Evidences of Registration
Cal. VEH § 4467
California Statutes
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a) Notwithstanding any other law, the department shall issue new and different license plates immediately upon request to the registered owner of a vehicle who appears in person and submits a completed application, if all of the following are provided:
(1) Proof of ownership of the vehicle that is acceptable to the department.
(2) A driver’s license or identification card containing a picture of the licensee or cardholder issued to the registered owner by the department pursuant to
Chapter 1 (commencing with
Section 12500) of Division 6. The department shall conduct a search of its records to verify the authenticity of any document submitted under this paragraph.
(3) The previously issued license plates from the vehicle.
(4) The payment of required fees under subdivision (
c) of
Section and subdivision (
b) of
Section for the issuance of duplicate license plates.
(5) One of the following: (
A) A copy of a police report, court documentation, or other law enforcement documentation identifying the registered owner of the vehicle as the victim of an incident of domestic violence, as specified in
Section 1708.6 of the Civil Code, the subject of stalking, as specified in
Section 1708.7 of the Civil Code or
Section 646.9 of the Penal Code, the victim of a rape, as defined in
Section or former
Section of the Penal Code, or the victim of a sexual battery, as defined in
Section 1708.5 of the Civil Code. (
B) A written acknowledgment, dated within days of submission, on the letterhead of a domestic violence agency or a rape crisis center, that the registered owner is actively seeking assistance or has sought assistance from that agency within the past year. (
C) An active protective order as defined in
Section of the Family Code, or issued pursuant to
Section 527.6 or 527.8 of the Code of Civil Procedure, that names the registered owner as a protected party. (
b) Subdivision (
a) does not apply to special license plates issued under