{"data":{"id":"us-ca/veh-516","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"VEH § 516","heading":"","body":"“Resident” means any person who manifests an intent to live or be located in this state on more than a temporary or transient basis. Presence in the state for six months or more in any 12-month period gives rise to a rebuttable presumption of residency.\nThe following are evidence of residency for purposes of vehicle registration:\n(a) Address where registered to vote.\n(b) Location of employment or place of business.\n(c) Payment of resident tuition at a public institution of higher education.\n(d) Attendance of dependents at a primary or secondary school.\n(e) Filing a homeowner’s property tax exemption.\n(f) Renting or leasing a home for use as a residence.\n(g) Declaration of residency to obtain a license or any other privilege or benefit not ordinarily extended to a nonresident.\n(h) Possession of a California driver’s license.\n(i) Other acts, occurrences, or events that indicate presence in the state is more than temporary or transient.","path":["Vehicle Code - VEH","DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100. - 681.]"],"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":"4f7817cedf48b851b68e1cb0e5304317228de822e6d852295903562ce98b70f4","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/veh-515","next":"us-ca/veh-520"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}