{"id":13318,"date":"2020-04-15T15:21:42","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T22:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/general-registration-information\/definitions-for-clearing-suspense-and-incomplete-applications-rdf\/"},"modified":"2024-02-27T10:57:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T18:57:13","slug":"definitions-for-clearing-suspense-and-incomplete-applications-rdf","status":"publish","type":"dmv_handbook","link":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/general-registration-information\/definitions-for-clearing-suspense-and-incomplete-applications-rdf\/","title":{"rendered":"1.040 Definitions for Clearing, Suspense, and Incomplete Applications (RDF)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Clearing Item<\/strong>\u2014an application that contains all required documents and fees and can be processed without further handling or verification by DMV headquarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Suspense Item<\/strong>\u2014an application that needs further processing in DMV headquarters, such as issuance of special interest license plates or verification against the DMV headquarters record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If submitting an application that requires further processing, include a screen print or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/file\/statement-of-facts-reg-256-pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Statement of Facts (REG 256) (PDF)<\/a> form explaining why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Incomplete Application<\/strong>, also known as report of deposit of fees (RDF) (VC \u00a71651)\u2013 transaction used by DMV to collect fees on an incomplete application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The requirements are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All the documents and the receipt for the fees paid (RDF) are returned to the applicant, except:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dealer and registration service transactions, which are returned to the dealer or registration service.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applications submitted by a financial institution, which are returned to the financial institution. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Full registration\/renewal fees <strong>must <\/strong>be deposited on an incomplete application to avoid penalties; however, use tax may be paid when the application is cleared.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If an applicant chooses to pay the <strong>use tax<\/strong> due when the application is <strong>cleared<\/strong> rather than when the <strong>registration fees are paid<\/strong>, no additional penalties accrue on the tax.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>License plates and stickers are never issued on an RDF.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/permits-and-decals\/temporary-operating-permit-top-reg-19f\/\" target=\"_blank\">Temporary Operating Permit (REG 19)<\/a> is <strong>not<\/strong> issued, except as shown in Chapter 25.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":13291,"menu_order":9,"template":"","dmv_task":[11],"dmv_functional_page_type":[64],"dmv_handbook_category":[880,595],"class_list":["post-13318","dmv_handbook","type-dmv_handbook","status-publish","hentry","dmv_task-educational","dmv_functional_page_type-informational","dmv_handbook_category-general-registration-information","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>1.040 Definitions for Clearing, Suspense, and Incomplete Applications (RDF) - 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\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/general-registration-information\/definitions-for-clearing-suspense-and-incomplete-applications-rdf\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"1.040 Definitions for Clearing, Suspense, and Incomplete Applications (RDF) - California DMV\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Clearing Item\u2014an application that contains all required documents and fees and can be processed without further handling or verification by DMV headquarters. 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