Dismantler’s Handbook of Registration Procedures

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Section 5 of 11

Lien Sales and Abandoned Vehicles

5.340 Reregistration of Low Value Vehicles Removed for Reasons Other than Abandonment (VC §22851.10 [c])

A vehicle disposed of to a licensed dismantler or scrap iron processor pursuant to VC §22851.2 cannot be reconstructed or made operable unless it is a vehicle that qualifies for either Horseless Carriage license plates or Historical Vehicle license plates pursuant to VC §5004.