DaveR72

Dredging this up once again. I found this topic doing a quick search and it helped to find what I was looking for. Last year I spoke with a DMV manager friend (not local to me) who told me about this and said there was a flyer they had posted around the office years ago(obviously the one posted in this thread). So Friday, I went to the local DMV and of course they wanted $700+ in back fees. Told them the car is a historic vehicle and I’m a collector. They then told me I had to have previously declared this and of course I asked to see that policy. He went to the supervisor and she said I had to have declared so I could have the historic plate. I then told the clerk that I don’t need a plate and I already have one and it doesn’t need to have the special plate because that’s a separate issue. I just needed to complete the cno retroactively and pay current fees. I told him the code sections and he agreed, but his supervisor wasn’t sure and asked what site I was using to get the info, so I told her dmv.gov. She called Sacramento, then had the clerk tell me that they were going to give me a current registration and Sacramento would research it within the next 30 days and then they would get back to me. Wondering if I should contact them if I don’t hear anything. Thanks to all who keep posting so this shows up in the Google search near the top.