California
For California, deadline to apply for title is that person shall, within 10 days thereafter, forward the certificate with the proper transfer fee to the department and thereby make application for a transfer of registration; statute is VEH § 5902, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.
- State
- California our reading
- Deadline to apply for title
- that person shall, within 10 days thereafter, forward the certificate with the proper transfer fee to the department and thereby make application for a transfer of registration verified
- Statute
- VEH § 5902 verified
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
Whenever any person has received as transferee a properly endorsed certificate of ownership, that person shall, within 10 days thereafter, forward the certificate with the proper transfer fee to the department and thereby make application for a transfer of registration.
— codes.findlaw.com, retrieved 2026-08-18
Source
- codes.findlaw.comhttps://codes.findlaw.com/ca/vehicle-code/veh-sect-5902/