Executive Summary
California DMV VIRP section 13.055 (Forklift Trucks (VC §4013)) covers a forklift truck is exempt from registration if it is: Designed primarily for loading and unloading and for stacking materials. Operated or drawn upon a highway only for the purpose of transporting products or materials across a highway in the loading, unloading, or stacking process. Part of Commercial Vehicles. Tags Clinic hosts the official manual text unchanged below for dealers and registration services in California.
Key Takeaways
- A forklift truck is exempt from registration if it is: Designed primarily for loading and unloading and for stacking materials.
- Operated or drawn upon a highway only for the purpose of transporting products or materials across a highway in the loading, unloading, or stacking process.
- Not operated along a highway for a distance greater than one-quarter mile.
- Registration required — A forklift truck operated along a highway for a distance greater than one-quarter mile is subject to registration as follows:.
Important Facts
- Manual section
- 13.055
- Chapter
- Commercial Vehicles
- Manual text
- Verbatim DMV VIRP source below the overview