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In California, at least, if you are a resident of the state, you are legally required to register cars garaged in California with the California DMV. (It's act

by kelnos 3mo ago

In California, at least, if you are a resident of the state, you are legally required to register cars garaged in California with the California DMV. (It's actually a little ambiguous in an annoying way; even if you have a car that's garaged out of state, simply bringing it to CA for a weekend and driving it around can potentially trigger the CA registration requirement, again, assuming you are a CA resident.) I'd be surprised if most other states don't have similar vehicle laws.

lokar 3mo ago
And the CHP has a website where you can report violations.
- mannanj 3mo ago
  I address this below. Adding my personal interpretation onto it, I think it's fear-mongering and the only enforcement and successful litigation I've seen on it is when tax is actually not paid. If you're worried, seek legal council and pay your use tax. Consider also this Montana-route may require being brave because when you make a stand for something like privacy, which is under attack, you too may be attacked even if you are in the right legally.
mannanj 3mo ago
I hear you bringing up 2 separate actions that can trigger a registration requirement. 1) Garaging a vehicle, for x days or more. 2) Driving a vehicle, for x days or more. Have you looked into what the specifics are, and how they are triggered? Poking some holes at this: - Are you on the hook to register vehicles you don't own for actions (1) or (2)? Consider two examples: (a) you rent a vehicle, (b) you drive or choose to house a friends' vehicle. From what you've stated, logically, anytime you rent a vehicle or operate or house a friends', you now are asked to register it. Do you think this is accurate? And if so, do you think it would hold in court of law?
- john_strinlai 3mo ago
  >Consider two examples: (a) you rent a vehicle, (b) you drive or choose to house a friends' vehicle. in both cases, the vehicle would already be registered in the state (by the rental company or by the friend). it is not clear to me why you think the vehicles would need to be re-registered.
  - 306bobby 3mo ago
    I haven't spent much time personally in Cali, but the places I have had to rent a car from I've never had a rental car plated in the same state I'm driving/renting it from
    - john_strinlai 3mo ago
      the rental car is obviously already going to be legal in the state (if not cali plated, then registration is probably via fleet registration or international registration plan (IRP), etc). under no circumstance are you (the customer) going to be required to (or even able to) register the car you are renting. i would not take car registration advice from a person asking about registering someone else's car at the dmv.
  - mannanj 3mo ago
    it is not me who thinks the vehicles need to be re-registered, but those who are making the argument that you need to register a vehicle you dont own simply because you drove it in a state or garaged it there.

by kelnos 3mo ago

lokar 3mo ago

And the CHP has a website where you can report violations.

mannanj 3mo ago
I address this below. Adding my personal interpretation onto it, I think it's fear-mongering and the only enforcement and successful litigation I've seen on it is when tax is actually not paid. If you're worried, seek legal council and pay your use tax. Consider also this Montana-route may require being brave because when you make a stand for something like privacy, which is under attack, you too may be attacked even if you are in the right legally.

mannanj 3mo ago

I hear you bringing up 2 separate actions that can trigger a registration requirement. 1) Garaging a vehicle, for x days or more. 2) Driving a vehicle, for x days or more. Have you looked into what the specifics are, and how they are triggered? Poking some holes at this: - Are you on the hook to register vehicles you don't own for actions (1) or (2)? Consider two examples: (a) you rent a vehicle, (b) you drive or choose to house a friends' vehicle. From what you've stated, logically, anytime you rent a vehicle or operate or house a friends', you now are asked to register it. Do you think this is accurate? And if so, do you think it would hold in court of law?

john_strinlai 3mo ago
>Consider two examples: (a) you rent a vehicle, (b) you drive or choose to house a friends' vehicle. in both cases, the vehicle would already be registered in the state (by the rental company or by the friend). it is not clear to me why you think the vehicles would need to be re-registered.
- 306bobby 3mo ago
  I haven't spent much time personally in Cali, but the places I have had to rent a car from I've never had a rental car plated in the same state I'm driving/renting it from
  - john_strinlai 3mo ago
    the rental car is obviously already going to be legal in the state (if not cali plated, then registration is probably via fleet registration or international registration plan (IRP), etc). under no circumstance are you (the customer) going to be required to (or even able to) register the car you are renting. i would not take car registration advice from a person asking about registering someone else's car at the dmv.
- mannanj 3mo ago
  it is not me who thinks the vehicles need to be re-registered, but those who are making the argument that you need to register a vehicle you dont own simply because you drove it in a state or garaged it there.