DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE 4000-9808›CHAPTER 4. Permits to Nonresident Owners 6700-8204›ARTICLE 2. Foreign Commercial Vehicles 6850-6854

§ 6850

California Vehicle Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

A nonresident owner of any foreign commercial vehicle shall register the vehicle in this state and pay the fees applicable thereto under this code, except as provided in this article and Article 3 (commencing with Section 8000), and except in the event the vehicle is lawfully registered as a private passenger vehicle in the foreign jurisdiction in which the owner has residence, in which case Section 6700 shall apply.

(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1322, Sec. 8. Operative July 1, 1985, by Sec. 18 of Ch. 1322.)

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