82.5 Registration Enforcement Flashcards
True or False: appropriate enforcement action shall be taken when any vehicle is observed parked in an off-street public parking facility.
True
HPM 82.5, Chapter 1
Vehicles should not be stopped solely for failure to display year-round registration indicia until _______.
The beginning of the second month following the month of registration.
(HPM 82.5, Chapter 1)
True or False: a license plate is required to be mounted on the extreme rear of a vehicle.
False
HPM 82.5, Chapter 1
True or False: a peace officer may take expired registration enforcement action on a vehicle while it is actively being towed.
False
HPM 82.5, Chapter 1
True or False: commanders have the discretion to waive the requirement to obtain a supervisor’s approval to remove a vehicle for expired registration in excess of six months.
True
HPM 82.5, Chapter 1
Officers _________ (should/shall) not remove a vehicle when an inquiry returns on a vehicle with a suspended registration for lack of evidence of financial responsibility.
Shall not
HPM 82.5, Chapter 1
Vehicle Code section __________ authorizes officers to remove any vehicle which is found or operated upon a highway , public land, or off-street parking facility and displays an altered, forged, counterfeit, or falsified license plate, special plate, registration sticker, registration card, identification card, temporary receipt, or permit.
22651(o)(1)(c) VC
HPM 82.5, Chapter 1
A VIN inquiry returns with “No Record on File” when no transactions have taken place on the vehicle within ______ years.
Four years
HPM 82.5, Chapter 1
Vehicle Code Section 4460(b) VC requires all seized documents, placards, or license plates to be delivered to ________.
The DMV
HPM 82.5, Chapter 1
Vehicle owners are required to apply for California registration within _______ days after gainful employment or residency is established in the state.
20 days
HPM 82.5, Chapter 3
According to Vehicle Code Section 516, a ________ is any person who manifests an intent to live or be located in this state on more than a temporary/transient basis.
Resident
HPM 82.5, Chapter 3
Presence in the state for _______ months or more in any 12-month period gives rise to a rebuttable assumption of residency.
Six months
HPM 82.5, Chapter 3
What does the acronym CHEATERS stand for?
Californians Help Eliminate All The Evasive Registration Scofflaws
(HPM 82.5, Chapter 3)
What is the normal time limit for cases being investigated by Area CHEATERS coordinators to remain open?
One year
HPM 82.5, Chapter 3
Whenever a member of the Department suspects a vehicle to be illegally registered in a foreign jurisdiction, he or she _______ (should/shall) submit a CHP 367, CHEATERS Registration Follow-Up.
Shall
HPM 82.5, Chapter 3
True or False: the mere observation of a vehicle displaying valid foreign registration is sufficient to justify stopping the vehicle for the purpose of checking the legality of the registration.
False
HPM 82.5, Chapter 3
Area CHEATERS coordinators should issue a CHP 215 using the complaint-to-be-filed or the owner’s responsibility procedure when a complaint letter was sent and no response has been received after ______ calendar days.
30
HPM 82.5, Chapter 3
A citation may be issued for 4000(a)(1) VC if a vehicle is being operated and the only evidence of registration is a dealer’s report of sale that is more than ______ days old.
90 days
HPM 82.5, Chapter 4
True or False: a valid registration card is required by law to be left inside a vehicle at all times, even when unattended.
False (not required if left unattended)
HPM 82.5, Chapter 4
Misuse of a disabled person placard or license plate (4461 VC) is a(n) __________ (infraction/misdemeanor).
Misdemeanor
HPM 82.5, Chapter 4
True or False: passenger vehicles transported as a load on a highway are exempt from registration, provided no part of the vehicle is in contact with the highway.
True
HPM 82.5, Chapter 4
True or False: it is legal for a vehicle to display more than one state’s license plate.
True
HPM 82.5, Chapter 4
True or False: any vehicle owned by a nonresident who is a member or a spouse of a member of the armed forces of the US on active duty within this state may be operated within this state without the payment of California fees.
True (provided the vehicle has valid registration from the home state)
(HPM 82.5, Chapter 4)
True or False: the registration exemption for members of the armed forces also extends to civilian contractors and their spouses.
False
HPM 82.5, Chapter 4
If a camper shell is installed on a pickup truck, the owner may elect to register the vehicle as a ___________ rather than as a commercial motor vehicle.
House car
HPM 82.5, Chapter 4
What are the three types of fees collected for the registration of a commercial motor vehicle?
1) Basic registration
2) Vehicle license fee
3) Weight fees
(HPM 82.5, Chapter 5)
What types of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) are exempt from weight fees?
1) CMVs manufactured in 1936 or prior
2) CMVs displaying historical vehicle or horseless carriage plates
3) Any CMV operated over the highway for the purpose of historical exhibition
(HPM 82.5, Chapter 5)
The ___________ of a vehicle is defined as the weight of a vehicle equipped and ready for operation on the road.
Unladen weight
HPM 82.5, Chapter 5