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Quick Links<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
Payments<\/a>
Refunds<\/a>
How to Request a Refund<\/a>
Dishonored Payments<\/a>
Reissue Fees<\/a>
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Payments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
There are several options for payment: online, over the phone, at a kiosk, by mail, or in person at a DMV office, depending on your application type and eligibility<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Refunds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
You can request refunds (PDF)<\/a> for vehicle registration, driver licenses, ID cards, insurance, and other fees and penalties collected by DMV. DMV issues refunds in cases where you accidentally paid the wrong fee, or when a fee wasn\u2019t required but you paid one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The following circumstances may qualify you for a refund of fees paid:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The renewal fees were paid after<\/strong> the vehicle was sold.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
The vehicle was wrecked, junked, salvaged, or stolen before<\/strong> the first day of the new registration period.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
You are nonresident military personnel or a nonresident spouse and paid the vehicle license fee in error.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
The vehicle left California before<\/strong> the first day of the new registration period.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
You decide before<\/strong> the first day of the new registration period that the vehicle will not be operated and file for Planned Nonoperation (PNO)<\/a>. The PNO fee will be deducted from your refund.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n
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