Cal. VEH § 9255

This is the official text of Cal. VEH § 9255, part of California’s Vehicle Code — governs traffic laws, driver's licenses, and vehicle registration.

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Official statutory text

Upon application for the transfer of the title or any interest of an owner or legal owner in or to a vehicle registered under this code, or for which a certificate of ownership has been issued without registration under Section 4452, other than upon a transfer to a chattel mortgagee and other than upon a transfer to a transferee not required under this code to obtain the issuance to the owner of a new certificate of ownership and registration card, there shall be paid the following fees:

(1) For a transfer by the owner of an automobile or

motorcycle $15
(2) For a transfer by the owner of a trailer coach

or commercial vehicle $15
(3) For a transfer by the legal owner $15
(4) When an application is presented showing a transfer by both

the owner and legal owner of an automobile or

motorcycle $15
(5) When an application is presented showing a transfer by both

the owner and legal owner of a trailer coach or commercial

vehicle $15

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