Refusal of Registration: Certificate of Failure to Appear
4766. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), the department shall refuse to renew the registration of ( )1 a vehicle for which a notice of noncompliance has been transmitted to the department pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 40002.1 if no certificate of adjudication ( )2 has been received by the department pursuant to ( )3 subdivision (b) of that section. The department shall include on each potential registration card issued for use at the time of renewal, or on an accompanying document, an itemization of citations for which notices of noncompliance have been received by the department pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 40002.1. The itemization shall include the citation number, citation date, and the jurisdiction that issued the underlying notice pursuant to ( )4 Section 40002 and the administrative service fee for clearing the offense pursuant to subdivision (b) of this section.
(b) Upon application for renewal of vehicle registration for a vehicle subject to subdivision (a), the department shall not refuse registration renewal pursuant to subdivision (a) if the applicant, with respect to each outstanding certificate of noncompliance, has performed both of the following:
(1) Provides ( )5 the department with a certificate of adjudication for the offense issued pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 40002.1
(2) ( )6 Pays an administrative service charge, which shall be established by the department to, in the aggregate, defray its costs in administering this section.
(c) Whenever registration of a vehicle subject to subdivision (a) is transferred or not renewed for two renewal periods, the department shall so notify each court which transmitted a notice of noncompliance affecting the vehicle and the department shall not thereafter refuse registration renewal pursuant to subdivision (a).