I bought a luxury car in Marin County and had to apply for a duplicate title. The car was shipped directly out of the state by an auto carrier, and I never was there.
The State wanted their 9.25% sales tax before the title would be issued. I even furnished copies of the state laws on motor vehicles, vessels and aircraft saying out of state purchases were non-taxable.
I finally petitioned the Board of Equalization and found a nice state employee that handled the deal for me.
I know that home is home, but I have no idea why anyone would live under such regulations, extra high sales taxes and ridiculous state income taxes. It's bad enough houses cost 5 times a normal price and property taxes are out of sight. No wonder so many Los Angeles citizens are running Oregon license plates using their relatives' addresses.
