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Chapter 1: General Registration Information
1.010 Assignment of Registration Expiration Date (VC §506)
The expiration year on original registration applications is programmatically-calculated 12 months from the month fees became due, and the day is determined by:
| Date Fees Due | Expiration Date |
|---|---|
| Date Fees Due1-7 | Expiration Date8 |
| Date Fees Due8-9 | Expiration Date10 |
| Date Fees Due10-11 | Expiration Date12 |
| Date Fees Due12-13 | Expiration Date14 |
| Date Fees Due14-15 | Expiration Date16 |
| Date Fees Due16-17 | Expiration Date18 |
| Date Fees Due | Expiration Date |
|---|---|
| Date Fees Due18-19 | Expiration Date20 |
| Date Fees Due20-21 | Expiration Date22 |
| Date Fees Due22-23 | Expiration Date24 |
| Date Fees Due24-25 | Expiration Date26 |
| Date Fees Due26-27 | Expiration Date28 |
| Date Fees DueFeb. 26-27 | Expiration DateMar. 2 |
| Date Fees Due28-31 | Expiration Date2nd of the next month |
Note Vehicles with a “Date Fees Due” date of December 28–31, are assigned the current asterisk (*) year for proper calculation of subsequent renewal fees.
Exceptions:
- Permanent exempt vehicles are assigned an expiration date of 12/31/2099.
- Annual exempt vehicles and IRP vehicles expire on 12/31 of each year.
- Partial-year registered (PYR) vehicles show only the expiration month/year.
- Permanent fleet registered (PFR) vehicles show the expiration month/day/00.
- Commercial vehicles expire on the last day of the expiration month.
California fees become due on the:
- Date of first operation shown on the Application for Registration of New Vehicle (REG 397) form or Application for Title or Registration (REG 343) (PDF) form.
- Date the vehicle owner/operator becomes a California resident or accepts gainful employment here.
- Purchase date listed on the REG 343 for an original vehicle registration when the vehicle was purchased in California.
- Date the California registration expires.*
- First day a vehicle on planned nonoperation (PNO) status is operated.*
- The expiration date does not change as the result of renewal on a different date.