CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners [6700. - 8204.]

Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.

§§ 6700–8204 · 33 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Exemption of Nonresidents §§ 6700–6703 · 9 sections

   • § 6700 (a) Except as provided in Section 6700.2, the owner of any vehicle of a type otherwise subject to registration under this code, other than a commercial vehicle…
   • § 6700.1 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may issue an in-transit permit to a resident of a foreign country not more than 30 days before…
   • § 6700.2 (a) Notwithstanding Section 4000.4, subdivision (a) of Section 6700, or Section 6702, a nonresident daily commuter may operate a motor vehicle on the highways…
   • § 6700.25 (a) The department shall provide a nonresident daily commuter with external vehicle identification indicia and a corresponding identification card, upon…
   • § 6700.3 (a) An application by a nonresident daily commuter for indicia and an identification card pursuant to Section 6700.25 shall be filed with the department. (b)…
   • § 6700.4 A nonresident daily commuter indicia shall be displayed in a location on the vehicle which is clearly visible and adjacent to the rear license plate. The…
   • § 6701 (a) Any nonresident owner of a vehicle registered in a foreign state who is a member or spouse of a member of the armed forces of the United States on active…
   • § 6702 Every nonresident, including any foreign corporation, having an established place of business within this state, and regularly using a vehicle of a type…
   • § 6703 Any person entering California following discharge from the armed forces of the United States is exempted from registration of passenger vehicles, trailer…
2. ARTICLE 2. Foreign Commercial Vehicles §§ 6850–6854 · 4 sections

   • § 6850 A nonresident owner of any foreign commercial vehicle shall register the vehicle in this state and pay the fees applicable thereto under this code, except as…
   • § 6852 The nonresident owner of a foreign vehicle shall be granted such privileges and freedom from registration and payment of fees imposed by this code, or Part 5…
   • § 6853 Any vehicle owned by a nonresident owner not registered under this code, which vehicle is leased or rented to a user having an established place of business or…
   • § 6854 (a) Any owner or lessor of a commercial vehicle with primary registration and plates issued in a foreign jurisdiction which does not grant reciprocal…
3. ARTICLE 3. Reciprocity Agreements §§ 8000–8001 · 2 sections

   • § 8000 The director, or his or her designee, may enter into agreements with foreign jurisdictions that provide for the exemption of fees for commercial vehicles if…
   • § 8001 The director, or his or her designee, is authorized to examine the legal requirements of commercial vehicle registration fee statutes of foreign jurisdictions…
4. ARTICLE 4. Apportioned Registration §§ 8050–8058 · 8 sections

   • § 8050 The Legislature declares that in enacting this article, it adheres to the principle that each state should have the freedom to develop the kind of highway user…
   • § 8052 (a) The director, or his or her designee, may, on behalf of the state, enter into, and become, a member of the International Registration Plan Agreement…
   • § 8053 Provisions of this code which specify and govern application filing, fee assignment, penalty assessment, and issuance of license plates and registration…
   • § 8054 (a) Upon the application for transfer of ownership of a fleet of vehicles apportionately registered pursuant to this article, the department shall permit…
   • § 8055 This article does not apply to any owner or lessee of a commercial vehicle with primary registration and license plates issued in a foreign jurisdiction which…
   • § 8056 Any application filed pursuant to this article which contains vehicles powered by diesel fuel shall include information concerning any diesel fuel tax permit…
   • § 8057 Any person issued fleet registration pursuant to Article 9.5 (commencing with Section 5301) of Chapter 1 or this article shall: (a) Maintain fleet records that…
   • § 8058 (a) The department shall charge interest on any underpaid fees due under this article, at the rate of 1 percent per month of the underpaid portion of the fees,…
5. ARTICLE 5. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Program §§ 8100–8104 · 5 sections

   • § 8100 An application for apportioned registration received on and after January 1, 2008, and filed pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 8050) shall contain…
   • § 8101 In addition to the reasons specified in Section 4750 or 4751, the department shall refuse an application for apportioned registration for the following…
   • § 8102 (a) In addition to the reasons specified in Section 8800, the department may suspend the apportioned registration of a vehicle or a fleet, when the person…
   • § 8103 Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a hearing shall not be provided when the suspension is based solely on notification by a federal agency that…
   • § 8104 Except as provided in subdivision (e), a vehicle or a fleet for which the apportioned registration has been suspended pursuant to this article shall not be…
6. ARTICLE 6. Enforcement of Liens on Apportioned Fleet Vehicles §§ 8200–8204 · 5 sections

   • § 8200 “Registrant,” for purposes of this article, means any person issued apportioned fleet registration pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 8050).
   • § 8201 (a) Fees determined to be due, including penalties and service fees, for the operation of a fleet apportionately registered vehicle shall be a lien upon all…
   • § 8202 (a) Within 30 days of the date the notice is mailed pursuant to Section 8201, the registrant may submit documentation not previously available or may request a…
   • § 8203 (a) When a lien is perfected pursuant to Section 8200 and the opportunity to submit additional documentation or to request a hearing has passed, the department…
   • § 8204 (a) When a transferee or purchaser of an apportionately registered fleet vehicle applies to the department for transfer of ownership and it is determined by…