

Keep in mind that all registered owners listed on the registration card or title need to sign the REG 343. We have plenty of forms at our office if you do not want to print it, and we'll help you fill it out. Go to our forms page if you want to print it. You will get a California vehicle registration card, but no California certificate of title.Ģ- An Application for title or registration form. You will need to turn in the latest original vehicle registration card, or registration renewal notice from out of state. If you still do not have the title because you are still financing (bring the name of the finance company or bank and its address), or leasing the vehicle (bring lessor's name and address), or you just cannot get the title, you still have to register the vehicle in California. The California DMV requires the title to issue a California certificate of title or pink-slip as the locals like to call it. If you lost the title or registration card, contact your state DMV or vehicle licensing department and request a replacement. The most common exemptions that apply to sales tax due are when the vehicle is received as a gift, or when it was purchased from a parent, grandparent, spouse or sibling, or when it is still being leased.ġ- The certificate of title or latest (original) registration card, or registration renewal notice for the vehicle. You must provide written proof of the amount of tax paid by you in the state where the vehicle was purchased: ie purchase agreement, or a letter from the department of motor vehicles stating the amount of tax paid. If the vehicle was purchased within a year from entering California, and you have to pay CA sales tax, you will get a credit for any sales tax you previously paid, if any, in the state where the vehicle was purchased. "Cash price" refers to the price of the vehicle without including any additional charges such as tax, document, dealer, licensing, registration fees, financing charges or warranties, etc.

Sales tax on the "cash price" paid for the vehicle is due if the vehicle was purchased within 1 year from the date the vehicle entered CA. If the vehicle has less than 7,500 miles, click here. You must register your vehicle from out of state with the California DMV within 20 days after you brought it into the state and remain as the owner of the vehicle, or within 20 days after purchasing an out of state or non-resident vehicle in California to avoid penalties.
