Buying an RV in Oregon.
Hi All, we are Canadians looking to buy a used 5th wheel to take to Palm Springs once the borders are open again. What I would like to know is, if we buy one in Oregon and take it to California to lea...
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spoon059 wrote:
Wait... are you buying in Oregon and then parking it on a permanent site in California? If so I would just get a temp tag from the dealer when you buy it. No sense paying yearly registration fees for a vehicle that doesn't move. Again, I'm not familiar with Cali requirements. In Maryland, you don't have to have tags unless its moving down the road.
In California the vehicle needs either current registration, or if it's parked somewhere that is NOT a public roadway it needs to be placed in "Permanent Non-Operational" status. But then it cannot put so much as a shadow onto a public roadway without obtaining a single-trip permit. When you park it in a trailer park it will definitely require insurance, and MAY require current registration - that's up to the trailer park.
As for the legality of an out-of-country purchaser buying in one state and parking in a second state - I don't know if that's even possible; buying shouldn't be a problem, but I think most states require you to be a resident in order to title, and register, a vehicle.
