Roland Dudley <cobra@cdc.hp.com> writes, regarding vanity plates:
>I assume that all that is required is to fill out a form or
>two at the DMV and pay some extra fees. Is there anything else
>involved? For example, would these plates be considered new issue
>requiring a smog certificate?
I got vanity plates for a car a few years ago ('89).
The procedure was much as you describe. Not much else
was involved at the time. You pay an up-front fee for
the plates, and then an additional line item each year
on your registration renewal.
I believe smog was (and still is) tied to your registration,
not your license plates. Since there's no transfer of
ownership, etc., there's no change to smog status.
>Is there any chance that a new value assessment would be required for
>license fee purposes? Right now as far as the California DMV is
>concerned I own a 30 year old car which is assumed to have little or no
>value. This means I pay the minimum fee each year and I don't want to
>make any waves in this regard.
Again, you'd pay a little more each year for the vanity
plates (around $20, I believe.) IMHO, the state doesn't
want to make waves, either. They're just looking for a
cheap way to increase revenue and keep more jailers
employed stamping out plates. Value assessments, I would
think, would unnecessarily complicate the process. Besides,
value assessments are only handled when ownership status
changes. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
>Roland
Marty
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