{"id":14824,"date":"2020-04-15T15:40:27","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T22:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/corrections-and-adjustments\/california-certificate-of-title-describes-the-wrong-vehicle\/"},"modified":"2024-11-12T09:18:22","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T17:18:22","slug":"california-certificate-of-title-describes-the-wrong-vehicle","status":"publish","type":"dmv_handbook","link":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/corrections-and-adjustments\/california-certificate-of-title-describes-the-wrong-vehicle\/","title":{"rendered":"22.005 California Certificate of Title Describes the Wrong Vehicle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When the certificates issued for a vehicle do <strong>not <\/strong>describe the vehicle acquired by the owner:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A Verification of Vehicle (REG 31) form is required to determine the correct vehicle descriptive information.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The person in possession of the California Certificate of Title with the incorrect description (vehicle identification number) must give the title to the owner of the vehicle described and obtain the correct, properly endorsed California Certificate of Title for the vehicle in their possession.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are the procedures if the vehicle owner shown on the California Certificate of Title <strong>cannot <\/strong>be located:<\/p>\n\n\n<body><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table border=\"1\"><tbody>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>If the Transfer Has<br><\/strong><\/th>\n        <th><strong>The Procedures Below Must Be Followed<br><\/strong><\/th>\n      <\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"mobile-title\">If the Transfer Has<\/span>Been recorded<br>\n<\/td>\n        <td><span class=\"mobile-title\">The Procedures Below Must Be Followed<\/span>\n          <ul>\n<li>The incorrect California Certificate of Title properly endorsed for release and signed on the reverse side by the new owner must be picked up. 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