Every person who, while a resident, as defined in Section 516, of this state, with respect to any vehicle owned by him and operated in this state, registers or renews the registration for the vehicle in a foreign jurisdiction, without the payment of appropriate fees and taxes to this state, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Cal. Veh. Code § 8804
Offenses Against Registration Laws and Suspension, Revocation, and Cancellation of Registration
Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 409, Sec. 4.
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