Handbook of Registration Procedures
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- Cover (PDF)
- Preface (PDF)
- Table of Contents (PDF)
- Chapter 1 General Information (PDF) | Chapter 1 Index (PDF)
- Chapter 2 New Vehicles (PDF) | Chapter 2 Index (PDF)
- Chapter 3 Report of Sale-Used Vehicles (PDF) | Chapter 3 Index (PDF)
- Chapter 4 Wholesale Vehicle Transactions (PDF) | Chapter 4 Index (PDF)
- Chapter 5 Remanufactured Vehicles (PDF) | Chapter 5 Index (PDF)
- Chapter 6 Transfers (PDF) | Chapter 6 Index (PDF)
- Chapter 7 Nonresident Vehicles (PDF) | Chapter 7 Index (PDF)
- Chapter 8 Miscellaneous Original Applications (PDF) | Chapter 8 Index (PDF)
- Chapter 9 Commercial Vehicles (PDF) | Chapter 9 Index (PDF)
- Chapter 10 Lemon Law Buybacks and Nonrepairable Vehicles (PDF) | Chapter 10 Index (PDF)
- Chapter 11 Permanent Fleet Registration (PDF) | Chapter 11 Index (PDF)
- Chapter 12 International Registartion Plan (PDF) | Chapter 12 Index (PDF)
- Chapter 13 Off-Highway Vehicles (OHV) (PDF) | Chapter 13 Index (PDF)
- Chapter 14 Special Plates (PDF) | Chapter 14 Index (PDF)
- Chapter 15 Financial Responsibility (PDF) | Chapter 15 Index (PDF)
- Chapter 16 Corrections (PDF) | Chapter 16 Index (PDF)
- Chapter 17 Dealer Bundle Listing (PDF) | Chapter 17 Index (PDF)
- Chapter 18 Dealer Licenses (PDF) | Chapter 18 Index (PDF)
- Chapter 19 Administrative Service Fees (PDF) | Chapter 19 Index (PDF)
- Chapter 20 Consignments (PDF) | Chapter 20 Index (PDF)
- Chapter 21 Smog Certifications (PDF) | Chapter 21 Index (PDF)
- Chapter 22 Lien Sales and Abandoned Vehicles (PDF) | Chapter 22 Index (PDF)
- Chapter 23 Odometer Mileage Reporting (PDF) | Chapter 23 Index (PDF)
- Chapter 24 Refunds (PDF) | Chapter 24 Index (PDF)
- Chapter 25 Permits and Decals (PDF) | Chapter 25 Index (PDF)
- Chapter 26 Duplicates and Substitutes (PDF) | Chapter 26 Index (PDF)
- Chapter 27 Form Specifications (PDF) | Chapter 27 Index (PDF)
- Chapter 28 Electronic Lien and Title Program (PDF) | Chapter 28 Index (PDF)
- Chapter 29 Permanent Trailer Identification Program (PDF) | Chapter 29 Index (PDF)
- Chapter 30 Bonds and Certifications (PDF) | Chapter 30 Index (PDF)
- Chapter 31 Collection and Payment of Fees and Penalties (PDF) | Chapter 31 Index (PDF)
- Appendix 1A - City and County Fees (PDF)
- Appendix 1B - Air Quality Partial Counties (PDF)
- Appendix 1C - Zip Codes for Partial Biennial Counties (PDF)
- Appendix 1D - Table of Penalty Dates (PDF)
- Appendix 1E - California License Plate Data (1914 - 1962) (PDF)
- Appendix 1F - Fees (PDF) | Appendix 1F Index (PDF)


