Section 5543 - Requirements for Clarification, Correction, or Change of Name(a) A registered owner, legal owner or junior lienholder may apply to the department for a clarification, correction or change of name and shall meet the requirements of this section.(b) The application for registration shall include the statement as specified in subsection (c) when; (1) An individual's or company's name is signed or printed so differently that it is possible two different people or companies are involved, or(2) A individual's or company's name is misspelled on registration and titling documents, or(3) An individual or company has changed his/her/it's name and the name differs from the name recorded on the department's records.(c) When the application includes the clarification or correction of an individual or company's name, or the change of name of an individual, a statement completed by the party whose name requires clarification, correction, or change, signed under penalty of perjury which includes the following information:(1) The unit identifying information.(2) A statement attesting to the clarification, correction, or change in name.(d) When the change of name involves a company, the application shall include one of the documents as specified in Section 5543.1(e) When the person whose name is in question is no longer available to complete and sign a statement, an individual having knowledge of the name in question can attest to this knowledge and to how this knowledge was gained by completing the statement as described in subsection (b)(1) and (2).(f) An application submitted to the department to clarify, correct, or change the name(s) of the registered owner(s) or legal owner shall also include: (1) the titling document, and(2) the registered owner's registration card, if the application is to clarify, correct, or change the name of the registered owner(s).(g) An application submitted to the department to clarify, correct, or change the name(s) of the junior lienholder(s) shall also include: (1) the junior lienholder's registration card.(h) When the application to clarify, correct, or change the name of the registered owner(s) is not submitted with any other addition, deletion, or change in registered owner, payment for a transfer fee as specified in subsection 5660(b) shall be submitted.(i) When the application to clarify, correct, or change the name of the legal owner(s) or junior lienholder(s) is not submitted with any other addition, deletion, or change in legal owner(s) or junior lienholder(s), payment of the lien registration service fee as specified in subsection 5660(m) shall be submitted.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 25, § 5543
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 18080.1, 18085 and 18100.5, 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).