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None in the area are very knowledgeable.

Be prepared to beg for them to call Sacramento to see if there are any numbers left. The local office will swear that they were all taken on the first day of the year. They are wrong about that.

Make sure you are there well before 5pm, as Sacramento closes at 5 and no phone calls can be made to them after this time.

Numbers may be all gone, but if you get resistance from your person, ask for a supervisor to make the call to Sacramento for you. Just say that a friend recently registered his and was told by their DMV that there were numbers still available.

If none left, get a temporary operating permit and plan to go back next year to finish the process.