Section 505.2 Of Division 1. Words And Phrases Defined From California Vehicle Code >> Division 1.
505.2
. (a) A "registration service" is a person engaged in the
business of soliciting or receiving an application for the
registration, renewal of registration, or transfer of registration or
ownership, of a vehicle of a type subject to registration under this
code, or of soliciting or receiving an application for a motor
carrier permit under Division 14.85 (commencing with Section 34600),
or of transmitting or presenting those documents to the department,
when any compensation is solicited or received for the service.
"Registration service" includes, but is not limited to, a person who,
for compensation, processes registration documents, conducts lien
sales, or processes vehicle dismantling documents.
(b) "Registration service" does not include the following:
(1) A person performing registration services on a vehicle
acquired by that person for his or her own personal use or for use in
the regular course of that person's business.
(2) A person who solicits applications for or sells, for
compensation, nonresident permits for the operation of vehicles
within this state.
(3) An employee of one or more dealers or dismantlers, or a
combination thereof, who performs either of the following:
(A) Registration services for vehicles acquired by, consigned to,
or sold by one or more of the employing dealers or dismantlers.
(B) Vehicle transactions on behalf of one or more of the employing
dealers or dismantlers, if the transaction is for an employing
dealer or dismantler who is a qualified business partner in
compliance with the Business Partner Automation Program established
by the department pursuant to Section 1685.
(4) A motor club, as defined in Section 12142 of the Insurance
Code.
(5) A common carrier acting in the regular course of its business
in transmitting applications.