# Out of State car purchase

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/out-of-state-car-purchase/28523>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Tags:** used\
**Created:** [March 30, 2009, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/out-of-state-car-purchase/28523 "2009-03-30T16:45:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Corinne532](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@Corinne532](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Corinne532)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/out-of-state-car-purchase/28523/1 "2009-03-30T16:45:00Z")

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I was looking at purchasing a used car (private party)that is currently in Reno, but it took me a while to realize that it was an out-of-state car. How do I find out what it would take to register a Nevada Car in California?

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**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 6:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/out-of-state-car-purchase/28523/2 "2009-03-30T18:24:44Z")

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A CA. DMV web site should serve you well.