Titling a used Cobra in California

[bingo2]

You could attempt to rely on the "full faith and credit" section of the CA Vehicle Code.


V C Section 4304 Effecto of Foreign Certificates on Title


Effect of Foreign Certificates of Title

4304. Upon application for registration of a vehicle previously registered outside this State, the department shall grant full faith and credit to the currently valid certificate of title describing the vehicle, the ownership thereof, and any liens thereon, issued by the state in which the vehicle was last registered, except that the laws of the state shall provide for the notation upon the certificate of title of any and all liens and encumbrances other than those dependent upon possession.

Even though I have the resources to defend this position, I decided it would be best to go the SB100 route.

[Ron61]

Bingo,

That would be nice if all Calif. DMVs accepted the same laws. The one up here says it only applies to vehicles manufactured by a regular manufactured such as GM, Ford, & etc. Per their interpretation of the law, any special construction vehicle regardless of where it was built or previously registered has to have the SB-100 number or you will have your title pulled. I think our DMVs are as screwed up as the IRS as you can go to four of them around here and ask the same question and get four entirely different answers. So it is just safer to go with the SB-100.

Ron

[Got the Bug]

Originally Posted by Ron61

Bingo,

That would be nice if all Calif. DMVs accepted the same laws. The one up here says it only applies to vehicles manufactured by a regular manufactured such as GM, Ford, & etc. Per their interpretation of the law, any special construction vehicle regardless of where it was built or previously registered has to have the SB-100 number or you will have your title pulled. I think our DMVs are as screwed up as the IRS as you can go to four of them around here and ask the same question and get four entirely different answers. So it is just safer to go with the SB-100.

Ron

Agree Ron. There's no compelling reason not to take a car through the SB100 process. Once it's done, you never have to worry about it and you can sell your car with the SB100.

When buying a car from out of State, the most important thing is to ensure that the car is legally titled as a special construction vehicle for that State (that can vary by State). When looking at a car, it's easy to get the title details and verify that the information is correct for that State.