{"data":{"id":"us-ca/veh-9862","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"VEH § 9862","heading":"","body":"(a) If the initial application for a number is not received by the department on or before the date set by the department, a penalty of one-half of the fee shall be assessed. If a certificate of number is not renewed on or before midnight of the expiration date, a penalty of one-half of the fee shall be assessed.\n(b) If any person has received as the transferee of a vessel a properly endorsed certificate of ownership and certificate of number describing that vessel and the transfer fee has not been paid as required by this code within 30 days, a penalty of one-half of the transfer fee specified in Section 9855 shall be assessed.","path":["Vehicle Code - VEH","DIVISION 3.5. REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER OF VESSELS [9840. - 9928.]","CHAPTER 2. Registration [9850. - 9880.]"],"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":"ac080f1395cbd1f2868c6d48914db00f2b795627d7cbde25b3d5f5aef6e8eebc","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/veh-9861","next":"us-ca/veh-9862.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}