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SE dealers and manufacturers may operate or move special construction equipment, tow dollies, special mobile equipment, cemetery equipment, or implements of husbandry upon the highways during the delivery of, or during the demonstration for the sale of, such equipment provided an identification (ID) plate is <strong>displayed<\/strong> upon the equipment. A special series of plates is issued to SE dealers and manufacturers pursuant to VC \u00a75016. The plates identify the dealer\/manufacturer by appropriate abbreviations in addition to a distinguishing number. More than one plate may be issued to a SE dealer\/manufacturer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The following must be submitted:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A completed Application for Special Identification Plate Dealer or Manufacturer (REG 353) form for <strong>each<\/strong> plate being requested. The local business license (city or county) number <strong>must<\/strong> be included.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The required fee(s). Refer to Appendix 1F for fees. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Surrender of Plate(s) for Dealer\/Manufacturer No Longer in Business<\/strong>\u2014Any dealer\/manufacturer plates and ID cards issued under the provisions of VC \u00a75016 <strong>must<\/strong> be surrendered within 10 days of the date a dealer or manufacturer ceases business with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/file\/statement-of-facts-reg-256-pdf\/\">Statement of Facts (REG 256) (PDF)<\/a> form regarding termination of business as a dealer\/manufacturer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The procedures below must be followed:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Destroy the surrendered plates.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Send the ID card and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/file\/statement-of-facts-reg-256-pdf\/\">REG 256 (PDF)<\/a> to the Special Processing Unit (SPU) in DMV headquarters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Substitute (Special Equipment)<\/strong> <strong>SE Plate\/Stickers<\/strong>\u2014Refer to the Substitute Plate\/Stickers and\/or Replacement ID Card section in Chapter 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":14383,"menu_order":2,"template":"","dmv_task":[11],"dmv_functional_page_type":[64],"dmv_handbook_category":[925,595],"class_list":["post-14389","dmv_handbook","type-dmv_handbook","status-publish","hentry","dmv_task-educational","dmv_functional_page_type-informational","dmv_handbook_category-special-equipment","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>16.005 Dealer\/Manufacturer SE Plates (VC \u00a7\u00a75016.5 and 36115(b)) - 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\/special-equipment\/dealer-manufacturer-se-plates\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"16.005 Dealer\/Manufacturer SE Plates (VC \u00a7\u00a75016.5 and 36115(b)) - California DMV\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"SE dealers and manufacturers are not required to be occupational licensees of DMV. 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