{"id":43636,"date":"2020-05-15T10:27:03","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T17:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/dismantlers-handbook-of-registration-procedures\/lien-sales-and-abandoned-vehicles\/chapter-table-of-contents\/lien-sale-procedure-for-vehicles-valued-or-more-or-stored-at-a-self-service-storage-facility-cc-3071\/"},"modified":"2020-05-20T10:10:24","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T17:10:24","slug":"lien-sale-procedure-for-vehicles-valued-or-more-or-stored-at-a-self-service-storage-facility-cc-3071","status":"publish","type":"dmv_handbook","link":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/dismantlers-handbook-of-registration-procedures\/lien-sales-and-abandoned-vehicles\/lien-sale-procedure-for-vehicles-valued-or-more-or-stored-at-a-self-service-storage-facility-cc-3071\/","title":{"rendered":"5.500 Lien Sale Procedure for Vehicles Valued $4,001 or More or Stored at a Self-Service Storage Facility (CC \u00a73071)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Note<\/span> A self-service facility is any real property designed and used for renting or leasing individual storage space. This does not include a garage or other storage area in a private residence.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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Step 1<\/strong>
Within 30 days of the date the lien arose (date the registered owner was billed or when the public agency impounded the vehicle), the lienholder must submit an Application for Lien Sale Authorization and Lienholder\u2019s Certification (REG 656) and the nonrefundable processing fee to DMV at:
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Department of Motor Vehicles
Lien Sales, Unit E143
PO Box 932317
Sacramento, CA 94232-3170<\/p>\n<\/body>\n\n\n

Step 2<\/strong>
DMV notifies by certified mail the owners and interested parties of the lien sale and gives them the opportunity to stop the sale by signing and returning the Declaration of Opposition within 10 days of the date the notice was mailed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the vehicle is registered in another state, the department notifies the appropriate agency of that state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 3<\/strong>
If the sale is opposed then DMV sends the lienholder a letter denying the lien sale application. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the sale is not opposed then DMV sends the lienholder a letter granting authorization to conduct the sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 4<\/strong>
Upon receipt of authorization to conduct the sale from the department, the lienholder must set the date of the sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 5<\/strong>
Twenty days prior to the sale, but not counting the day of the sale, the lienholder must send a Notice of Pending Lien Sale for Vehicle Valued Over $4,000 (REG 280) by certified mail, return receipt requested, to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n