California DMV help!

[kevmeistah21]

I went to register my car today and i put the amount i paid for but the seller put "as GIFT" could i go back to the dmv and have them change it since the seller put "as gift"?

[duffman1278]

Just leave it AS GIFT or else your going to have to pay more for in fee's by the DMV.

[Andrew Bohan]

i thought it can't be a gift unless it's family. no?

either way i always say i bought or sold cars for $100.

[kevmeistah21]

well me being an idiot put the actual amount instead of "as gift", i havn't paid the fee's yet and was hoping to change it tomorrow to "as gift" but thats my question, can i still do that even though i already put the amount paid for?!? thanks for the help!

[touge monster]

I put like 250.

For it to be a gift, you would need to have the same last name. (seller and buyer)

[kevmeistah21]

oh really? well can i change the amount lol??

[JDMB0iKT]

I don't know if you could change the amount, but it wouldn't hurt to give it a try.

[DUFFM4N]

I put like 250.

For it to be a gift, you would need to have the same last name. (seller and buyer)

no, you dont

did you use a bill of sale form from the DMV? or is it hand typed/written?

usually when its put "GIFT" for the sale price, the DMV will ask what you value the gift at...and you can just say wutever u want

[touge monster]

no, you dont

did you use a bill of sale form from the DMV? or is it hand typed/written?

usually when its put "GIFT" for the sale price, the DMV will ask what you value the gift at...and you can just say wutever u want

my mistake DUFFM4N. This is posted on the DMV site.

If the vehicle is a gift from someone other than a family member previously mentioned, you will need to:


Complete a Statement of Facts, indicating the current market value of the vehicle.
Complete a Statement of Use Tax Exemption (REG 256) (PDF) (http://dmv.ca.gov/forms/reg/reg256.pdf)
Provide a Smog Certification.
The previous owner must provide you with evidence of a valid smog certification. Smog certifications are good for 90 days from the inspection. The smog certification is not required if a biennial certification was submitted to DMV in conjunction with renewal fees, within 90 days prior to the vehicle transfer date. A statement to that effect must be signed by the seller or the buyer. A vehicle inspection report may be required for proof of certification.

Recent legislation changed the requirements for vehicle transfers occurring on or after January 1, 2005. When you transfer a vehicle that is four or less model years old a smog certification will not be required. A smog transfer fee (http://dmv.ca.gov/vr/fees/miscellaneous.htm) will be collected from the new owner. When a vehicle is more than four model years old, evidence of a current smog certification must be provided by a seller except when the following occurs:

The transfer occurs between a spouse, domestic partner, sibling, child, parent, grandparent, or grandchild.
A biennial smog certification was submitted to DMV within 90 days prior to the vehicle transfer date (a vehicle inspection report may be required for proof of certification).

[kevmeistah21]

no, you dont

did you use a bill of sale form from the DMV? or is it hand typed/written?

usually when its put "GIFT" for the sale price, the DMV will ask what you value the gift at...and you can just say wutever u want

I used the DMV bill of sale and put friends as indicated relationship.

Thanks for everyones help, imma go give it a shot tomorrow.. wish me luck lol..

[DUFFM4N]

just get another bill of sale...and copy it as best you can, they're not gonna do a background check or pull out a scribe from the back to verify the signature :jerkit:

[kevmeistah21]

soo i went to the dmv today and they allowed me to change the amount paid for! the lady that was working there was like "you definitely made a mistake cause a car made in 1991 isn't worth more than $430" lol. thanks for everyones support!

[DUFFM4N]

weeeeeeeee, congrats