{"id":229484,"date":"2024-03-06T11:30:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T19:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/?post_type=dmv_handbook&#038;p=229484"},"modified":"2024-11-12T09:09:06","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T17:09:06","slug":"7-005-autoettes","status":"publish","type":"dmv_handbook","link":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/es\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/miscellaneous-originals\/7-005-autoettes\/","title":{"rendered":"7.005 Autoettes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DMV will register \u201cautoettes.\u201d An autoette is defined as a vehicle with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Three or more wheels in contact with the ground.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unladen weight of not greater than 1,800 pounds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Overall length of not more than 130 inches including front and rear bumpers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A width of not more than 55 inches, as measured from its widest part.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The vehicle must be located on a natural island (City of Avalon) to be registered. The registration requirements are the same as the original or nonresident requirements for other motor vehicles. Once the vehicle is registered, if it is removed from the island, the owner(s) is required to remove and surrender the license plates to DMV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;The&nbsp; body type model (BTM) must be keyed \u201cVA\u201d for varied or, \u201cGC\u201d for golf cart, as appropriate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span role=\"region\" class=\"format-label--note\"><span class=\"format-label__text\">Note<\/span> Advise<\/span> the applicant if the registered autoette is removed from Catalina Island, the vehicle owner(s) must remove and surrender the license plates to the DMV.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":13678,"menu_order":2,"template":"","dmv_task":[11],"dmv_functional_page_type":[64],"dmv_handbook_category":[898,595],"class_list":["post-229484","dmv_handbook","type-dmv_handbook","status-publish","hentry","dmv_task-educational","dmv_functional_page_type-informational","dmv_handbook_category-miscellaneous-originals","dmv_handbook_category-vehicle-industry-reg-procedures-manual"],"featured_image_src":null,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>7.005 Autoettes - California DMV<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/es\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/miscellaneous-originals\/7-005-autoettes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"7.005 Autoettes - California DMV\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"DMV will register \u201cautoettes.\u201d An autoette is defined as a vehicle with: The vehicle must be located on a natural island (City of Avalon) to be registered. 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