering former section
					 300.17 to section
					 190.17 filed 7-19-93 pursuant to
					 title 1, section
					 100, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 93, No. 30).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1651, Vehicle
						Code. Reference: Section
						9851, Vehicle
						Code; and CFR, Title 33, Section
						173.11.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.2 - REGISTRATION OF VESSELS › Section 190.18 - Fee-Exempt Annual Renewal

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The number issued to fee-exempt vessels shall contain
					 suffix letters to designate the vessel as "fee-exempt." Display of the number
					 shall be in accordance with Section
					 190 of this regulation. A sticker
					 shall be issued to each vessel to identify it to be currently registered.
					 Display of the sticker shall be in accordance with Section
					 190.01.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering and amending former section
					 300.18 to section
					 190.18 filed 7-19-93 pursuant to
					 title 1, section
					 100, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 93, No. 30).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1651, Vehicle
						Code. Reference: Section
						9850, Vehicle
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.2 - REGISTRATION OF VESSELS › Section 190.19 - Racing Vessels

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Boats brought to this state exclusively for racing purposes
					 and remaining for less than 90 days, may be exempted from registering and
					 numbering in California, providing the state of origin also exempts such
					 vessels.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering former section
					 300.19 to section
					 190.19 filed 7-19-93 pursuant to
					 title 1, section
					 100, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 93, No. 30).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1651, Vehicle
						Code. Reference: Sections
						9854 and
						9873, Vehicle
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.2 - REGISTRATION OF VESSELS › Section 190.20 - Livery Vessels

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
No person may operate a livery vessel unless that vessel
					 has on board a valid Certificate of Number, a valid Temporary Certificate of
					 Number, or a copy of the rental or lease agreement. The agreement must
					 contain:
(1) The signature of the
				  owner of the vessel or his representative.
(2) The signature of the person leasing or
				  renting the vessel.
(3) The vessel
				  number that appears on the Certificate of Number.
(4) The time period for which the vessel is
				  leased or rented.
No obligation is created by these regulations (Sections
					 190.00 through
					 190.20) under Section
					 2231
					 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, for the reimbursement of any local agency for
					 any costs that may be incurred in carrying on any program or performing any
					 service required to be carried on or performed under these
					 regulations.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering and amending former section
					 300.20 to section
					 190.20 filed 7-19-93 pursuant to
					 title 1, section
					 100, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 93, No. 30).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1651, Vehicle
						Code. Reference: Section
						9853.3,
						Vehicle Code; and CFR, Title 33, Section
						173.21.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.2 - REGISTRATION OF VESSELS › Section 190.21 - Notification to the Department

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A person whose name appears as the owner of a vessel on a
					 Certificate of Number shall, within 15 days, notify the Department of:
(a) Any change in his address.
(b) The loss or destruction of a valid
				  Certificate of Number.
(c) The
				  destruction or abandonment of the vessel.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering former section
					 300.21 to section
					 190.21 filed 7-19-93 pursuant to
					 title 1, section
					 100, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 93, No. 30).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1651, Vehicle
						Code. Reference: Sections
						9864,
						9865 and
						9911, Vehicle
						Code; and CFR, Title 33, Section
						173.29.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.2 - REGISTRATION OF VESSELS › Section 190.22 - Surrender of Certificate of Number

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A person whose name appears as the owner of a vessel on a
					 Certificate of Number shall surrender the certificate in a manner prescribed by
					 the Department within 15 days after it becomes invalid under Section
					 190.12, paragraphs (a)(1)(2)(3),
					 (b), (c), (d).
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering and amending former section
					 300.22 to section
					 190.22 filed 7-19-93 pursuant to
					 title 1, section
					 100, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 93, No. 30).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1651, Vehicle
						Code. Reference: Sections
						9864 and
						9900, Vehicle
						Code; and CFR, Title 33, Section
						173.31.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.2 - REGISTRATION OF VESSELS › Section 190.30 - Department Agent's Authorization

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Agents authorized by the department under
				  Vehicle Code Section
				  9858 to
				  accept registration applications of undocumented vessels shall be known as
				  Undocumented Vessel Registration Agents. The appointment of such agents shall
				  be at the pleasure of the department and they shall serve without compensation
				  from the department.
(b)
				  Undocumented Vessel Registration Agents may charge their customers a
				  documentary preparation fee pursuant to Vehicle Code Section
				  9858.1.
1.
					 Renumbering and amendment of former section
					 190.03 to new section
					 190.30 and amendment of NOTE filed
					 8-21-95; operative 9-20-95 (Register 95, No.
					 34).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1651 and
						9858, Vehicle
						Code. Reference: Sections
						9858,
						9858.1 and
						9859, Vehicle
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.2 - REGISTRATION OF VESSELS › Section 190.32 - Application for Appointment as an Undocumented Vessel Registration Agent

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) An applicant
				  for appointment as an Undocumented Vessel Registration Agent shall submit to
				  the department an Application for Appointment and Agreement as a Non-Public
				  Undocumented Vessel Registration Agent, Form OL 54 (Rev. 3/2003).
(1) Another department-approved version of
				  this form with a different revision date shall be acceptable if the content of
				  the form is in substantial compliance with the requirements of this
				  section.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.2 - REGISTRATION OF VESSELS › Section 190.34 - Responsibilities of Undocumented Vessel Registration Agents

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Each Undocumented Vessel Registration
				  Agent shall agree to assume, as a condition of appointment, the following
				  responsibilities:
(1) Maintain an established
				  place of business.
(2) Be engaged
				  in an activity directly related to boating.
(3) Display a means of identification which
				  will clearly indicate to the public the name of the business. Each separate
				  branch of the business which will be authorized to conduct registration of
				  vessels shall display such means of identification.
(4) Maintain all supplies at the business
				  location described on the Application for Appointment and Agreement as a
				  Non-Public Undocumented Vessel Registration Agent, Form OL 54 (REV.
				  3/2003).
(5) Make available for
				  review all accountable vessel registration items upon demand by an authorized
				  department employee. Accountable vessel registration items shall include any
				  item bearing a serial number and having a value attached to it.
(6) Notify the Department of Motor Vehicles,
				  Occupational Licensing Unit, P.O. Box 932342, Sacramento, CA 94232-3420, in
				  writing no later than the first business day following the event of any of the
				  following:
(A) Sale of business or change of
				  terms in the agreement for appointment.
(B) Change of business structure, including
				  the addition or deletion of partners or corporate officers.
(C) Change of business name or
				  address.
(D) Adding or deleting a
				  branch location.
(E) Lost or stolen
				  accountable vessel registration items.
(7) Upon sale or termination of the business,
				  all accountable vessel registration supplies, applications, and fees shall be
				  forwarded to the department no later than the first business day following the
				  sale or termination.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.2 - REGISTRATION OF VESSELS › Section 190.38 - Agreement for Appointment as an Undocumented Vessel Registration Agent

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Each applicant
				  for appointment as an Undocumented Vessel Registration Agent shall complete an
				  Agreement for Appointment as an Undocumented Vessel Registration Agency to
				  Represent the California Department of Motor Vehicles, Form OL 54 (REV. 3/2003)
				  page 2 on which the owner, all partners of a co-partnership, or all principal
				  officers of a corporation, agree to assume the duties and responsibilities
				  which are outlined in the agreement and reflect the requirements specified in
				  the Vehicle Code and in regulation. The signature of the applicant on page 1 of
				  this form shall serve as acknowledgement of this agreement.
(1) Another department-approved version of
				  this form with a different revision date shall be acceptable if the content of
				  the form is in substantial compliance with the requirements of this
				  section.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.2 - REGISTRATION OF VESSELS › Section 191.00 - Non-Motorized Surfboard-Like Vessels Exempted Under Vehicle Code Section 9873(e)

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Non-motorized surfboard-like vessels over 8 feet in length,
					 propelled solely by sail, and with a mast which is required to be held upright
					 by the operator in order to sail are exempt from the numbering requirements of
					 Vehicle Code Section
					 9850.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering former section
					 301.00 to section
					 191.00 filed 7-19-93 pursuant to
					 title 1, section
					 100, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 93, No. 30).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1651, Vehicle
						Code. Reference: Section
						9873, Vehicle
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.2 - REGISTRATION OF VESSELS › Section 192.00 - Proof Documents Re Lien Sale Vessels

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
All applications for the transfer of title of an
					 undocumented vessel after a lien sale of such vessel under Article 4
					 (commencing with Section
					 500) of the Harbors and Navigation
					 Code shall be accompanied by proof of the possessory character of the lien so
					 that the department may be satisfied of the genuineness and regularity of the
					 transfer pursuant to Vehicle Code Section
					 9915(b).
					 For the purposes of such proof, "storage" means services rendered in the
					 safekeeping of a vessel by a person not the owner who has a right of possession
					 together with a duty to care for the vessel and may include mooring, berthage,
					 wharfing and anchorage and rental of vessel trailer parking space done in the
					 process of the storage of a vessel. "Storage" does not include the rental of
					 mooring space or of vessel trailer parking space when there is no duty to keep
					 the vessel safe when occupying such space. Costs of repair means all material
					 and labor of a repairman when a vessel is put in his keeping for such purposes
					 and may include costs of mooring, berthage, wharfing and anchorage and rental
					 of vessel trailer parking space if such services are included in the
					 repairman's cost of handling a vessel for the purpose of repairing
					 it.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering former section
					 302.00 to section
					 192.00 filed 7-19-93 pursuant to
					 title 1, section
					 100, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 93, No. 30).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1651, Vehicle
						Code. Reference: Section
						9915, Vehicle
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.2 - REGISTRATION OF VESSELS › Section 200.01 - Vehicle Engine or Motor. [Renumbered]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New NOTE
					 filed 7-7-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No.
					 28).
2. Amendment filed 4-11-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter
					 (Register 85, No. 15).
3. Change without regulatory effect
					 renumbering former section
					 200.01 to section
					 150.01 filed 7-19-93 pursuant to
					 title 1, section
					 100, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 93, No. 30).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1651, Vehicle
						Code. Reference: Sections
						4161,
						4163 and
						9257, Vehicle
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.3 - Special Plates › Section 201.00 - Use of Special Plates Issued to a Dealer, Manufacturer, Remanufacturer, or Distributor

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Special plates referenced in this section may only be used on vehicles that a
				  dealer, manufacturer, remanufacturer, or distributor owns or lawfully
				  possesses.
(b) The following
				  individuals may operate a vehicle with special plates for any purpose:
(1) An individual who is the sole owner, a
				  general partner, a manager of a limited liability company, or a corporate
				  officer or director of a dealer, manufacturer, remanufacturer, or distributor,
				  provided that individual is actively engaged in the management and control of
				  the business operations of the dealer, manufacturer, remanufacturer, or
				  distributor;
(2) A general manager,
				  or business manager, or sales manager who is actively engaged in the management
				  and control of the business operations of the dealer, manufacturer,
				  remanufacturer, or distributor when no other individual meets the criteria in
				  (1) above;
(3) An individual
				  employed by a manufacturer or distributor and licensed as a
				  representative.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.3 - Special Plates › Year of Manufacture Program › Section 205.00 - Definitions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) YOM -- Year of
					 Manufacture
(b) Base-year license
					 plate -- The year the license plate colors were originally issued. Base year
					 license plates were issued to vehicles with a model year of 1942 and prior,
					 1947, 1956 and 1963.
(c) Tab --
					 Indicator of the year registration expired. May be metal and was affixed to the
					 license plate at the mounting hole. (For a YOM plate, the tab shall correspond
					 to the model year of the vehicle.)
(d) Sticker -- Indicator of the year
					 registration expired and usually affixed to the license plate by an adhesive
					 material. (For a YOM plate, a validation year-sticker is required and shall
					 correspond to the model year of the vehicle.)
(e) Current License Plates -- License plates
					 on the vehicle at the time of application for YOM license plates.
1. New
						section filed 3-4-2010; operative 4-3-2010 (Register 2010, No.
						10).
2. Amendment filed 6-19-2017; operative 10-1-2017 (Register
						2017, No. 25).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  1651, Vehicle
						  Code. Reference: Section
						  5004.1,
						  Vehicle Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.3 - Special Plates › Year of Manufacture Program › Section 205.02 - Application Requirements for Year of Manufacture License Plates

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) An application
					 for Year of Manufacture license plates shall be submitted to the department on
					 a Year of Manufacture (YOM) License Plate Application, Form REG 352 (Rev.
					 1/2017), which is hereby incorporated by reference, and shall include the
					 following:
(1) An indication of whether the
					 application is for original issuance, reassignment, retention or release of
					 interest.
(2) The YOM license plate
					 number being requested for application purposes.
(3) The applicant's true full name.
(4) The applicant's California driver license
					 number.
(5) The applicant's mailing
					 address.
(6) The vehicle
					 identification number of the vehicle to which the YOM license plates will be
					 affixed.
(A) If the YOM license plate is
					 requested for a motorcycle, the engine number is required.
(7) The make of the vehicle.
(8) The model year of the vehicle.
(9) A statement signed under the penalty of
					 perjury under the laws of the State of California that the information entered
					 on the application is true and correct.
(10) The applicant's telephone
					 number.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.3 - Special Plates › Year of Manufacture Program › Section 205.04 - Year of Manufacture License Plates for Vehicles with Model Years Prior to 1963

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Base
					 year license plate must have the appropriate year validation sticker or tab
					 attached to the plate to be authenticated as other than the base year. For
					 example, a 1956 base-year license plate with a 1958 validation sticker
					 validates a 1958 license plate.
(1) Vehicles
					 with model year 1942 and prior, 1947 and 1956 will not require the validation
					 sticker or tab as those were the base-year plates.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.3 - Special Plates › Year of Manufacture Program › Section 205.06 - Year of Manufacture License Plates for Vehicles with Model Years 1963 Through 1980

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Automobiles with model years from 1963 through 1969 must utilize license plates
					 displaying a black background with yellow characters within the alphanumeric
					 series of AAA000 through YYY999.
(b) Model years 1963 through 1969 commercial
					 vehicles or pickups must utilize license plates displaying a black background
					 with yellow characters within the alpha-numeric series of
					 A00000-Z99999.
(c) Automobiles with
					 model years from 1970 through 1979 must utilize license plates displaying a
					 blue background with yellow characters within the alpha-numeric series of
					 000AAA through 999ZZZ.
(d)
					 Automobiles with a 1980 model year must utilize license plates displaying a
					 blue background with yellow characters within the alpha-numeric series of
					 1AAA000 through 1SZZ999.
(e)
					 Commercial vehicles or pickup trucks with model years from 1970 through 1974
					 must utilize license plates displaying a blue background with yellow characters
					 within the alpha-numeric series of 00000A through 99999Z.
(f) Commercial vehicles or pickup trucks with
					 model years from 1975 through 1980 must utilize license plates displaying a
					 blue background with yellow characters within the alpha-numeric series of
					 1A00001 through 3Z99999.
(g)
					 License plates for model years 1963 and after must be compatible with the type
					 of vehicle to which it is being assigned.
1. New
						section filed 3-4-2010; operative 4-3-2010 (Register 2010, No.
						10).
2. Amendment of section heading and section filed 6-19-2017;
						operative 10-1-2017 (Register 2017, No. 25).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  1651, Vehicle
						  Code. Reference: Section
						  5004.1,
						  Vehicle Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.3 - Special Plates › Year of Manufacture Program › Section 205.08 - Eligibility

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) YOM license
					 plates must be supplied by the vehicle owner and authenticated by DMV
					 personnel.
(b) The YOM applicant is
					 responsible for proving that the model year of the vehicle described in the
					 application is correct.
(c) The
					 license plates must appear to be original by displaying legible and unaltered
					 characters, and be in a configuration authorized for the year entered on the
					 application.
(d) Special
					 Construction Vehicles, commonly referred to as Kit Cars do not qualify for YOM
					 license plates.
1. New
						section filed 3-4-2010; operative 4-3-2010 (Register 2010, No.
						10).
2. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 6-19-2017; operative
						10-1-2017 (Register 2017, No. 25).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  1651, Vehicle
						  Code. Reference: Section
						  5004.1,
						  Vehicle Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.3 - Special Plates › Year of Manufacture Program › Section 205.10 - Surrender of Current License Plates

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The current license plates shall be
					 surrendered to the department at the time of application.
(b) If the current license plates are not
					 available, the applicant shall complete a Statement of Facts, Form REG 256
					 (Rev. 8/2008), which is hereby incorporated by reference, stating that he or
					 she understands the current license plates are no longer valid and the
					 applicant will destroy the license plates if, at any time, they are discovered.
(1) The license plates shall be considered
					 destroyed when they are mutilated in a manner which renders them
					 useless.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.3 - Special Plates › Year of Manufacture Program › Section 205.12 - Transferring Vehicles Displaying Year of Manufacture License Plates

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) YOM plates may
					 be transferred between vehicles only when the year models are the same and upon
					 application as provided in Section
					 205.02 of this Article.
(b) YOM plates may remain on the vehicle when
					 ownership is transferred when the following occur:
(1) The seller must complete a Year of
					 Manufacture (YOM) License Plate Application, Form REG 352 (Rev. 1/2017),
					 indicating that he or she is releasing interest in the YOM plates.
(2) The purchaser must complete a REG 352, as
					 required by Section
					 205.02 of this
					 Article.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.3 - Special Plates › Year of Manufacture Program › Section 205.14 - Retention of Year of Manufacture License Plates

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) YOM license plates may be retained when
					 the registration is not renewed if the plate owner pays the annual retention
					 fee due by the registration expiration date for the vehicle last assigned the
					 plates.
(1) The plate owner must complete a
					 Year of Manufacture (YOM) License Plate Application, Form REG 352 (Rev.
					 1/2017), and mark the 'Retention' option at the top of the
					 form.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.3 - Special Plates › Year of Manufacture Program › Section 206.00 - Information Required on a Special Interest/Environmental License Plate Application

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 An application for special interest/environmental license plates, as defined in
					 Sections
					 5060 and
					 5103 of the
					 Vehicle Code, shall be submitted in person or by mail to the department on a
					 Special Interest License Plate Application, Form REG 17 (Rev. 7/2000), provided
					 by the department and available on the Internet at
www.dmv.ca.gov
.
(1) If the application is made in person, it
					 shall be made to any department location which processes vehicle
					 registrations.
(2) If the
					 application is made by mail, it shall be sent to the Department of Motor
					 Vehicles, P.O. Box 932345, Sacramento, CA 94232-3450, or to any department
					 location which processes vehicle registrations.
(3) Another department-approved version of
					 this form with a different revision date shall be acceptable if the content of
					 the form is in substantial compliance with the requirements of this
					 section.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.3 - Special Plates › Year of Manufacture Program › Section 206.02 - Assignment of Environmental License Plates to Leased or Company Vehicle

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) If the
					 applicant is the lessee of the vehicle to which the environmental license
					 plates are to be assigned but the registration certificate does not show the
					 applicant's name as the lessee, a statement of facts authorizing the use of the
					 environmental license plates on the vehicle shall be required from the leasing
					 company.
(b) If the environmental
					 license plates are to be assigned to a company vehicle, a statements of facts
					 authorizing the use of the environmental license plates on the vehicle shall be
					 required from the company.
1. Change
						without regulatory effect renumbering section
						170.02 to new section
						206.02 filed 2-15-2018 pursuant to
						section 100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2018, No. 7).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  1651 and
						  5110, Vehicle
						  Code. Reference: Sections
						  5101,
						  5104 and
						  5105, Vehicle
						  Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.3 - Special Plates › Year of Manufacture Program › Section 206.04 - Receipt of Environmental License Plates as a Gift

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(a) A statement of facts shall be required
					 when the plates were ordered as a gift and the purchaser's name was incorrectly
					 listed as the plate owner.
(1) The statement
					 of facts shall indicate that the plates are a gift to the registered owner or
					 lessee of the vehicle to which the plates will be assigned and that no money
					 changed hands.
(2) The statement of
					 facts shall be completed either by the original applicant or the
					 recipient.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.3 - Special Plates › Year of Manufacture Program › Section 206.06 - Surrender of Current Plates

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) When application for environmental
					 license plates is made for a currently registered vehicle, and the vehicle to
					 which the plates will be assigned is known, the current plates shall be
					 surrendered to the department at the time of application, with the following
					 exception:
(1) If the current plates are not
					 available, the applicant shall complete a statement of facts.
(A) The statement of facts shall state that
					 the applicant understands that the current plates are no longer valid and the
					 applicant will destroy the plates.
1. The
					 plates shall be considered destroyed when they are mutilated in a manner which
					 renders them useless.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.3 - Special Plates › Year of Manufacture Program › Section 206.08 - Delivery of Environmental License Plates

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(a) When the vehicle to which the plates will
					 be assigned is known and the registration documents are furnished at the time
					 of application, the department shall mail the plates to the plate
					 owner.
(b) When the vehicle to
					 which the plates will be assigned is unknown or the registration documents are
					 not furnished at the time of application, the department shall notify the plate
					 owner when the plates have been delivered to the designated office.
(1) The department shall make three attempts
					 by telephone or mail to contact the plate owner to pick up the plates and
					 assign them to a vehicle.
(A) If the owner
					 does not respond within four months of the first contact attempt, the
					 department shall notify the owner in writing that priority to the plates will
					 be lost in 30 days and the plates will be
					 destroyed.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.3 - Special Plates › Year of Manufacture Program › Section 206.10 - Retention of Environmental License Plates

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) When payment of registration renewal fees
					 is not required as specified in Vehicle Code Section
					 4000 for a
					 vehicle to which the environmental license plate was last assigned, the
					 environmental license plate owner shall be permitted to retain the plate upon
					 payment of an annual retention fee of $25, as specified in Vehicle Code Section
					 5106(c).
(1) If the annual retention fee is not paid
					 by the expiration of the registration year for which payment of registration
					 renewal fees is not required, the plate owner shall lose ownership and the
					 letter/number configuration shall become available for
					 reassignment.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.3 - Special Plates › Year of Manufacture Program › Section 206.12 - Cancellation of Environmental License Plates

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(a) Pursuant to Vehicle Code Section
					 5105, the
					 department shall cancel and order the return of any environmental license plate
					 previously issued which contains any configuration of letters and/or numbers
					 which the department later determines may carry connotations offensive to good
					 taste and decency.
(1) The department shall
					 base this determination on the criteria specified in Section
					 206.00(c)(7)(D).
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.3 - Special Plates › Year of Manufacture Program › Section 206.20 - Requirements for Former Prisoner of War License Plates

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) To be eligible for former Prisoner of War
					 license plates, the applicant for plate ownership must meet the definition of a
					 former prisoner of war as described in Section
					 324.5 of the
					 Vehicle Code.
(b) In addition to
					 the requirements specified in Sections
					 206.00 through
					 206.08 for environmental license
					 plates, the applicant shall present proof of the registered owner's or lessee's
					 eligibility for a former Prisoner of War license plate by submitting to the
					 department one of the following documents:
(1) A letter of verification from the
					 National Personnel Records Center showing the registered owner's or lessee's
					 name and establishing that the registered owner or lessee was held a prisoner
					 of war by forces hostile to the United States during a period of armed
					 conflict.
(2) An official document
					 which substantiates that the registered owner or lessee was a prisoner of war,
					 such as a Veterans Administration Hospital Card marked "POW" or military
					 discharge papers which declare the bearer to be an ex-prisoner of
					 war.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.3 - Special Plates › Year of Manufacture Program › Section 206.22 - Number of Prisoner of War License Plate Sets

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Upon application, submission of
					 eligibility proof, and payment of fees specified in Section
					 206.00(b),
					 additional sets of Prisoner of War license plates, each set bearing a different
					 configuration, shall be issued for each vehicle owned or leased by the former
					 prisoner of war.
1. Change
						without regulatory effect renumbering section
						171.02 to new section
						206.22, including amendment of
						section, filed 2-15-2018 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2018, No. 7).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  1651 and
						  5110, Vehicle
						  Code. Reference: Section
						  5101.5,
						  Vehicle Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.3 - Special Plates › Press Photographer License Plates › Section 206.30 - Definitions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A press
					 photographer is a person who is regularly employed or engaged as:
(1) A newspaper photographer or
					 cameraman.
(2) A newsreel
					 photographer or cameraman.
(3) A
					 television photographer or cameraman.
(4) A newsmagazine photographer or
					 cameraman.
(5) A news gathering
					 company photographer or cameraman.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.3 - Special Plates › Press Photographer License Plates › Section 206.35 - Application

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(a) Application for
					 press photographer license plates shall be completed upon an appropriate form
					 provided by the department.
(b)
					 Proof that an applicant is a press photographer as defined herein shall consist
					 of:
(1) The applicant's certification to that
					 effect.
(2) The name and address of
					 the newspaper, newsmagazine, news gathering company, newsreel company,
					 television station, or company taking pictures for presentation on television
					 he is employed by or to which he sells pictures or his
					 services.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.3 - Special Plates › Press Photographer License Plates › Section 206.40 - Plates

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Press
					 photographer license plates may be issued to not more than one motor vehicle
					 registered (either solely or jointly with one or more owners) to a person who
					 is a press photographer as defined herein.
(b) The press photographer license plates
					 issued to a motor vehicle shall be surrendered to the Department of Motor
					 Vehicles immediately when
(1) The press
					 photographer owner ceases to be a press photographer as defined
					 herein.
(2) The vehicle is
					 transferred from the registered ownership of the press
					 photographer.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.3 - Special Plates › Legion of Valor and Purple Heart License Plates › Section 206.50 - Application Requirements for Legion of Valor License Plates or Purple Heart License Plates

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) An
					 application for Legion of Valor license plates or Purple Heart license plates
					 for a vehicle currently registered in California shall be submitted to the
					 department on a Special License Plate Application, Form REG. 583 (12/91),
					 provided by the department and shall include the following information:
(1) The vehicle identification number of the
					 vehicle which will be assigned Legion of Valor or Purple Heart license
					 plates.
(2) The make of the vehicle
					 which will be assigned Legion of Valor or Purple Heart license
					 plates.
(3) The current license
					 plate number of the vehicle to which the Legion of Valor or Purple Heart
					 license plates will be assigned.
(4) The true full name of the registered
					 owner of the vehicle which will be assigned Legion of Valor or Purple Heart
					 license plates.
(A) To be eligible for a
					 Legion of Valor license plate, the registered owner must be the recipient of
					 one or more of the following medals: Army Medal of Honor, Navy Medal of Honor,
					 Air Force Medal of Honor, Army Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross or Air
					 Force Cross.
(B) To be eligible for
					 a Purple Heart license plate, the registered owner must be a recipient of a
					 Purple Heart.
(5) The
					 address of the registered owner.
(6) A statement signed and dated by the
					 registered owner certifying under penalty of perjury under the laws of the
					 State of California that all the information entered on the application by the
					 registered owner is true and correct.
(7) The registered owner's daytime telephone
					 number.
(8) An indication of
					 whether the vehicle to which the Legion of Valor license plates will be
					 assigned is classified as auto/commercial or trailer.
(A) Legion of Valor license plates shall not
					 be assigned to motorcycles.
(9) An indication of whether the vehicle to
					 which the Purple Heart license plate will be assigned is classified as
					 auto/commercial, motorcycle, or trailer.
(10) An indication that the type of plates
					 requested are Legion of Valor or Purple Heart license
					 plates.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.3 - Special Plates › Legion of Valor and Purple Heart License Plates › Section 206.52 - Additional Requirement for Legion of Valor License Plate Application

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) In addition to
					 meeting the requirements specified in Section
					 206.50, the registered owner shall
					 provide proof of eligibility by surrendering to the department a copy of one of
					 the following documents, containing the medal recipient's name and type of
					 medal awarded, which shall be retained by the department:
(1) Department of Defense form D.D.
					 214.
(2) A General Order issued by
					 the Department of Defense.
(3)
					 Correspondence with a letterhead from the Awards and Decorations Unit,
					 Department of Defense, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.3 - Special Plates › Legion of Valor and Purple Heart License Plates › Section 206.54 - Additional Requirement for Purple Heart License Plate Application

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) In addition to
					 meeting the requirements specified in Section
					 206.50, the registered owner shall
					 provide proof of eligibility by surrendering to the department a copy of one of
					 the following documents, containing the Purple Heart recipient's name, which
					 shall be retained by the department.
(1)
					 Orders awarding the Purple Heart.
(2) The applicant's service record or
					 discharge papers showing receipt of the Purple Heart award.
(3) Certification from a Purple Heart
					 organization.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 3.3 - Special Plates › Legion of Valor and Purple Heart License Plates › Section 206.56 - Number of Legion of Valor or Purple Heart License Plate Sets

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Upon
					 application, submission of eligibility proof, and payment of the applicable fee
					 specified in Section
					 206.50(b)(2) and
					 (3), additional sets of Legion of Valor or
					 Purple Heart license plates, each set bearing a different configuration, shall
					 be issued for each vehicle owned by the medal or Purple Hear recipient,
					 respectively, regardless of the number of awards received.
1. Change
						without regulatory effect renumbering section
						173.06 to new section
						206.56, including amendment of
						subsection (a), filed 2-15-2018 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2018, No. 7).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  1651, Vehicle
						  Code. Reference: Sections
						  5101.4 and
						  5101.8,
						  Vehicle Code.