REG 5103 Out-of-State Smog Exemption: Fill Online Free
REG 5103 requests a temporary exemption from California biennial smog requirements for a vehicle temporarily outside the state. It records the vehicle’s actual location, why it is away, registration circumstances and expected return date. DMV determines eligibility.
What is this form?
REG 5103 requests a temporary exemption from California biennial smog requirements for a vehicle temporarily outside the state. It records the vehicle’s actual location, why it is away, registration circumstances and expected return date. DMV determines eligibility.
Who should use it?
A person responsible for a California vehicle temporarily garaged outside the state may prepare this application after checking the city exclusions on the original. It is an application, not an automatic exemption.
When to use a different process
Vehicles in the Nevada and Mexico cities listed at the bottom of REG 5103 are ineligible under this form. The list includes Reno, Sparks, Carson City, Tijuana and Tecate, among others. Do not infer eligibility merely from being outside California.
Current form status
- Current edition
- 2014-05-01
- Verified
- 2026-10-11
- Pages
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How to fill REG 5103 online
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Confirm the right transaction
A person responsible for a California vehicle temporarily garaged outside the state may prepare this application after checking the city exclusions on the original. It is an application, not an automatic exemption.
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Prepare and fill the official PDF
Prepare VIN, year, make, model and plate; the date and exact address of out-of-state garaging; reason for the stay and why registration there is not required or possible; expected return date; operator contact and signer details.
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Review, sign and submit
Submit the application to DMV through the process specified for your registration notice or transaction. The form says the required smog certification will be obtained and submitted on return to California. DMV may verify the information; saving the PDF does not grant the exemption.
Prepare the form with Faye
Faye starts with this question: In which city and state or country is the vehicle physically located now?
Answer in English, Spanish or Chinese. Faye maps confirmed facts to the editable fields of this English original as you answer. You can skip, correct or undo changes. Review all pages; signatures and any noneditable certification areas require the appropriate person.
Field guidance
Location
Location: enter the vehicle’s actual street, city, state and ZIP and the date it has been outside California as of.
Reasons
Reasons: the reason for staying out of state differs from the reason it cannot or need not be registered there. Keep these narrative areas separate.
Contacts and certification
Contacts and certification: operator details and signer details are separate; return date and execution date are also different.
Information and documents to prepare
Prepare VIN, year, make, model and plate; the date and exact address of out-of-state garaging; reason for the stay and why registration there is not required or possible; expected return date; operator contact and signer details.
Signatures and review
The signer declares the supplied information under penalty of perjury. Enter the actual execution date and place only when supplied, then review and personally sign the original signature line.
Where to submit the completed form
Submit the application to DMV through the process specified for your registration notice or transaction. The form says the required smog certification will be obtained and submitted on return to California. DMV may verify the information; saving the PDF does not grant the exemption.
Common mistakes to avoid
Avoid using the signer’s mailing address as the vehicle’s physical location, omitting the reason registration elsewhere is unavailable, mixing operator and signer phone numbers, or overlooking an excluded city.
REG 5103 questions
Does being outside California guarantee a smog exemption?
No. DMV reviews the application, and REG 5103 lists excluded cities. Supply the actual location and circumstances instead of assuming approval.
Who must sign this form?
The signer declares the supplied information under penalty of perjury. Enter the actual execution date and place only when supplied, then review and personally sign the original signature line.
Does Fylune submit this form for me?
Submit the application to DMV through the process specified for your registration notice or transaction. The form says the required smog certification will be obtained and submitted on return to California. DMV may verify the information; saving the PDF does not grant the exemption.
Form edition and verification history
Official revision: 2014-05. Month-based revision dates use the first day for catalog storage.
Verified the official blank PDF, page count and field mapping.
Independent preparation tool
Fylune is an independent document editor, not the issuing agency. Preparing or downloading a PDF does not sign, certify, file or obtain approval for it. Follow the issuing agency’s current instructions for your transaction.