(a) The department shall waive all penalties that may be due for late payment of registration renewal fees on a vehicle for any period during which the registered owner is deployed to a location outside of the state.
(b) (1) For the purposes of this section, “deployed” means being ordered to temporary military duty during a period when a Presidential Executive order specifies that the United States is engaged in combat or homeland defense and the registered owner is one of the following:
(A) A member of the armed forces.
(B) A member of the armed forces reserve or the National Guard who has been called to active duty or active service.
(2) “Deployed” does not include either of the following:
(A) Temporary duty for the sole purpose of training or processing.
(B) A permanent change of station.
(c) This section does not apply to a registered owner who applies for registration renewal more than 60 days after termination of his or her deployment.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 188, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018