Az To Ca Street Legal??? - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

moto184 · 01-03-2008, 11:30 PM

ok so i'm looking at a rhino in az with plates on it and i live in ca. does anybody know if i could just bring the az title and plate to the dmv here and have them just issue ca plates with out going through all the hasle of trying get it street legal?? or is making that thing street legal out of the question. also i was told, it's possible if you live within 9 miles of a golf course, is that true?

TOY 2 · 01-17-2008, 06:48 PM

don't know why but I talked to a cop in nevada and they are not a street legal. even if I put all the stuff on it to make it legal he said I still could not regster it. You might be able to get over on the DMV if you have proof it was regestered in AZ. good luck and let me know how it truns out

BrokenR1 · 03-10-2008, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by TOY 2

don't know why but I talked to a cop in nevada and they are not a street legal. even if I put all the stuff on it to make it legal he said I still could not regster it. You might be able to get over on the DMV if you have proof it was regestered in AZ. good luck and let me know how it truns out

Be careful taking cops words on what the laws are. From personal experience most don't know actual laws and get it wrong just as much as they get it right. Best thing is to look them up yourself and see what they actually say.

mondtster · 03-14-2008, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by moto184

ok so i'm looking at a rhino in az with plates on it and i live in ca. does anybody know if i could just bring the az title and plate to the dmv here and have them just issue ca plates with out going through all the hasle of trying get it street legal?? or is making that thing street legal out of the question. also i was told, it's possible if you live within 9 miles of a golf course, is that true?

Can you legally register/plate them in CA in the first place? If so, then I would say that it might be easier to go about getting it done if it already was previously registered in another state. If the answer is no to legally registering them in CA, I think you'll be looking for trouble.

I'm not sure on the side by sides, but there are only two states (and a possible third) that I am aware of that has provisions to register ATVs for road use in. One being AZ and the other being SD.

benttoy · 03-14-2008, 08:08 AM

I would think the answer is no for CA. In AZ. you can register your buggy for street use but not in CA. the CHP would be the ones to ask in cali

pure-adrenaline · 03-15-2008, 03:12 PM

Here in New Mexico DMV said to get it registered in AZ then I could drive it in New Mexico.

Crowdog · 03-25-2008, 08:15 PM

Not going to work in CA. Even if you can get a DMV office to slide it through, it won't last.

igofshn · 03-26-2008, 06:05 AM

I have seen them on the street. They can be registered in CA but there are restrictions as to where you can drive them. It falls in the same category as a golf cart. city streets with under 25 speed limit. Do a google search for CA motor vehicle laws or contact a dmv office.

CaryW · 03-26-2008, 09:52 AM

The MSO being stamped "For Off-Road use only" throws a bit of a problem into legally registering them . If you did slide it by in one state then retitle it in another it might work. Sort of like "cleaning" a salvage title.

The closest legal thing to do here in Tx is to put an orange triangle on it and follow rules for Ag equipment.

TheTonka · 03-28-2008, 10:40 AM

The problem with registering them in CA is the engine does not qualify for street legal emissions.

PapeCAT · 01-31-2012, 04:12 PM

Anyone got any more luck getting the rzr street legal like this guy Geeredup at the bottom of this thread?

http://www.rzrforums.net/other-side-...ifornia-5.html

85blue4runner · 01-31-2012, 08:27 PM

There are quite a few threads on the RZRForum about street legal side by sides, several with details of how to do it.

01-03-2008, 11:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
moto184 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Member # 104188 Location: granite bay, ca Posts: 57	Az To Ca Street Legal??? ok so i'm looking at a rhino in az with plates on it and i live in ca. does anybody know if i could just bring the az title and plate to the dmv here and have them just issue ca plates with out going through all the hasle of trying get it street legal?? or is making that thing street legal out of the question. also i was told, it's possible if you live within 9 miles of a golf course, is that true?

01-17-2008, 06:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
TOY 2 Zeus of the Sluice Join Date: Jul 2002 Member # 12800 Location: winnemucca NV Posts: 2,709	don't know why but I talked to a cop in nevada and they are not a street legal. even if I put all the stuff on it to make it legal he said I still could not regster it. You might be able to get over on the DMV if you have proof it was regestered in AZ. good luck and let me know how it truns out __________________ Need custom UTV parts TURNKEY UTV has you covered!!! http://www.turnkeyutv.com/ Contact: (775) 283-9950

03-14-2008, 08:08 AM	#5 (permalink)
benttoy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Member # 76617 Location: in a crappy little apartment Posts: 1,425	I would think the answer is no for CA. In AZ. you can register your buggy for street use but not in CA. the CHP would be the ones to ask in cali __________________ Wright racing F-TOY #22 Hi desert driveline losi rcp crawlers A Samauri is not an f-toy A samauri is not an f-toy A Samauri is not an f-toy A Samauri is not an f-toy

03-15-2008, 03:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
pure-adrenaline Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Member # 7482 Location: Farmington,NM Posts: 1,720	Here in New Mexico DMV said to get it registered in AZ then I could drive it in New Mexico. __________________ "It's all about the skinny pedal"

03-25-2008, 08:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
Crowdog Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Member # 2787 Location: Shingle Springs, CA Posts: 2,422	Not going to work in CA. Even if you can get a DMV office to slide it through, it won't last. __________________ UTVGuide.net

03-26-2008, 06:05 AM	#8 (permalink)
igofshn Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Member # 106179 Location: Lemoore Posts: 192	I have seen them on the street. They can be registered in CA but there are restrictions as to where you can drive them. It falls in the same category as a golf cart. city streets with under 25 speed limit. Do a google search for CA motor vehicle laws or contact a dmv office. __________________ DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH SHAFFERS OFFFROAD. BUYER BEWARE

03-26-2008, 09:52 AM	#9 (permalink)
CaryW Rock God Join Date: Aug 2003 Member # 22104 Location: Northeast Texas Posts: 2,354	The MSO being stamped "For Off-Road use only" throws a bit of a problem into legally registering them . If you did slide it by in one state then retitle it in another it might work. Sort of like "cleaning" a salvage title. The closest legal thing to do here in Tx is to put an orange triangle on it and follow rules for Ag equipment. __________________ .You see in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend. Those with loaded guns, and those who dig. You dig.

03-28-2008, 10:40 AM	#10 (permalink)
TheTonka Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Member # 8294 Location: In a house with a brewery. Posts: 2,065	The problem with registering them in CA is the engine does not qualify for street legal emissions. __________________ If life gives you lemons, throw them at the stupid people.

01-31-2012, 04:12 PM	#11 (permalink)
PapeCAT Wheeler Join Date: Jul 2007 Member # 96490 Location: Orangevale, CA Posts: 222	Anyone got any more luck getting the rzr street legal like this guy Geeredup at the bottom of this thread? http://www.rzrforums.net/other-side-...ifornia-5.html __________________ Tow Rig and Crawler

01-31-2012, 08:27 PM	#12 (permalink)
85blue4runner Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Member # 33536 Location: Georgia Posts: 3,142	There are quite a few threads on the RZRForum about street legal side by sides, several with details of how to do it.

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