Hey guys-Silly question but here it is..

If you dont report an out of state car to California DMV (right away,or go past their 20 day limit) do they actually have a way of knowing when your car landed in CA ? Assuming you dont get pulled over by the law..

thanks

 

No they don't have a way to know when you entered the state, or if you've been in California continuously for a certain amount of time.

 

I think it goes like this: If you get a ticket, then they have a fixed date of your presence in the state. Twenty-plus days later, you get another ticket, then they could ask some questions about residency. Just guessing on my part.

 

Nope, was in the same situation. My fit that I recently got has been in CA from Nevada for probably 5 months before I got it and registered it.

 

I just found this on the Ca. DMV website. It also includes a form that citizens can use to report cars that are suspected of being in the state and illegally not paying Ca. reg fees.....yes there is a form online to report out of state cars......1- Did you know that vehicle registration fees are due immediately upon accepting employment or establishing residency in the State of California? 2- Did you know that California law permits only 20 days to complete the process of registering your vehicle without paying a penalty?

3- Click here to fill out the online Cheaters form.

 

56chevydan- not entirely sure by the tone of your messege if you are trying to inform or "arrest" someone..

 

..at any rate, thanks for the rest of the crew who weighed in.

 

I just went back and re-read my last post here and have no idea what you mean by referring to "my tone". As I said in that post, I just found that info on the California DMV web site. The three points I numbered in that post were cut and pasted verbatim right off DMV's site. That's their verbage- not mine. I really thought that the information in my post was on point and clarified information you requested when you started this thread.

 

perhaps, he meant to say it like this:




I just found something interesting on the Ca DMV website. It includes a form that citizens can use to report cars that are suspected of being in the state and illegally not paying Ca reg fees.....yes there is a form online to report out of state cars...... be careful out there fellow fit freak-er's!

from the dmv website:

 

That is the problem with the internet - inadvertent grammar misuse leads to misunderstanding.

FWIW, I routinely see the same out of state vehicles on my commute (Arizona, Nevada, Texas) on the same highway for the past four years.

 

Its all good- i know everyone is here to chip in or chip for, information...indeed misunderstandings could surface but i've got nothing but respect for everyone ive come across on this forum.

till soon.