Section 5523 - Registration of a Truck Camper Not Previously Registered in California(a) The owner(s) of a truck camper not previously registered with the department or DMV may choose to register the truck camper with the department. Any such application for registration shall meet the requirements of this section.(b) A truck camper must have a serial number before it can be registered with the department. If a serial number has not been issued by the manufacturer of the truck camper, the owner(s) of the truck camper may obtain a serial number from the department as follows: (1) The owner(s) shall provide the following information about the truck camper to the department, by telephone or in writing:(A) the decal or license number;(B) the manufacturer's name;(D) the year of manufacture; and(E) the width and length, in inches.(2) The department shall issue to the owner(s) a written record of the serial number assigned.(3) The owner(s) shall either stamp, burn, or otherwise permanently inscribe the serial number on the interior of the truck camper, in a location under the dining seat area, and certify to the department, in a statement signed under penalty of perjury, that the serial number issued by the department has been so inscribed.(c) An application for registration of a truck camper manufactured on or after January 1, 1986, by a manufacturer licensed by the department, shall include either: (1) an original certificate of origin issued by the manufacturer of the truck camper pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 18093.5; or(2) if a certificate of origin issued pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 18093.5 cannot be provided, a bond or undertaking and statement pursuant to the requirements of Section 5547 may be submitted.(d) An application for registration of a truck camper other than a truck camper manufactured on or after January 1, 1986, by a manufacturer licensed by the department, shall include one of the following:(1) a titling document issued by another state and, if the owner(s) applying for registration with the department is not the owner(s) reflected on that titling document, endorsements as follows:(A) the signature of the appropriate recorded registered owner(s) on the designated line(s) or in the designated area for release of the registered owner(s); or in lieu of the release, the following may be submitted:1. documents that reflect the purchase of the truck camper by the owner(s) applying for registration with the department from the owner(s) reflected on the other state's titling document, which may include the sales contract, purchase order, canceled checks or invoices;(B) the signature of any recorded lienholders on the designated line(s) or in the designated area for release or retention of a lienholder(s), if applicable;(C) the signature of the new registered owner(s) on the designation line(s) or in the designated area for acknowledging ownership of the truck camper; and(D) the signature of any new lienholders on the designation line(s) or in the designated area for the addition of new lienholders; or(2) documents that reflect the purchase of the truck camper by the owner(s) applying for registration with the department, which may include the sales contract, purchase order, canceled checks or invoices; or(3) a bond or undertaking and statement that complies with the requirements of Section 5547.(e) All applications for registration of a truck camper shall include: (1) a registration information document as required by Section 5541;(2) a statement by the owner(s), signed under penalty of perjury, that includes: (A) how and from whom the truck camper was acquired;(B) whether any titles or registration documents have been issued for the truck camper by a state other than California, and, if so, if they are not being submitted with the application for registration, the disposition of those registration documents or titles (i.e., lost, stolen, etc.); and(f) The owner(s) shall pay the registration fee and, if applicable, the registration penalty, required by Section 18114 of the Health and Safety Code.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 25, § 5523
1. New section filed 12-31-97; operative 1-1-98 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 98, No. 1). Note: Authority cited: Sections 18015 and 18075, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 18075.7, 18085, 18087 and 18093.5, Health and Safety Code.
1. New section filed 12-31-97; operative 1-1-98 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 98, No. 1).