Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 13, § 155.04 - Application for a Vehicle License Fee Refund

(a) The application for the refund of the remaining portion of the vehicle license fee for an unrecovered total loss vehicle shall be submitted to the department on an Application for Vehicle License Fee Refund, Part A, Unrecovered Total Loss Vehicle, form REG 65 (Rev. 4/2007), and shall contain the following information:

(1) The vehicle license plate number, vehicle identification number, year model, and vehicle make of the unrecovered total loss vehicle.

(2) The month, day and year of the vehicle theft.

(3) The month, day and year of the vehicle theft report and the name and location of the police where the theft was reported.

(A) A copy of the police vehicle theft report shall be submitted to the department with the application for a refund for an unrecovered total loss vehicle when a Department of Justice stolen vehicle update is not included in the vehicle report of the department.

(4) A certification signed by the applicant under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the information entered by the applicant is true and correct.

(5) The true full name(s) and address of the registered owner(s) of record at the time the vehicle was stolen.

(6) The signature of the applicant and the date signed.

(b) The application for the refund of the remaining portion of the vehicle license fee for a constructive total loss or nonrepairable vehicle shall be submitted to the department on an Application for Vehicle License Fee Refund, Part B, Constructive Total Loss or Nonrepairable Vehicle, form REG 65, and shall contain the following information:

(1) The vehicle license plate number, vehicle identification number, year model, and vehicle make of the constructive total loss or nonrepairable vehicle.

(2) The month, day and year the constructive total loss or nonrepairable vehicle was wrecked, destroyed or damaged by a single event.

(3) The true full name(s) and the address of the registered owner(s) of record at the time the vehicle was wrecked, destroyed or damaged.

(4) A certification signed under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California by the registered owner(s) of record named in subdivision (3) that he and/or she was not cited or convicted of one or more violations pursuant to section 23152 or section 23153 of the Vehicle Code which relates to driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or pursuant to section 23103 of the Vehicle Code as specified in section 23103.5 of the Vehicle Code which involves a substitute (plea) for an original citation of driving under the influence on connection with the loss of the vehicle described in the application.

(A) If the registered owner of record named in subdivision (3) was cited under any of these code sections, acceptable proof of the dismissal of the citation or a finding of not guilty shall be submitted to the department with the application.

(B) Acceptable proof shall be defined as a court abstract form (DL106R), a magnetic tape court abstract, a letter from a court on court letterhead, a departmental phone slip signed or initialed by the department employee who initiated the telephone call, or departmental microfilm or microfiche documentation.

(5) A declaration signed by the registered owner(s) of record named in subdivision (3) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that all the information entered on the application by the owner(s) is true and correct.

(6) The signature(s) and the date signed by the registered owner(s) of record named in subdivision (3).

(7) The true full name and address of the applicant who is the owner of the salvage value of the vehicle.

(8) A certification signed by the applicant under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the information entered by the applicant is true and correct.

(9) The signature of the applicant and the date signed.

(c) The application for a refund for the remaining portion of the vehicle license fee for a total loss vehicle shall be received by the department within three (3) years after the date the vehicle license fees were paid.

Notes

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 13, § 155.04

1. Change without regulatory effect renumbering former section 205.04 to section 155.04 filed 7-19-93 pursuant to title 1, section 100, California Code of Regulations (Register 93, No. 30).
2. Editorial correction of subsection (b)(7) (Register 95, No. 43).
3. Editorial correction reinstating inadvertently omitted section (Register 2003, No. 27).
4. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 9-2-2004; operative 10-2-2004 (Register 2004, No. 36).
5. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a) and (b) filed 11-29-2016 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2016, No. 49).
6. Editorial correction of section heading (Register 2017, No. 11).

Note: Authority cited: Section 10902, Revenue and Taxation Code; and Section 1651, Vehicle Code. Reference: Sections 9868, 11515 and 11515.2, Vehicle Code; and Section 10902, Revenue and Taxation Code.

1. Change without regulatory effect renumbering former section 205.04 to section 155.04 filed 7-19-93 pursuant to title 1, section 100, California Code of Regulations (Register 93, No. 30).
2. Editorial correction of subsection (b)(7) (Register 95, No. 43).
3. Editorial correction reinstating inadvertently omitted section (Register 2003, No. 27).
4. Amendment of section and Note filed 9-2-2004; operative 10-2-2004 (Register 2004, No. 36).
5. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a) and (b) filed 11/28/2016 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2016, No. 49).
6. Editorial correction of section heading (Register 2017, No. 11).