Laws about selling a car in California

Asked by Falcon005 Sep 12, 2020 at 03:39 PM about the 2014 BMW 3 Series 328d Sedan RWD

Question type: Car Selling & Trading In

Hi!

I currently live in California and I'm trying to sell my car.  My car currently has
personalized plates on it, which I know are considered my property and I will
keep them when I sell the car.  My question is: do I put the old plates on the
car (the ones before I put personalized plates on) when I sell it to someone?  
Or is there something else that needs to be done?  Do I have to notify the DMV
about this special circumstance?

Thank you!

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F_O_R answered 4 years ago

You can't put the old plates on the car unless you do it legally through the DMV. Check the CA DMV website for more information.

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TDolby answered 4 years ago

When you sell the vehicle, and transfer the title, the new owner will need to register the vehicle with the state of CA, and they will get a new registration and license plate. You can do all this at your local DMV office.

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James answered 4 years ago

I believe that in California the license plates stay with the vehicle. But in this case check with California DMV. Hope that helps! Jim

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F_O_R answered 4 years ago

Normally plates stay with the car. Vanity plates can be transferred to another vehicle. Here is the form. https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/uploads/2020/06/reg17.pdf

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