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VIRP 11.125: Notice of Transfer and Release of Liability (NRL/IRL) (REG 138) (VC §§5602 and 5900)

Transfers

Executive Summary

California DMV VIRP section 11.125 (Notice of Transfer and Release of Liability (NRL/IRL) (REG 138) (VC §§5602 and 5900)) covers the registered owner or the person in physical possession of a vehicle being sold/transferred must submit a completed REG 138 (PDF) to DMV within five calendar. This can be done using a printed REG 138 (PDF)or online, using the Internet Notice of Release of Liability (IRL) on the DMV Internet website. Part of Transfers. Tags Clinic hosts the official manual text unchanged below for dealers and registration services in California.

Key Takeaways

  • The registered owner or the person in physical possession of a vehicle being sold/transferred must submit a completed REG 138 (PDF) to DMV within five calendar….
  • This can be done using a printed REG 138 (PDF)or online, using the Internet Notice of Release of Liability (IRL) on the DMV Internet website.
  • DMV cannot update the vehicle record if the transfer date is missing.
  • The Notice of Transfer and Release of Liability (REG 138, Rev. 1/2024) form has been revised with DMV’s webpage addresses and a QR code.
  • Other changes include updated verbiage throughout the form, the addition of a privacy statement on the collection of personal data, and the removal of pictures.

Important Facts

Manual section
11.125
Chapter
Transfers
Manual text
Verbatim DMV VIRP source below the overview