Section 4452 Of Article 4. Evidences Of Registration From California Vehicle Code >> Division 3. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 4.
4452
. The department may issue a certificate of ownership to the
legal owner of a vehicle without requiring registration, and may
issue a facsimile copy of the certificate to the owner if there is no
legal owner, the application is submitted in proper form, and one of
the following conditions exist:
(a) The vehicle is registered pursuant to Section 5014.1.
(b) A certification has been filed with the department, pursuant
to subdivision (a) of Section 4604, that the vehicle has not been
driven, moved, or left standing upon any highway so as to require
payment of fees and that the owner will not thereafter permit that
operation or movement of the vehicle or leave the vehicle standing on
any highway without surrendering, or arranging to surrender, the
certificate of ownership to the department and without first making
an application for the regular registration of the vehicle and full
payment of all fees required to be paid under this code and Part 5
(commencing with Section 10701) of Division 2 of the Revenue and
Taxation Code.