{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"4000.4","citation":"Veh. Code, § 4000.4","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000. - 9808.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Original and Renewal of Registration; Issuance of Certificates of Title [4000. - 5506.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-3/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Vehicles Subject to Registration [4000. - 4023.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-3/chapter-1/article-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1008, Sec. 2.","effective":null,"html":"<p>(a) Except as provided in Sections <a href=\"/veh/6700\">6700</a>, <a href=\"/veh/6702\">6702</a>, and <a href=\"/veh/6703\">6703</a>, any vehicle which is registered to a nonresident owner, and which is based in California or primarily used on California highways, shall be registered in California.</p><p>(b) For purposes of this section, a vehicle is deemed to be primarily or regularly used on the highways of this state if the vehicle is located or operated in this state for a greater amount of time than it is located or operated in any other individual state during the registration period in question.</p>","text":"(a) Except as provided in Sections 6700, 6702, and 6703, any vehicle which is registered to a nonresident owner, and which is based in California or primarily used on California highways, shall be registered in California. (b) For purposes of this section, a vehicle is deemed to be primarily or regularly used on the highways of this state if the vehicle is located or operated in this state for a greater amount of time than it is located or operated in any other individual state during the registration period in question.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/vehicles-subject-to-registration-4000-4","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}