The applicant shall surrender to the department all unexpired license plates, seals, certificates, or other evidence of foreign registration as may be in his possession or under his control. The department may require a certification from the jurisdiction of last registry when the applicant fails to surrender the last issued unexpired license plates.
Cal. Veh. Code § 4301
Registration of Foreign Vehicles
Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.
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