Vehicle Code section 9560

(a)

The department shall waive all penalties that may be due for late payment of registration renewal fees on a vehicle for any period during which the registered owner is deployed to a location outside of the state.

(b)

(1)For the purposes of this section, “deployed” means being ordered to temporary military duty during a period when a Presidential Executive order specifies that the United States is engaged in combat or homeland defense and the registered owner is one of the following:

(A)

A member of the armed forces.

(B)

A member of the armed forces reserve or the National Guard who has been called to active duty or active service.

(2)

“Deployed” does not include either of the following:

(A)

Temporary duty for the sole purpose of training or processing.

(B)

A permanent change of station.

(c)

This section does not apply to a registered owner who applies for registration renewal more than 60 days after termination of his or her deployment.

Source: Section 9560, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=9560.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2005; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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