{"id":13285,"date":"2020-04-15T15:21:03","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T22:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/"},"modified":"2024-11-12T09:22:43","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T17:22:43","slug":"vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2","status":"publish","type":"dmv_handbook","link":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Vehicle Industry Registration Procedures Manual"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-columns content-columns colums-1-3-1-3-1-3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-column col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-dmv-illustration alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-content\/themes\/dmv\/dist\/images\/illustrations\/isolated_shapes_red_arrow_flipped.svg\" class=\"dmv-illustration\" width=\"75\" height=\"77\" aria-hidden=\"true\" alt=\" \"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-column col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-spacer-block spacer-box\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Move through the handbook using the Table of Contents or the Next\/Previous buttons<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-column col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-dmv-illustration alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-content\/themes\/dmv\/dist\/images\/illustrations\/isolated_shapes_red_arrow.svg\" class=\"dmv-illustration\" width=\"75\" height=\"77\" aria-hidden=\"true\" alt=\" \"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-spacer-block spacer-box\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This manual is designed to provide dealers, registration services, financial institutions, and other vehicle industry with vehicle and vessel registration transaction requirements and replaces the&nbsp;<em>Handbook of Registration Procedures.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The goal of the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is to provide the industry with the best tools possible to ensure that vehicle and vessel transactions are completed timely and accurately. 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