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Vehicle Industry News (VIN) Memos
- New Clean Air Vehicle Decal (VIN 2024-17) (PDF)
- Commercial & Fleet Insurance Requirements (VIN 2024-16) (PDF)
- Clean Air Vehicle Decal Fee Increase (VIN 2024-15) (PDF)
- Vehicle Safety System Inspection Program (VIN 2024-14) (PDF)
- Digital Signature Acceptance Program (DSAP) (VIN 2024-13) (PDF)
- Emission Compliance for Heavy Duty Vehicles (VIN 2024-11) (PDF)
- Private Party Lien Sales (VIN 2024-10) (PDF)
- New REG 256 V and Revised 256 A Forms (VIN 2024-09) (PDF)
- Revised REG 138 Form (VIN 2024-08) (PDF)
- Revised Verification of Vehicle (REG 31) Form (VIN 2024-07) (PDF)
- Online Clean Air Vehicle Decals (VIN 2024-06) (PDF)
- Autoettes (VIN 2024-05) (PDF)
- Notification of REG 5085 (VIN 2024-04) (PDF)
- Smog Enhancements (VIN 2024-03) (PDF)
- Miscellaneous Fee Increases (VIN 2024-02) (PDF)
- Revised REG 195 Form (VIN 2024-01) (PDF)
- eFoils and Motorized Jet Board Vessel Registration (VIN 2023-12) (PDF)
- New Decal and Income-Based CAVD Program (VIN 2023-11) (PDF)
- Firefighter License Plate Fee (VIN 2023-10) (PDF)
- Sales & Use Tax Enhancements (VIN 2023-09) (PDF)
- Salvage Pool Lien Sales (VIN 2023-08) (PDF)
- Smog Enhancements (VIN 2023-07) (PDF)
- Revised REG 343 Form (VIN 2023-06) (PDF)
- Unobtainable Title Cert/Salvage Cert Process (VIN 2023-05) (PDF)
- Online MCP Original Applications (VIN 2023-04) (PDF)
- Clean Air Vehicle Decals for 2022 and 2023 (VIN 2023-03) (PDF)
- Miscellaneous Fee Increases (VIN 2023-02) (PDF)
- Used Vehicle Dealers Pay Sales Tax to DMV Phase 2 (VIN 2023-01) (PDF)
- Electronic Reporting for Commercial Policies (VIN 2022-06) (PDF)
- Department of Defense ID Cards and REG 5045 (VIN 2022-05) (PDF)
- Acceptance of REG 227 (VIN 2022-04) (PDF)
- Temporary Operating Permit (TOP) Issuance to Dealers (VIN 2022-03) (PDF)
- Form Title Change for REG 227 (VIN 2022-02) (PDF)
- County Fee Changes (VIN 2022-01) (PDF)
- Miscellaneous Fee Increases (VIN 2021-11) (PDF)
- New Odometer Disclosure Requirements (VIN 2021-10) (PDF)
- Discontinued Honorary Consul License Plates (VIN 2021-09) (PDF)
- Discontinue Printing the Vehicle Code Book (VIN 2021-08) (PDF)
- New Quagga Zebra Mussel Fee Procedures (VIN 2021-07) (PDF)
- Revised FO 247 (VIN 2021-06) (PDF)
- Report of Sale New Vehicle Dealer Certification (VIN 2021-05) (PDF)
- Revised Affidavit for Transfer Without Probate (REG 5) Form (VIN 2021-04) (PDF)
- City and County Use Tax Rate Changes (VIN 2021-03) (PDF)
- County Fee Changes (VIN 2021-02) (PDF)
- Online Replacement License Plates (VIN 2021-01) (PDF)
- Tehama County AVA Reinstatement (VIN 2020-19) (PDF)
- Electric Motorcycles and Recreational OHVs (VIN 2020-18) (PDF)
- Miscellaneous Fee Increases (VIN 2020-17) (PDF)
- Used Vehicle Dealers Pay Sales Tax to DMV (VIN 2020-16) (PDF)
- 2021 California Vehicle Code (CVC) Not Printed (VIN 2020-15) (PDF)
- Odometer Disclosure for 2010 Models and Newer (VIN 2020-14) (PDF)
- Online Personalized License Plate Order Changes (VIN 2020-13) (PDF)
- Online MCP Renewal and Original Applications (VIN 2020-12) (PDF)
- Heavy Duty Vehicle Registration Compliance (VIN 2020-11) (PDF)
- Revised REG 1000 IB Form (VIN 2020-10) (PDF)
- Use Tax Rate Changes (VIN 2020-09) (PDF)
- County Fee Changes (VIN 2020-08) (PDF)
- Insurance Company Use Tax Exemption (VIN 2020-07) (PDF)
- DMV Website Redesign (VIN 2020-06) (PDF)
- New Road Improvement Fee (VIN 2020-05) (PDF)
- Vehicle Registration Due Date Extensions and Penalty Fee Waivers (VIN 2020-04) (PDF)
- City and County Use Tax Changes (VIN 2020-03) (PDF)
- NMVTIS Inquiry (VIN 2020-02) (PDF)
- Income-Based Clean Air Vehicle Decal Program (VIN 2020-01) (PDF)
Occupational Licensing Industry News (OLIN) Memos
- Driver Monitoring Defeat Devices (OLIN 2024-10) (PDF)
- Miscellaneous Fee Increases (OLIN 2024-09) (PDF)
- Electronic Report of Sale Access Changes (OLIN 2024-08) (PDF)
- Industry Partners and System Outages (OLIN 2024-07) (PDF)
- Dealer Educational Program Updates (OLIN 2024-06) (PDF)
- Vehicle Dealer Record Storage (OLIN 2024-05) (PDF)
- NMVB 2024-2030 Strategic Plan (OLIN 2024-04) (PDF)
- OLSIS Renamed OLL (OLIN 2024-03) (PDF)
- Driver Education VRU Videos (OLIN 2024-02) (PDF)
- Changes to Motor Vehicle Franchise Laws (OLIN 2024-01) (PDF)
- Catalytic Converter Theft Prevention (OLIN 2023-12) (PDF)
- 2024 Miscellaneous Fee Increases (OLIN 2023-11) (PDF)
- Dismantler Notice of Acquisition/Pay ISF Online (OLIN 2023-10) (PDF)
- Provisional Testing for Proctortrack (OLIN 2023-09) (PDF)
- OL Industry Compliance (OLIN 2023-08) (PDF)
- Revised DL 9 (OLIN 2023-07) (PDF)
- CDL Skills Test Modernization (OLIN 2023-06) (PDF)
- Online Dealer Education Provider Submissions (OLIN 2023-05) (PDF)
- Catalytic Converter Purchases (OLIN 2023-04) (PDF)
- New Occupational License Online Services (OLIN 23-03) (PDF)
- Virtual Field Office Licensed Vehicle Dismantler Bundles (OLIN 23-02)
- Consumer Notices for Semiautonomous Vehicles (OLIN 23-01)
- Online Portal for Surety Bond Companies (OLIN 22-08) (PDF)
- CA NMVB 2022 Industry Roundtable (OLIN 2022-07) (PDF)
- Revised Occupational Licensing (OL) Forms (OLIN 2022-06) (PDF)
- Traffic Violator School (TVS) Requirements (OLIN 2022-05) (PDF)
- New OL Online Service (OLIN 2022-04) (PDF)
New Traffic Violator School (TVS) Requirements (OLIN 2022-03)Obsolete, superseded by OLIN 2022-05 Traffic Violator School (TVS) Requirements- Entry Level Driver Training Verification (OLIN 2022-02) (PDF)
- ETP Minimum Number of Skills Test Administered (OLIN 2022-01) (PDF)
- Miscellaneous Fee Increases (OLIN 2021-05) (PDF)
- Services Modernization Scheduling Inspections (OLIN 2021-04) (PDF)
- Consumer Motor Vehicle Recovery Fund (OLIN 2021-03) (PDF)
- ETP Examiners with Multiple Employers (OLIN 2021-02) (PDF)
- Online Vehicle Sales and Off-Site Delivery Clarification (OLIN 2021-01) (PDF)
- Miscellaneous Fee Increases (OLIN 2020-13) (PDF)
- IBCs Reintroduce Walk-In Option (OLIN 2020-12) (PDF)
- Used Car Dealer Sales Tax Payment (OLIN 2020-11) (PDF)
- Vehicle Dealer Records Storage Changes (OLIN 2020-10) (PDF)
- New TVS Requirements and Forms (OLIN 2020-09) (PDF)
- CDL Renewal in Virtual Field Office (OLIN 2020-08) (PDF)
- DMV Website Redesign (OLIN 2020-07) (PDF)
- New TVS Requirements (OLIN 2020-06) (PDF)
- IBCs by Appointment Only (OLIN 2020-05) (PDF)
- Online Vehicle Sales and Off-Site Delivery (OLIN 2020-04) (PDF)
- Occupational Licensing Renewals (OLIN 2020-03) (PDF)
- Submitting MER/MEC Forms by DMV Virtual Office (OLIN 2020-02) (PDF)
- Online Video Prelicensing Dealer Courses (OLIN 2020-01) (PDF)
- DMV Operations Training (OLIN 2019-08) (PDF)
- Certificate of Driving Skill Submission (OLIN 2019-07) (PDF)
- Employer Testing Program (ETP) Changes (OLIN 2019-06) (PDF)
- New ETP CSTIMS Requirement (OLIN 2019-05) (PDF)
- New Statewide IID Pilot Program (OLIN 2019-04) (PDF)
- Electronic ROS/TLP Procedures (OLIN 2019-02) (PDF)
- Motorcycle Label (Hangtag) Requirements (OLIN 2019-01) (PDF)
- New CDL Testing and CLP Standards (OLIN 2015-08) (PDF)
- Truth-In-Advertising Laws/Electric Vehicle Prices (OLIN 2015-07) (PDF)
- New Notary Acknowledgement Statement (OLIN 2015-04) (PDF)
- New Requirements for Buy-Here-Pay-Here Dealers (OLIN 2015-03) (PDF)
- 2015 New Legislation (OLIN 2015-02) (PDF)
- New Notary Acknowledgement Statement (OLIN 2015-01) (PDF)