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:

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) 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.