25.035 Nonresident Daily Commuter Permit (REG 150)

Chapter 25 Permits and Decals

25.035 Nonresident Daily Commuter Permit (REG 150)(CVC §§6700.25 and 6700.3)

Nonresident Daily Commuter (CVC §435.5)—A person who is a resident of Arizona, Nevada, or Oregon who enters and leaves California on a daily basis for the purpose of employment and whose vehicle is principally garaged out of this state is a nonresident daily commuter.

Anyone having an established place of business in California does not qualify.

A nonresident daily commuter must obtain a REG 150 from the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to operate a vehicle in California without California registration.

To qualify for a REG 150, the vehicle must:

• Be a passenger or two-axle commercial vehicle commonly referred to as a pickup truck with an unladen weight of 8,000 pounds or less.
  • Vans registered as passenger vehicles in the foreign state qualify.
  • Commercially-registered vans do not qualify.
• Be currently registered in the owner’s home state.
• Not be operated in this state for more than 35 air miles from the border at any point.
• Not be used in the course of a business in this state or be used to transport property other than personal property.

The applicant must submit the following:

• A completed REG 150.
• The permit fee. The fee is not prorated and there is no penalty. Refer to Appendix 1F for fees.