Auto registration “issues” and related taxes and fees are very common—and probably the most likely scenario.
“Auto registration “issues” and related taxes and fees are very common—and probably the most likely scenario.”
Yes, even if you sold a car before you leave there, if the new owner hasn’t transferred it into their name yet then they will go back and retroactively ding you for the fees they have not collected for all those years since it expired.
But this is from the Franchise Tax Board. That is usually concerning Sales Taxes they assume you collected and owe from a business. If you do not close out a resale permit or file a quarterly return you are guilty of collecting and not submitting those funds collected. Whether you conducted any business or not, whether you collected sales taxes or not, whether they have any proof or not. They just estimate what they think you owe and take it with no due process.