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DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE 4000-9808›CHAPTER 1. Original and Renewal of Registration; Issuance of Certificates of Title 4000-5506›ARTICLE 3. Registration of Foreign Vehicles 4300-4309

§ 4302

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

Upon application made at the time of their surrender to the department and upon payment of a fee of one dollar ($1), the department shall return the unexpired license plates to the official in charge of the registration of motor vehicles in the state of issue of the license plates.

(Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)

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