{"data":{"id":"us-ca/veh-4000.2","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"VEH § 4000.2","heading":"","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b) of Section 43654 of the Health and Safety Code, and, commencing on April 1, 2005, except for model-years exempted from biennial inspection pursuant to Section 44011 of the Health and Safety Code, the department shall require upon registration of a motor vehicle subject to Part 5 (commencing with Section 43000) of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code, previously registered outside this state, a valid certificate of compliance or a certificate of noncompliance, as appropriate, issued in accordance with Section 44015 of the Health and Safety Code.\n(b) For the purposes of determining the validity of a certificate of compliance or noncompliance submitted in compliance with the requirements of this section, the definitions of new and used motor vehicle contained in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 39010) of Part 1 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code shall control.","path":["Vehicle Code - VEH","DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000. - 9808.]","CHAPTER 1. Original and Renewal of Registration; Issuance of Certificates of Title [4000. - 5506.]","ARTICLE 1. Vehicles Subject to Registration [4000. - 4023.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"33b0da4db9f868f666d896155e90c49aa7d4b84edb2f867efa823ea43d250add","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/veh-4000.17","next":"us-ca/veh-4000.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}