{"id":13990,"date":"2020-04-15T15:27:13","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T22:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/transfers\/notice-of-transfer-and-release-of-liability-nrl-irl-reg-138\/"},"modified":"2024-03-08T15:01:28","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T23:01:28","slug":"notice-of-transfer-and-release-of-liability-nrl-irl-reg-138","status":"publish","type":"dmv_handbook","link":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/es\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/transfers\/notice-of-transfer-and-release-of-liability-nrl-irl-reg-138\/","title":{"rendered":"11.125 Notice of Transfer and Release of Liability (NRL\/IRL) (REG 138) (VC \u00a7\u00a75602 and 5900)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The registered owner or the person in physical possession of a vehicle being sold\/transferred must <\/strong>submit a completed<\/strong> REG 138 (PDF)<\/a> to DMV within five calendar days of the sale (transfer). This can be done using a printed REG 138 (PDF)<\/a>or online, using the Internet Notice of Release of Liability (IRL) on the DMV Internet website. DMV cannot<\/strong> update the vehicle record if the transfer date is missing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Notice of Transfer and Release of Liability (REG 138, Rev. 1\/2024) form has been revised with DMV\u2019s 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.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note<\/span> Continue to accept REG 138 (Rev. 2\/2012) until depleted.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owners who transfer and deliver possession of a vehicle and a properly endorsed Certificate of Title to the purchaser are not<\/strong> subject to civil or criminal liability for the parking, abandonment, or operation of the vehicle by another, provided the owner has delivered or mailed a REG 138 (PDF)<\/a>to DMV or has submitted to DMV an IRL or the documents and fees required to transfer ownership of the vehicle to the new owner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When a REG 138 (PDF)<\/a> is received, date stamp the upper-left corner above any printing<\/strong> and forward it to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Departamento de Veh\u00edculos Motorizados
Incoming Mail Unit, MS A235
PO Box 942859
Sacramento, CA 94259-0001<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IRL<\/strong>\u2014Sellers may submit an IRL on the DMV website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expedite Update of NRL\/IRL Procedure<\/strong>\u2014Use this procedure when a customer submitted an NRL or IRL, but the vehicle record was not<\/strong> updated, and as a result, the customer is receiving parking or toll violations and\/or delinquent registration notices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following must be submitted:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n