Vehicle Code section 8804

Every person who, while a resident, as defined in Section 516, of this state, with respect to any vehicle owned by him and operated in this state, registers or renews the registration for the vehicle in a foreign jurisdiction, without the payment of appropriate fees and taxes to this state, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Source: Section 8804, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=8804. (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/vehicle_code_section_8804

Original Source: Section 8804, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=8804. (last accessed May 12, 2025).