Vehicle Code section 4150

Application for the original or renewal registration of a vehicle of a type required to be registered under this code shall be made by the owner to the department upon the appropriate form furnished by it and shall contain all of the following:

(a)

The true, full name, business or residence and mailing address, and driver’s license or identification card number, if any, of the owner, and the true, full name and business or residence or mailing address of the legal owner, if any.

(b)

The name of the county in which the owner resides.

(c)

A description of the vehicle, including the following data insofar as they may exist:

(1)

The make, model, and type of body.

(2)

The vehicle identification number or any other identifying number as may be required by the department.

(3)

The date first sold by a manufacturer, remanufacturer, or dealer to a consumer.

(d)

Any other information that is reasonably required by the department to enable it to determine whether the vehicle is lawfully entitled to registration.

Source: Section 4150, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=4150.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1995; accessed Dec. 29, 2025).

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