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I moved from in August California and was supposed to be temporarily in NJ. Plans changed and my move became permanent. Meanwhile waiting to determine if I was going to go back my registration expired (for about 1 week). I then registered my car in NJ. I am still getting renewal notices from CA and now there is a hefty penalty fee. They have my updated NJ address so I'm not sure why they're asking me to renew since I have NJ registration. Should I just ignore this notice since I'm registered or should I mail a copy of my NJ registration? My only concern is that they will see a gap in registration and ding me.
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Oh, I forgot to mention I still have the plates. Where do I send them??

Javier G

The people at the New Jersey DMV should have asked for your California license plates,and sent them back to California. You are getting renewal notices because the California DMV people still think you live here, and the post office is forwarding the mail to your New Jersey address.

Just send the notices back with proof of the date you registered the car at your new address and that should clear up that problem.

PS: You got out of here just in the nick of time.

StephenWeinstein

Definitely do not ignore it.

Send back the California license plates with a letter telling them that you are no longer a California resident, that the car is now registered in New Jersey, the last date that the car was operated in California, and the last date that you were a California resident.

oklatom

If you look on the renewal, you will probably see words to the effect "Disregard this notice if you no longer own this car or are not a CA resident"

Just send them a note that you are no longer living in CA and your vehicle is registered in NJ, or call and tell them that. They can probably fix the problem.

beaver

You better ask a lawyer first. S**t. You could call my dad during normal business hours at 309 762 0736 (I think that's the right number) His name is Dennis and he is a retired Judge so he knows quite a bit but he might not know the answer to THAT question just because he normally deals with Illinois law only, and Illinois is the most screwed up state in the entire country, so it keeps him pretty busy. You could call anyway though. -john in Rock Island, illinois

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