ARTICLE 1. Definitions [6271. - 6277.]

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC 1.
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Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 6272. Section 6272.

“Vehicle” is as defined in Section 670 of the Vehicle Code and shall include off-highway motor vehicles subject to identification under Division 16.5 (commencing with Section 38000) of the Vehicle Code.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 6273. Section 6273.

“Vessel” means any boat, ship, barge, craft, or floating thing designed for navigation in the water except: (a) A seaplane, (b) A watercraft specifically designed to operate on a permanently fixed course, the movement of which is restricted to or guided on such permanently fixed course by means of a mechanical device on a fixed track or arm to which the watercraft is attached or by which the watercraft is controlled, or by means of a mechanical device attached to the watercraft itself, (c) A watercraft of a type designed to be propelled solely by oars or paddles, (d) A watercraft of eight feet or less in length of a type designed to be propelled by sail. A motor or other component of a vessel, whether or not detachable, shall be deemed to be part of the vessel when sold therewith.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 6275. Section 6275.

(a) Every person making any retail sale of a mobilehome or commercial coach required to be registered annually under the Health and Safety Code, or of a vehicle required to be registered under the Vehicle Code or subject to identification under Division 16.5 (commencing with Section 38000) of the Vehicle Code, or a vehicle that qualifies under the permanent trailer identification plate program pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 5014.1 of the Vehicle Code, or of a vessel or an aircraft as defined in this article, is a retailer for the purposes of this part of the vehicle, vessel, or aircraft, regardless of whether he or she is a retailer by reason of other provisions of this part, unless another person is the retailer, as provided in subdivision (b). (b) Every person, licensed or certificated under the Health and Safety Code or the Vehicle Code as a dealer, is the retailer of a mobilehome or commercial coach required to be registered annually under the Health and Safety Code or of a vehicle required to be registered under the Vehicle Code or subject to identification under Division 16.5 (commencing with Section 38000) of the Vehicle Code or a vehicle that qualifies under the permanent trailer identification plate program pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 5014.1 of the Vehicle Code, when a retail sale of the vehicle is made through him or her and that person provides to the Department of Housing and Community Development or the Department of Motor Vehicles a notice of transfer with respect to the vehicle pursuant to Section 18080.5 of the Health and Safety Code or Section 5901 or Section 38200 of the Vehicle Code. That person shall hold a seller’s permit and remit tax to the board with respect to those sales in the same manner as a dealer licensed or certificated under the Vehicle Code and making sales on his or her own account. For purposes of this subdivision, “sale” does not include a lease.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 6276.1. Section 6276.1.

(a) For purposes of Section 6276, “sales price” of a used mobilehome, as defined in Section 18014 of the Health and Safety Code shall be based on the current value of the used mobilehome as specified by a recognized value guide. If the value guide does not specify the model or manufacturer of a used mobilehome the value of the used mobilehome shall be established by reference to the highest value in the value guide according to age and size or the actual sales price, whichever is less. If the actual sales price of a used mobilehome is less than the current value specified in the value guide, the “sales price” shall be based on the actual sales price of the mobilehome as evidenced by the purchase documents. The State Board of Equalization shall approve the value guides for use within this state through regulation. (b) For purposes of Section 6276, “sales price” of a mobilehome, whether new or used, shall exclude the amount of separately stated escrow fees on the sale of the mobilehome. (c) For the purposes of this section, the “actual sales price” means the total contract price, including, but not limited to, the value of the mobilehome, its in place location value, awning, skirting, carport, patio, landscaping, shrubs, unattached furnishings, or other items not part of the mobilehome, and documentation fees.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 6277. Section 6277.

There shall be a presumption that a transfer of a vehicle to a lessee by a lessor, as defined in Section 372 of the Vehicle Code, was a sale for resale if the lessee transfers title and registration to a third party within 10 days from the date the lessee acquired title from the lessor at the expiration or termination of a lease. The presumption may be rebutted by evidence that the sale was not for resale prior to use. It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to recognize the delay in processing documents when a lessee wishes to transfer title of a leased vehicle to a third party at the expiration or termination of a lease rather than acquiring a vehicle for his or her own use. This section does not provide an exemption for any use by a lessee after the expiration or termination of a lease.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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