Good Morning all:
I hope someone can help. after several years of research i found out that you can convert a out of service tractor/semi into a house car/motorhome. I went though the process and was granted a house car registration. The CVC reads:
362. A "house car" is a motor vehicle originally designed, or
permanently altered, and equipped for human habitation, or to which a
camper has been permanently attached. A motor vehicle to which a
camper has been temporarily attached is not a house car except that,
for the purposes of Division 11 (commencing with Section 21000) and
Division 12 (commencing with Section 24000), a motor vehicle equipped
with a camper having an axle that is designed to support a portion
of the weight of the camper unit shall be considered a three-axle
house car regardless of the method of attachment or manner of
registration. A house car shall not be deemed to be a motortruck.
Now Dmv sends me a letter stating that it is a commercial vehicle and want me to re-register it as one. now the cvc for commercial vehicle states:
260. (a) A "commercial vehicle" is a motor vehicle of a type
required to be registered under this code used or maintained for the
transportation of persons for hire, compensation, or profit or
designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of
property.
(b) Passenger vehicles and house cars that are not used for the
transportation of persons for hire, compensation, or profit are not
commercial vehicles. This subdivision shall not apply to Chapter 4
(commencing with Section 6700) of Division 3.
(c) Any vanpool vehicle is not a commercial vehicle.
(d) The definition of a commercial vehicle in this section does
not apply to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 15200) of Division 6.
As far as i can see they have no basis for there claim. The truck was permanently modified by removing one of the drive axles, removing the commercial hitch and the air supply to the commercial trailer there is even a flat bed deck being built for a smart car. the interior was also modified to meet the habitability requirements.
my question is what avenues do i have to fight them. and what is the process.
thank you in advance for you response.
tom
I hope someone can help. after several years of research i found out that you can convert a out of service tractor/semi into a house car/motorhome. I went though the process and was granted a house car registration. The CVC reads:
362. A "house car" is a motor vehicle originally designed, or
permanently altered, and equipped for human habitation, or to which a
camper has been permanently attached. A motor vehicle to which a
camper has been temporarily attached is not a house car except that,
for the purposes of Division 11 (commencing with Section 21000) and
Division 12 (commencing with Section 24000), a motor vehicle equipped
with a camper having an axle that is designed to support a portion
of the weight of the camper unit shall be considered a three-axle
house car regardless of the method of attachment or manner of
registration. A house car shall not be deemed to be a motortruck.
Now Dmv sends me a letter stating that it is a commercial vehicle and want me to re-register it as one. now the cvc for commercial vehicle states:
260. (a) A "commercial vehicle" is a motor vehicle of a type
required to be registered under this code used or maintained for the
transportation of persons for hire, compensation, or profit or
designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of
property.
(b) Passenger vehicles and house cars that are not used for the
transportation of persons for hire, compensation, or profit are not
commercial vehicles. This subdivision shall not apply to Chapter 4
(commencing with Section 6700) of Division 3.
(c) Any vanpool vehicle is not a commercial vehicle.
(d) The definition of a commercial vehicle in this section does
not apply to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 15200) of Division 6.
As far as i can see they have no basis for there claim. The truck was permanently modified by removing one of the drive axles, removing the commercial hitch and the air supply to the commercial trailer there is even a flat bed deck being built for a smart car. the interior was also modified to meet the habitability requirements.
my question is what avenues do i have to fight them. and what is the process.
thank you in advance for you response.
tom
