{"id":13387,"date":"2020-04-15T15:22:03","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T22:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/general-registration-information\/unclaimed-certificates-receipts-license-plates-and-stickers\/"},"modified":"2024-02-27T14:51:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T22:51:00","slug":"unclaimed-certificates-receipts-license-plates-and-stickers","status":"publish","type":"dmv_handbook","link":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/general-registration-information\/unclaimed-certificates-receipts-license-plates-and-stickers\/","title":{"rendered":"1.150 Unclaimed Certificates, Receipts, License Plates, and Stickers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Certificates of title, registration certificates, receipts, license plates (other than special license plates), and stickers returned to DMV as \u201cunclaimed\u201d are destroyed. Unclaimed special license plates are retained at DMV headquarters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":13291,"menu_order":31,"template":"","dmv_task":[11],"dmv_functional_page_type":[64],"dmv_handbook_category":[880,595],"class_list":["post-13387","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 v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>1.150 Unclaimed Certificates, Receipts, License Plates, and Stickers - 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\/unclaimed-certificates-receipts-license-plates-and-stickers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"1.150 Unclaimed Certificates, Receipts, License Plates, and Stickers - California DMV\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Certificates of title, registration certificates, receipts, license plates (other than special license plates), and stickers returned to DMV as \u201cunclaimed\u201d are destroyed. Unclaimed special license plates are retained at DMV headquarters.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/general-registration-information\/unclaimed-certificates-receipts-license-plates-and-stickers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"California DMV\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CADMV\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-02-27T22:51:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DMV_Logo.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ca_dmv\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/general-registration-information\/unclaimed-certificates-receipts-license-plates-and-stickers\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/general-registration-information\/unclaimed-certificates-receipts-license-plates-and-stickers\/\",\"name\":\"1.150 Unclaimed Certificates, Receipts, License Plates, and Stickers - California DMV\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-04-15T22:22:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-02-27T22:51:00+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/general-registration-information\/unclaimed-certificates-receipts-license-plates-and-stickers\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/general-registration-information\/unclaimed-certificates-receipts-license-plates-and-stickers\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/general-registration-information\/unclaimed-certificates-receipts-license-plates-and-stickers\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Vehicle Industry Registration Procedures Manual\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Chapter 1: General Registration Information\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/general-registration-information\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"1.150 Unclaimed Certificates, Receipts, License Plates, and Stickers\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/\",\"name\":\"California DMV\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/#organization\",\"name\":\"State of California Department of Motor Vehicles\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DMV_Logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DMV_Logo.png\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1080,\"caption\":\"State of California Department of Motor Vehicles\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CADMV\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/ca_dmv\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ca_dmv\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/ca-department-of-motor-vehicles\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/CaliforniaDMV\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"1.150 Unclaimed Certificates, Receipts, License Plates, and Stickers - California DMV","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/general-registration-information\/unclaimed-certificates-receipts-license-plates-and-stickers\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"1.150 Unclaimed Certificates, Receipts, License Plates, and Stickers - California DMV","og_description":"Certificates of title, registration certificates, receipts, license plates (other than special license plates), and stickers returned to DMV as \u201cunclaimed\u201d are destroyed. Unclaimed special license plates are retained at DMV headquarters.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/general-registration-information\/unclaimed-certificates-receipts-license-plates-and-stickers\/","og_site_name":"California DMV","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CADMV","article_modified_time":"2024-02-27T22:51:00+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":1080,"url":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DMV_Logo.png","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@ca_dmv","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/general-registration-information\/unclaimed-certificates-receipts-license-plates-and-stickers\/","url":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/general-registration-information\/unclaimed-certificates-receipts-license-plates-and-stickers\/","name":"1.150 Unclaimed Certificates, Receipts, License Plates, and Stickers - California DMV","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/#website"},"datePublished":"2020-04-15T22:22:03+00:00","dateModified":"2024-02-27T22:51:00+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/general-registration-information\/unclaimed-certificates-receipts-license-plates-and-stickers\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/general-registration-information\/unclaimed-certificates-receipts-license-plates-and-stickers\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/general-registration-information\/unclaimed-certificates-receipts-license-plates-and-stickers\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Vehicle Industry Registration Procedures Manual","item":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Chapter 1: General Registration Information","item":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/general-registration-information\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"1.150 Unclaimed Certificates, Receipts, License Plates, and Stickers"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/","name":"California DMV","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/#organization","name":"State of California Department of Motor Vehicles","url":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DMV_Logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DMV_Logo.png","width":1920,"height":1080,"caption":"State of California Department of Motor Vehicles"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CADMV","https:\/\/x.com\/ca_dmv","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ca_dmv\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/ca-department-of-motor-vehicles\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/CaliforniaDMV"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dmv_handbook\/13387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dmv_handbook"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/dmv_handbook"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dmv_handbook\/13291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"dmv_task","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dmv_task?post=13387"},{"taxonomy":"dmv_functional_page_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dmv_functional_page_type?post=13387"},{"taxonomy":"dmv_handbook_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dmv_handbook_category?post=13387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}