Bringing a CA registered Cobra back to California from out of state.

[wearymicrobe]

Will keep this simple and short is there a process to bring a cobra back into California that already has a SPCN or SB100 registration in the state but is now registered out of state.

IE can my old Cobra come back from the person I sold it too about 10 years back if I buy it back.

Anyone who has done this I would love to talk, send me an tex 858 610-8742 or if you can respond here that would be fantastic. The CA DMV line is not helpful.

[David Hodgkins]

The cert is SUPPOSED to be assigned to the car VIN for life so if you have the cert still on the car I don't see any reason why you couldn't work it out with a DMV manager who is familiar with SPCN.

In any case if it were me I'd head down to the DMV and ask to discuss it with a manager. If they don't give you the answer you want - or unless the manager can prove it can't be done by citing specific DMV code - then move on to another DMV until you find a knowledgeable manager.

HTH,

[wearymicrobe]

The cert is SUPPOSED to be assigned to the car VIN for life so if you have the cert still on the car I don't see any reason why you couldn't work it out with a DMV manager who is familiar with SPCN.

In any case if it were me I'd head down to the DMV and ask to discuss it with a manager. If they don't give you the answer you want - or unless the manager can prove it can't be done by citing specific DMV code - then move on to another DMV until you find a knowledgeable manager.

HTH,

I got a call back from them today from a manager. His opinion after reading the tea leaves is if it has a number its granted for life. The car is legal for registration in California without any hoops. If it is one of the older YOM VINS and not a SB100 processed one then legal but you need to run it through the process to get it fully legal.

I feel like this is as close of an answer as I am going to get from them.