Vehicle Code section 6702

Every nonresident, including any foreign corporation, having an established place of business within this state, and regularly using a vehicle of a type subject to registration under this code, shall immediately register the vehicle upon entry into this state.

Source: Section 6702, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=6702. (updated Jul. 1, 1985; accessed Jun. 18, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/vehicle_code_section_6702

Original Source: Section 6702, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=6702. (last accessed May 12, 2025).