Vehicle Code section 9851

The department may adopt rules and regulations for the registration of undocumented vessels belonging to the state, local public agencies, or to the United States without payment of fees specified in this code, except fees for duplicate certificates of ownership, duplicate certificates of number, or substitute current year registration stickers. Any vessel owned by the Department of Boating and Waterways is exempt from any fees specified in this division.

Source: Section 9851, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=9851. (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

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May 12, 2025

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/vehicle_code_section_9851

Original Source: Section 9851, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=9851. (last accessed May 12, 2025).