Registration Steps


CA DMV - How to Register a Specially Constructed Vehicle Check List


The requirements for registering a vehicle built for private use, not for resale, built by someone other than a licensed manufacturer or remanufacturer are:

  1. A completed Application for Title or Registration (REG 343).
  2. A vehicle verification by an authorized DMV employee. Bring your vehicle to a DMV office for verification.
  3. A completed Statement of Construction (REG 5036).
  4. Bills of sale and/or receipts for major component parts (the engine, frame, transmission, and body).
  5. If the vehicle is a trailer constructed from a purchased kit, the Manufacturer’s Certificate of Origin or a receipt or invoice identifying the kit purchased.
  6. Official Brake and Light Adjustment Certificates.
  7. A weight certificate from a California Certified Public Weighmaster, if the vehicle is a pickup or truck.
  8. A Smog Certification.
  9. Registration fees.

Additional information regarding registration requirements for specially constructed vehicles.

Source = http://www.dmv.ca.gov/vr/checklists/special_con.htm