Section 18116 Of Article 6. Fees And Taxes From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 13. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 8. >> Article 6.
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. (a) A license fee is due and payable each year for renewal
of registration, on or before midnight of the expiration date
assigned by the department and noted on the registration card for all
manufactured homes, mobilehomes, and commercial coaches which are
not subject to local property taxation or otherwise exempt. The
license fee is due and payable to the department in accordance with
the following applicable time periods:
(1) As of the original date of sale, rental, or lease of a new
commercial coach.
(2) Twenty days after the date of entry into California of a
commercial coach previously registered in another state.
(3) Twenty days after the date of entry into California of a
manufactured home or mobilehome sold as new prior to July 1, 1980,
and previously registered in another state.
(b) License fees due for original registration of a new commercial
coach are delinquent if not deposited with the department within 10
days of the original date of sale, rental, or lease. License fees due
for renewal of registration for a manufactured home, mobilehome, or
commercial coach are delinquent if not paid on or before midnight of
the expiration date assigned by the department and noted on the
registration card that was last issued. License fees due for a
manufactured home, mobilehome, or commercial coach previously
registered in another state are delinquent if not paid within 40 days
after the date of entry into California. A penalty equal to 20
percent of the license fee due shall be added to any license fee due
if it is allowed to become delinquent for a period of from 1 through
119 days. No penalty is due if the application and required license
fees were placed in the United States mail before midnight on the day
before the fees became delinquent, as evidenced by postmark or
affidavit by the applicant.
(c) An added penalty of fifty dollars ($50) per transportable
section shall be collected along with any other license fee and
penalty due if the license fee for renewal of registration for a
manufactured home or mobilehome is allowed to become delinquent for
120 days or more.
(d) An added penalty of two hundred dollars ($200) for each
commercial coach shall be added to any license fee and penalty due if
the license fee due for an original registration or for each
subsequent renewal of registration is allowed to become delinquent
for 120 days or more.
(e) It is the intent of the Legislature that license fees levied
on manufactured homes, mobilehomes, or commercial coaches subject to
this part shall not be altered or increased from the rates and levels
of license fees established prior to January 1, 1981.