82.5 Registration Enforcement

Question 1

When a vehicle is stopped for any other reason, appropriate registration enforcement action _______be taken; however, vehicles _______ not be stopped solely for failure to display current registration tabs until the beginning of the second month following the month of expiration.
a. shall / should
b. shall / shall
c. should / should
d. should / shall

Answer 1

b. shall / shall

Question 2

Occasionally, the registration laws of another state may
require registration of a vehicle which is also required to be registered in
California. In such cases, the vehicle may display license plates from more
than one state. This is known as?

Answer 2

Dual Registration

Question 3

Armed Services and Department of Defense civilian contractors are __________ from California registration (e.g., personnel working for a federal prison, on orders as a healthcare professional)
a. are not exempt
b. are exempt

Answer 3

a. are not exempt

Question 4

Any vehicle owned by a nonresident who is a member or a spouse of a member of the armed forces of the U.S. on active duty within this state _____ be operated within this state without the payment of California fees, provided the vehicle displays valid license plates issued by the home state of the owner (Section 6701 CVC). Armed forces are defined as: Navy, Air Force, Army, Marines, Coast Guard, and Space Force.
a. may
b. should
c. can

Answer 4

a. may

Question 5

Any vehicle owned by a nonresident who accepts gainful employment within this state _______ be registered in this state (Section 6700[a] CVC).
a. should
b. shall
c. may

Answer 5

b. shall

Question 6

When a vehicleis stopped for any other reason, appropriate registration enforcement action shall be taken; however, an enforcement action shall not be taken solely for failure to display current registration tabs until __________.

Answer 6

the beginning of the second month following the month of expiration.

Question 7

Officers may remove a vehicle for expired registration (e.g., fees due, incomplete registration application) in excess of ________ prior to the date the vehicle is located and the concurrence of a supervisor has been obtained, if possible.

Answer 7

six months

Question 8

Area CHEATERS coordinators should issue a CHP 215 using the complaint to be filed or the owner’s responsibility procedure when any of the following conditions are met:

Answer 8

(a) A compliance letter was sent and no response has been received after 30 calendar days.
(b) The driver or the R/O of the vehicle in question meets the definition of a resident per Section 516 CVC.

Question 9

Whenever any member of this Department suspects a vehicle to be illegally registered in a foreign jurisdiction, they shall submit a ______ , CHEATERS Registration Follow-Up, card to their Area CHEATERS coordinator.

Answer 9

CHP 367

Question 10

When can a vehicle be impounded for 22651(o) CVC?

Answer 10

1. Expired in excess of six (6) months
2. Displays registration not belonging to that vehicle
3. Displays altered, forged, counterfeited, or falsified registration

Question 11

What does it mean when a 10-28 ran through CLETS returns “No record on file?”

Answer 11

There have been no transactions in the last four (4) years

Question 12

Can the vehicle be impounded per 22651(o) CVC if it returns no record on file?

Answer 12

ONLY if it was ran by VIN.

Question 13

If an out-of-state registered vehicle’s VIN comes back expired in excess of six months can it be impounded for 22651(o) CVC?

Answer 13

NO

Question 14

What special reporting is required whenever a vehicle is impounded for 22651(o) CVC?

Answer 14

Notify DMV NLT noon of the first business day after the seizure

Question 15

How is notification made to DMV?

Answer 15

Via CLETS