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Buyer and Seller Disputes

Is The Original Owner Responsible for Getting the Smog Check Before Transfer of Title?

My mom bought a 1991 Honda Accord EX in San Diego, CA and once she went to register it they asked for it to be smogged. Apparently the original owner never got it smogged before he ...

Moving Vehicle While Waiting for DMV to Clear for Cash for Clunker

My vehicle is non operational since last June. I am completing paperwork so I sell it back to DMV for junk for low income. Mean while I have to relocate and need a permit to move m ...

General Registration

Traveling Nurse Needs To Renew CA Vehicle Registration

Hello. I'm a travelling nurse originally from California but now out of state without a definite time of how long I will be at my current location. I may very well be moving again ...

My DMV License Plates Arrived But Without New Stickers

I was told that my tags would come with my new license plates, but they were not in the envelope with the plates. I need both the month sticker and year tags now. I'm wondering why ...

Out-of-State Vehicle Registration

Motorhome Needs CA Smog Check Exemption

Last year we applied for a temporary smog exemption using the form REG 5103 at a DMV office. We were told that we can only have the exemption for 2 years! We currently have the veh ...

Registration Renewal

Temporary Address Change from California to New York

Hi there. Thanks so much for the assistance in advance. I submitted my form with a check to the DMV, but would like the sticker to be mailed to my temporary address in NY. I drove ...

Suspended Registration

Why Was I Charged a Fee for No Insurance When I Have Had Insurance?

For a short period of time this year we had double auto insurance coverage for 4 days. I was issued a fee on my registration renewal and received a suspension of registration notic ...

How Can I Add My Daughter to My Vehicle Title?

My daughter will soon turn seventeen and I'd like to add her on my vehicle's registration and title so she has legal rights to it and so I can add her to my insurance policy. What ...

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