Executive Summary
California DMV VIRP section 12.060 (Interstate Registration) covers interstate registration allows a vehicle owner to register a vehicle in California and still retain valid out-of-state registration. It does not prevent any vehicle from being registered in California on a nontransferable (goldenrod) basis. Part of Nonresident Vehicles. Tags Clinic hosts the official manual text unchanged below for dealers and registration services in California.
Key Takeaways
- Interstate registration allows a vehicle owner to register a vehicle in California and still retain valid out-of-state registration.
- It does not prevent any vehicle from being registered in California on a nontransferable (goldenrod) basis.
- Generally, interstate registration is for nonresident commercial vehicles operating in more than one state without reciprocity.
- However, automobiles may also be registered on an interstate basis.
- California residents may obtain interstate registration for vehicles registered in another state, but a California resident who is exempt from registering in….
Important Facts
- Manual section
- 12.060
- Chapter
- Nonresident Vehicles
- Manual text
- Verbatim DMV VIRP source below the overview