{"id":14056,"date":"2020-04-15T15:27:59","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T22:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/nonresident-vehicles\/california-noncertified-direct-import-vehicle-registration-refusals\/"},"modified":"2024-10-15T11:08:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T18:08:28","slug":"california-noncertified-direct-import-vehicle-registration-refusals","status":"publish","type":"dmv_handbook","link":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/nonresident-vehicles\/california-noncertified-direct-import-vehicle-registration-refusals\/","title":{"rendered":"12.025 California Noncertified\/Direct Import Vehicle Registration Refusals (H&amp;SC \u00a7\u00a743150 \u2013 43156)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>California noncertified vehicles (CNCV), formerly known as 49-state, meet <strong>only<\/strong> U.S. EPA emission requirements and are so labeled. California residents who acquire a CNCV, truck, with less than 7,500 odometer miles at the time acquired <strong>cannot<\/strong> register the vehicle in California <strong>unless<\/strong> the owner qualifies for an exemption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New direct import vehicles acquired by California residents can only be registered in California if the owner qualifies for an exemption. Refer to the California Noncertified Vehicles and Direct Import Vehicles Exemptions section in this chapter. California registration fees are due immediately upon transfer of a nonresident vehicle from the owner shown on the nonresident documents. Penalties accrue if the fees are not paid within 20 days after the new owner\u2019s date of purchase <strong>or<\/strong> 30 days from the new owner\u2019s date of purchase, if sold by a California dealer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":14038,"menu_order":6,"template":"","dmv_task":[11],"dmv_functional_page_type":[64],"dmv_handbook_category":[913,595],"class_list":["post-14056","dmv_handbook","type-dmv_handbook","status-publish","hentry","dmv_task-educational","dmv_functional_page_type-informational","dmv_handbook_category-nonresident-vehicles","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>12.025 California Noncertified\/Direct Import Vehicle Registration Refusals (H&amp;SC \u00a7\u00a743150 \u2013 43156) - 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\/nonresident-vehicles\/california-noncertified-direct-import-vehicle-registration-refusals\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"12.025 California Noncertified\/Direct Import Vehicle Registration Refusals (H&amp;SC \u00a7\u00a743150 \u2013 43156) - California DMV\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"California noncertified vehicles (CNCV), formerly known as 49-state, meet only U.S. EPA emission requirements and are so labeled. 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