Clarification on CA DMV Rules

[gforbess at attglobal.net (Gordon Forbess)]

On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 22:28:47 -0400, "Marc Getty" <marc@getty.net>
wrote:

>Can anyone familiar with CA DMV rules confirm what the soon to be previous
>owner of Cali # 2 is telling me? The car has not been registered in CA for
>some time now and to get it on the road they would need to pay all of the
>previous years of registration to get it legal.

First, determine if the VIN has "fallen out" of the Cal DMV system..
I think it takes 5 years.  If it has, don't present any of the old
paperwork, just start from scratch.  If you are an Auto Club member,
they will tell you which way is easiest.  *The Cal DMV is NOT helpful*

If the VIN is still in the system AND the car has not been registered
"non-operational", you will probably have to pay the back registration
fees as you have heard to get a temp operation permit for a smog test.


Gordon
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