Cal. VEH § 9262
This is the official text of Cal. VEH § 9262, part of California’s Vehicle Code — governs traffic laws, driver's licenses, and vehicle registration.
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Official statutory text
(a) The fee for a license issued to dealers and lessor-retailers is as follows:
(1) For the original license, or an ownership change which requires a new application, except as provided by Section 42231, a nonrefundable fee of one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175).
(2) For the annual renewal of a license, a fee of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125).
(3) If an alteration of an existing license is caused by a firm name change, address change, change in the corporate officer structure, or the addition of a branch location, a fee of seventy dollars ($70).
(b) The fee for a license issued to dismantlers, manufacturers, manufacturer branches, remanufacturers, remanufacturer branches, transporters, distributors, and distributor branches is as follows:
(1) For the original license, or an ownership change which requires a new application, except as provided by Section 42231, a nonrefundable fee of one hundred dollars ($100).
(2) For the annual renewal of a license, a fee of eighty-five dollars ($85).
(3) If an alteration of an existing license is caused by a firm name change, address change, or the addition of a branch location, a fee of fifty dollars ($50).
(4) If an alteration of an existing license is caused by a change in the corporate officer structure, a fee of seventy dollars ($70).
(c) The fee for a license issued to representatives is as follows:
(1) For the original license, or an ownership change which requires a new application, except as provided by Section 42231, a nonrefundable fee of fifty dollars ($50).
(2) For the annual renewal of a license, a fee of eighty-five dollars ($85).
(d) The fee for an autobroker’s endorsement to a dealer’s license is as follows:
(1) For the original endorsement, a nonrefundable fee of one hundred dollars ($100).
(2) For the annual renewal of the endorsement, a fee of seventy-five dollars ($75).
(e) When the holder of a license for which a fee is provided in this section applies for special plates as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 11505 or subdivision (b) of Section 11714, the fee for the plates and the annual renewal of the plates is the prevailing vehicle registration fee as set forth in Section 9250 for the period for which the special plates are issued or renewed.
(1) For the original license, or an ownership change which requires a new application, except as provided by Section 42231, a nonrefundable fee of one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175).
(2) For the annual renewal of a license, a fee of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125).
(3) If an alteration of an existing license is caused by a firm name change, address change, change in the corporate officer structure, or the addition of a branch location, a fee of seventy dollars ($70).
(b) The fee for a license issued to dismantlers, manufacturers, manufacturer branches, remanufacturers, remanufacturer branches, transporters, distributors, and distributor branches is as follows:
(1) For the original license, or an ownership change which requires a new application, except as provided by Section 42231, a nonrefundable fee of one hundred dollars ($100).
(2) For the annual renewal of a license, a fee of eighty-five dollars ($85).
(3) If an alteration of an existing license is caused by a firm name change, address change, or the addition of a branch location, a fee of fifty dollars ($50).
(4) If an alteration of an existing license is caused by a change in the corporate officer structure, a fee of seventy dollars ($70).
(c) The fee for a license issued to representatives is as follows:
(1) For the original license, or an ownership change which requires a new application, except as provided by Section 42231, a nonrefundable fee of fifty dollars ($50).
(2) For the annual renewal of a license, a fee of eighty-five dollars ($85).
(d) The fee for an autobroker’s endorsement to a dealer’s license is as follows:
(1) For the original endorsement, a nonrefundable fee of one hundred dollars ($100).
(2) For the annual renewal of the endorsement, a fee of seventy-five dollars ($75).
(e) When the holder of a license for which a fee is provided in this section applies for special plates as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 11505 or subdivision (b) of Section 11714, the fee for the plates and the annual renewal of the plates is the prevailing vehicle registration fee as set forth in Section 9250 for the period for which the special plates are issued or renewed.
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