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Under normal circumstances, no. Coming off a non-op and changing owners the DMV usually takes a closer look, especially if the truck is not licensed in CA right now or the records have been purged. If you have a vehicle on which you wish to maintain the value, you are well advised to keep up with the registration and not to leave it to the new owner to sort it out.
Under normal circumstances, no. Coming off a non-op and changing owners the DMV usually takes a closer look, especially if the truck is not licensed in CA right now or the records have been purged. If you have a vehicle on which you wish to maintain the value, you are well advised to keep up with the registration and not to leave it to the new owner to sort it out.
Ah, I see. CA is one of those states where you need to keep the registration current. In WA you can let your tabs expire, then just pay for whatever year you're currently in, no matter how long the truck sits. I've registered trucks that had expired tabs for 7 or 8 years without a problem. If the vehicle is 25 years or older it's also smog exempt (in counties with emissions testing).
CA is attempting to legislate laws through the DMV that were never written or passed by the state legislature. One such example is when they require you to have an engine and transmission installed in a vehicle before they will do a VIN verification. Comparing the VIN on the title to the numbers on the vehicle should have nothing to do with the engine/trans...and it doesn't. HOWEVER, this practice allows the DMV to monitor/control aftermarket or later model engines that one may install in a smog-exempt vehicle. Pretty sneaky way to get what you want without having a law to cite...but who is going to sue the DMV? Private VIN verifiers are making a load of cash right now because they couldn't care less about engines, just match the numbers on the vehicle to the numbers on the paperwork and get on with it.