California · Vehicle Code

VEH §8804: Every person who, while a resident, as defined in Section 516, of this state, with respect to any vehicle owned by him and operated in this state, registers or renews the registration for the vehicle

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A state resident who registers or renews registration of a vehicle owned and operated in-state in another jurisdiction without paying required state fees and taxes commits a misdemeanor.

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Every person who, while a resident, as defined in Section 516, of this state, with respect to any vehicle owned by him and operated in this state, registers or renews the registration for the vehicle in a foreign jurisdiction, without the payment of appropriate fees and taxes to this state, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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