To Ca Travelers--from Hp--register Your Car Or Get A Ticket--

[Michellex1013]

To CA travelers--

I just got a letter in the mail saying that if I have to register my car my out of state car or I would be fined, and still be charged to register my car. Someone in my neighborhood must have reported me. They reported my boyfriends car too. He isn't a traveler, but he lives with me. I live in a medium sized town on the coast in a quiet neighborhood. In a vacation home also. When I called to question this they said because I was here over 20 days and had a job I had to register. They said it didn't matter if my company was based in Florida. They said it didn't matter if I was only here for 8 weeks. It doesn't matter if my housing is provided by my company and I'm not on the lease. Nothing I said mattered. I was told they would recheck my car and if it didn't have a license when they rechecked they would issue me a ticket. I asked what if I cancelled my contract and left tomorrow. They said, "it doesn't matter, you have already been here for 20 days and you will have to register even if you leave." Sounds like a load of crap but I really don't want a ticket, and a fine. Regeristing already cost 200. I asked what I had to do to appeal. They said I could go ahead and get a ticket "if I wanted" to and then go to court, but that would take atleast 3 months and I would have to come back to fight it. The cop even asked me if I wanted to report any other car. It is like they are looking for out of state license plates. I heard of this once before on this forum several years ago, but nothing since. My next door neighbor is brand new to the neighborhood, and she didn't get one. She had never heard of it either. I'm hoping people will consider this before they travel here, and that someone might have some advise for me. I can tell you Arnold will get a nasty letter from me tonight. I'm sick of paying stupid tax so he can smoke his cigars and drive around his hummer.

Michelle