SR20DET in Cali and in the military?????

[makulit054]

Originally Posted by PXRdriFT

Definitely not true. As a military member, you do not have to register your car in California. I'm on my second assignment in California and have never registered my car here. In fact, they tell you during in processing that you do not have to register your car here. You do, however, have to smog to get your DOD stickers. Recently, many bases have done away with the DOD stickers since we all have to show ID's at the gates. I'm stationed at LAAFB and I benefit from that newly imposed reg at our base.

\As you stated, it's an imposed reg at your base. Not all of the branches of the military are the same nor are the all the bases the same. During our "processing", they state if you claim residency in california you have to switch over to cali plates within a year. Now that's our base/commands regulation. Having a CA ID and/or DL is establishing residency because in order to get one or both you have to have a CA address. The statement "Definitely not true", is not true. Check with your command and local authorities about getting fined or Ref'd though.

[PXRdriFT]

Originally Posted by makulit054

As you stated, it's an imposed reg at your base. Not all of the branches of the military are the same nor are the all the bases the same. During our "processing", they state if you claim residency in california you have to switch over to cali plates within a year. Now that's our base/commands regulation. Having a CA ID and/or DL is establishing residency because in order to get one or both you have to have a CA address. The statement "Definitely not true", is not true. Check with your command and local authorities about getting fined or Ref'd though.

What you are saying is true if and only if you want to claim residency in California, as you have stated. No active duty military member has to claim residency in the state that they are stationed. I have always claimed Texas as my state of residency (no state tax, YAY!).

Taken straight from their website.

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/brochures...yvr.htm#weight

"Nonresident military personnel, and both military or civilian members of NATO who are not citizens of the United States are permitted to operate a vehicle in this state with valid license plates from either:

- the individual's home state or country or
- the state or country where the individual was regularly assigned and stationed when the license plates were issued, if the following requirements are met:
- The license plates displayed on the vehicle are valid plates issued by a foreign jurisdiction.
- The vehicle registration and license plates are issued to the military person or spouse of the military person.
- The vehicle registration and license plates are issued by the foreign jurisdiction where the military person was last regularly assigned and stationed for duty by military orders or a jurisdiction claimed by the nonresident military person as the permanent state of residence.
- If the vehicle is a motor vehicle, the owner or driver has insurance.

NOTE: Military orders do not include military orders for leave, for temporary duty, or for any other assignment of any nature requiring the military person's presence outside the foreign jurisdiction where the owner was regularly assigned and stationed for duty.

This section applies to all vehicles owned by the military person or spouse except any commercial vehicle used in any business manner wherein the military person or spouse receives compensation."