Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 13, § 206.08 - Surrender or Destruction of Current License Plates

(a) When any license plate requested pursuant to this Article is picked up at a department field office or at a DMV Business Partners' location and assigned to the applicant's currently registered vehicle, the vehicle's current license plate shall be surrendered to the department.

(b) If the applicant does not have the vehicle's current license plate to surrender, the applicant shall complete a Statement of Facts including the License Plate/CF Number, Vehicle/Vessel ID number and the Year/Make as well as sections G and H, form REG 256, Rev. 8/2008 which is hereby incorporated by reference. The Statement of Facts shall state that the applicant understands that the vehicle's current license plate is no longer valid, and the applicant will destroy that license plate within 5 business days.

(c) When a license plate is assigned to an applicant's currently registered vehicle and mailed to the applicant, the vehicle's current license plate shall be surrendered to the department or destroyed by the applicant within 5 business days of receipt of the new license plate.

(d) License plates are considered destroyed when they are mutilated in a manner which renders them useless.

Notes

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 13, § 206.08

Note: Authority cited: Sections 1651 and 5110, Vehicle Code. Reference: Sections 5101 and 5105, Vehicle Code.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 1651 and 5110, Vehicle Code. Reference: Sections 5104 and 5105, Vehicle Code.

1. Change without regulatory effect renumbering section 170.08 to new section 206.08 filed 2-15-2018 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2018, No. 7).
2. Renumbering of section 206.08 to section 206.10 and renumbering of former section 206.06 to 206.08, including amendment of section heading and section, filed 8-8-2024; operative 8/8/2024 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2024, No. 32).