CA DMV
VIRP Manual
Executive Summary
California DMV VIRP section 11.085 (Leased Vehicles (VC §4453.5)) covers leased vehicles must be registered in the names of both the lessor and the lessee. The lessor is designated as LSR; the lessee is designated as LSE. Part of Transfers. Tags Clinic hosts the official manual text unchanged below for dealers and registration services in California.
Key Takeaways
- Leased vehicles must be registered in the names of both the lessor and the lessee.
- The lessor is designated as LSR; the lessee is designated as LSE.
- Certificates issued in 1985 or prior may show the lessee as “care of (c/o)” (the “c/o” was part of the address field).
- If the input document does not have a designated space for the lessee address, the lessor must provide the lessee’s address on a Statement to Record Ownership….
- If a REG 101 (PDF) is completed, it must be the top document.
Important Facts
- Manual section
- 11.085
- Chapter
- Transfers
- Manual text
- Verbatim DMV VIRP source below the overview