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T he te rms " regist ra tio n and " ide n t ificatio n " as used he re shan have t he same m ean ing (VC 38 0 13 ). In gen era l, off-highway vehicles are mo tor vehicles used ' exclusively o ff th e high way and no t o t herwise registered , o r exe mp ted by t he Californi a Ve hi cle Cod e. Re cent l e gi sl a t i o n, AB 14 2 1 (Chap pie) effective July I , 19 74 , will r eq uir e o rr -hi ghw a y ve h i cl e ide ntifica tio n (registration) of m o to r vehicles wh ich are : (I) operated so lely on private pro perty , (2) used sol ely upon co m me rcially o pera te d facil it ies, (3) opera ted off the highways in an o rg anized ra cin g o r com peti tive e ven t u p on a c lose d c o u r se , a n d ( 4) o Ifvh ig h wa y ve hicles bei ng _ transpor ted ove r the highw ay . Su ch vehicles we re formerl y excluded fro m the O li V registrat io n req ui re ments ena cted in 19 71 and 197 2. n Do specialize d vehicles suc h as fo rmula cars, d ragst ers, sprin ts, ha rd to ps an d other racers have to be reg iste red (iden t ified )? Yes. Th ese motor vehicles, w hi ch are op erated off th e road, un clo sed cou rses and sanctio ned racing even ts. wh ich are not a t h erunse licens ed, must be regist er ed, ef fec ti ve Jul y I, 19 74. Is a mo tor cycle th a t is o nl y used in a san c t io ne d m oto c ro ss. tria l e ven t o r o ther com peti tio n requ ired to be reg is te re d ? Y e.< . Effe ctive J uly I , 19 74 , mot orcycles must be iden tified b y an off-highuiay ve hicle st icker or by a stree t licens e, Are no n -reside nts of Ca lifo r nia pa rti cipating in raci ng even ts required t o hav e thei r vehicles registered ? J Vo. N o n-resid ent s may tran sp ort and operat e th eir off-highway vehicles in Ca l ifo r nia if th ey ha ve a ualid ou t -of-state p oss ession. drivers lice nse in t heir Is a Californi a drivers licen se req uired t o o perate a vehicl e so lely off-highwa y? N o. Who is resp on sibl e fo r enfor ce men t? Cit y po l i ce , co u n t y s her iff's departm ents, state and f ed eral park rangers, and the California Highway Patro l: If I have a "T itl e On ly " ow ne rshi p cer tific ate issu ed by DMV fo r m y vehicle, ean I o perate th e vehicle? N o. A " T itle Only " is pr o of of ownership, but docs not constitute registra tio n or pe rmit o peration of t he ueh icle in off-road ev en ts or on privat e property. <- What d ocumentation d o I need to regist er m y veh icle? An application form (R eg. 700) completed, a SIS registration f ee and i'. etnde nce of oumership suc h as an ow nership certificate. dea ler's invoice, or a bill of sale describing the vehicle. • Wha t if I d o no t hav e proof of ownership? If th e vehicle is valu ed at m or e tha n S500; a Mo t or Vehicle Bond 'eqlUll to the ualue of th e vehicle is req uired. What if I bu ilt th e vehi cle m ysel f? You will need bi lls of sale fo r th ee» c o m p o n e n t parts (fra m e. engine• transmission, and bod y ). a verification of th e ueh icle by th e CHP, and a 11 comp leted State of Construc tion. ! Aft er I register my vehicle , ca n I change . th e eng ine? j Yes. H O W e V l'T . engine changes on mo to rcycles must be rep ort ed to the Department of Mo t or Vehicles. Wha t if I put an engi ne from a registered m o t or c y cl e in to a n unregist er ed motorcycle? Th e unregist ered motorcycle is s u bject tu regist ratio n up on first op eration or up un b eing transpo rted. If th e original moto rcycle is to be junked.