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12.000 Introduction<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.005 Basic Registration Requirements<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.010 California Highway Patrol Registration Enforcement and Guidance (CHP REG) Program<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.015 California Noncertified Vehicles<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.020 California Noncertified\/Direct Import Vehicle Exemptions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.025 California Noncertified\/Direct Import Vehicle Registration Refusals<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.030 Change of Registered Owner-section reserved for future revision<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.035 Commercial Vehicles<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.040 Definitions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.045 Determining the Date Fees Become Due<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.050 Direct Import Vehicles<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.055 Evidence of Ownership<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.060 Interstate Registration<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.065 Interstate Registration Conversion to Regular Registration<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.070 Leased Vehicles<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.075 Lost Applications<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.080 Military Personnel<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.085 Military Personnel\u2014Discharged<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.090 Military Personnel-Owned Commercial Vehicles<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.095 Military Personnel\u2014Signature by Relative<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.100 Motorcycles\u20141978 and Newer Year Models<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.105 Nonresident Military (NRM) Exemption<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.110 Nonresident License Plates Used by Resident Business<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.115 Nonresident Title Only\u2014Not Currently Registered<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.120 Nontitle (Goldenrod) Registration<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.125 Nontitle (Goldenrod) Registration Conversion to California Title<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.130 Nontitle (Goldenrod) Registration With a Name Change<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.135 Out-of-State California Resident<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.140 Previous Registration in California<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.145 Privileges of Nonresidents<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.150 Reciprocity<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.155 Repossession of Nonresident Vehicles in California<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.160 Return of Nonresident License Plates<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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