What the Handbook Contains

The Handbook of Registration Procedures (formerly the Vehicle Dealers' Handbook) is designed to provide individuals, dealers, registration services, and financial institutions with vehicle registration requirements, including:

• General information

• New vehicle requirements

• Report of sale requirements

• Transfer requirements

• Lemon Law information

• Off-highway vehicle requirements

• Special plates

• Dealer licenses

• Smog certifications

• Odometer mileage reporting

• Permits and decals

• Form specifications

• Fees and penalties

Where to Get the Handbook

It is available online. You may also obtain a printed copy of this handbook by contacting your local DMV office, or you may call (800) 777-0133 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, Pacific Time.

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