Vehicles: delinquent parking and traffic violations.

Existing law generally prohibits the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) from registering a vehicle if the registered owner or lessee has failed to pay outstanding parking or toll evasion penalties unless the registered owner or lessee pays the penalties at the time of the application for renewal. Under existing law, the DMV is not required to continue to attempt collection of outstanding parking or toll evasion penalties if a vehicle is transferred or the registration is not renewed for 2 renewal periods and the DMV has notified each local jurisdiction that is owed penalties of that fact. This bill would exempt the DMV from continuing to attempt collection of outstanding parking or toll evasion penalties if the vehicle was transferred to a relative, as specified, or a revocable trust, as specified. The bill would instead prohibit the department from transferring the ownership and registration of a vehicle to a relative, as specified, or to a revocable trust, as specified, if delinquent parking or toll violations have been reported to the department, unless the transferee pays the amount of the fines and penalties for those violations to the department, or provides specified documentation showing the fines and penalties have been cleared.