These How To documents provide detailed information covering a variety of topics, including the California DMV and vehicle registration (VR).
DMV How-Tos
VR How-Tos
- Apply for a Replacement California Certificate of Title
- Change a Legal Owner Only
- Change Vehicle Ownership
- Complete a Name Correction on a Certificate of Title
- Conduct a Lien Sale for a Vehicle Stored at a Self-Service Storage Facility or Valued Over $4,000
- Conduct a Lien Sale for a Vehicle Valued at $4,000 or Less
- Convert From Nontransferable Registration
- Determine Residency/When Fees Are Due on Out-of-State Vehicles
- Dispose of a Vehicle Valued at $500 or Less Removed by a Public Agency
- Handle the DMV Matters of a Deceased Person
- Obtain a Salvage or Nonrepairable Vehicle Certificate
- Obtain Duplicate or Substitute License Plates and Stickers
- Obtain Personalized and Special Interest License Plates
- Register a Junk Vehicle
- Register a Vehicle from Out of State (Nonresident Vehicle)
- Register a Vehicle Imported From Another Country
- Register an Off-Highway Vehicle
- Register Vehicles Which Are No Longer on DMV’s Records
- Register, Renew, or Transfer a Vessel
- Reregister a Salvage (Total Loss) Vehicle
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Manuals and Handbooks
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Sample DL Knowledge Tests
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Videos
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