{"id":13690,"date":"2020-04-15T15:24:10","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T22:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/miscellaneous-originals\/u-s-government-surplus-vehicles\/"},"modified":"2024-03-12T09:20:21","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T16:20:21","slug":"u-s-government-surplus-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"dmv_handbook","link":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/es\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/miscellaneous-originals\/u-s-government-surplus-vehicles\/","title":{"rendered":"7.075 U.S. Government Surplus Vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Surplus vehicles sold by the U.S. Government are considered an original registration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>U.S. Government Surplus Registration Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Completed <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/es\/file\/application-for-title-or-registration-reg-343-pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\">Application for Title or Registration (REG 343) (PDF)<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> Vehicle verification (REG 343).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Certificate of Release of Motor Vehicle, U.S. Government, Standard Form 97, <strong>y<\/strong> any bills of sale needed to establish a complete chain of ownership to the applicant.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Odometer mileage disclosure on a Vehicle\/Vessel Transfer and Reassignment form (REG 262), if applicable. See Chapter 5, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/es\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/odometer-mileage-reporting\/\">Odometer Mileage Reporting<\/a>, for odometer disclosure requirements.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Report of Sale, Used Vehicle (REG 51), if sold by a California dealer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Weight certificate for a commercial vehicle weighing less than 10,001 pounds unladen. If the vehicle weighs 10,001 pounds or more, or if the vehicle is a trailer in the PTI program, the estimated unladen weight is required and must be shown on a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/es\/file\/statement-of-facts-reg-256-pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\">Statement of Facts (REG 256) (PDF)<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/es\/file\/declaration-of-gvw-cgw-reg-4008\/\" target=\"_blank\">Declaration of Gross Vehicle Weight\/Combined Gross Vehicle Weight (REG 4008) <\/a>completed and signed by the owner for a commercial vehicle weighing 6,001 pounds or more unladen (not required for pickups).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Smog certification, if appropriate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collect the fees due.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span role=\"region\" class=\"format-label--note\"><span class=\"format-label__text\">Note<\/span> A Sale of a surplus government vehicle is exempt from use tax if the Standard form 97 shows that the vehicle was sold under <em>Government Code<\/em> \u00a7201C or \u00a7481C. 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