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Vehicle Registration Brochures
The information in the following "brochures" is formatted for the Internet and looks different from the department's published paper brochures of the same name(s)/form number(s). Due to publishing time constraints, the information in the paper versions may not be as current as the information found here.
Fast Facts Brochures
- FFVR 01 Reporting Vehicle Status (Registered vs. Non-operational)
- FFVR 02 Partial Year Registration for Commercial Vehicles
- FFVR 04 Refund of Vehicle License Fee on Total Loss Vehicles
- FFVR 07 Disabled Person Parking Placards or Plates
- FFVR 15 Refunds
- FFVR 16 Off-Highway Vehicle License Plates
- FFVR 17 Lemon Law Buyback Vehicles
- FFVR 18 Insurance Requirements for Vehicle Registration
- FFVR 19 Special Equipment
- FFVR 26 What You Need To Know When Buying a Vehicle
- FFVR 27 Registering Commercial Vehicle and PTI Trailers
- FFVR 29 Before Buying a Vehicle From Out-of-State—Be Sure You Can Register It in California
- FFVR 33 Branded Titles - Look Before You Buy
- FFVR 34 Registration Related Fees
- FFVR 35 Car Buyer's Bill of Rights
- FFVR 36 Temporary Operating Permit (TOP) Fee
How To Brochures
- HTVR 04 How To Reregister a Junked Vehicle
- HTVR 06 How To Dispose of a Vehicle Valued at $500 or Less Impounded by a Public Agency
- HTVR 07 How To Conduct a Lien Sale for a Vehicle Valued $4,000 or Less
- HTVR 08 How To Conduct a Lien Sale for a Vehicle Stored at a Self-Service Storage Facility or Valued Over $4,000
- HTVR
09 How To Register an Out-of-State Vehicle (Nonresident Vehicle)
- HTVR 11 How To Obtain Duplicate or Substitute License Plates and Stickers
- HTVR 13 How To Reregister a Salvaged Vehicle
- HTVR 14 Register Vehicles for Which DMV Has No Record (Unavailable Records)
- HTVR 15 How To Convert From Nontransferable Registration
- HTVR 16 How to Obtain a Salvage Certificate or Nonrepairable Vehicle Certificate
- HTVR 17 How To Complete a Name Correction on a Certificate of Title
- HTVR 18 How To Change Legal Owner Only
- HTVR 19 How To Register an Off-Highway Vehicle
- HTVR 20 How To Register, Renew, or Transfer a Vessel
- HTVR 23 How To Request Rush Title Processing
- HTVR 24 How To Order Personalized and Special Interest License Plates
- HTVR 25 How To Find Your Financial Institution
- HTVR 32 How To Change Vehicle Ownership