Cash for Junk Cars in Stockton, CA: $100-$5,000

What do I need to sell my junk car in Stockton?

To sell junk cars in Stockton one must be able to prove ownership of the vehicle.  One proves ownership of a vehicle by providing the valid vehicle title in their name.  If the vehicle title is missing the vehicle registration and bill of sale is required to sell junk cars in Stockton.

The state of California requires additional paperwork when you don’t have the title to sell junk cars in Stockton. The additional paperwork requirements are outlined below. Junk Car Medics professional and experienced staff supplies and helps you complete the necessary paperwork to sell a junk car without a title in Stockton. You will get less cash for junk cars in Stockton when you need this additional paperwork.

How does Stockton define a junk vehicle?

The city of Stockton does not have a definition of junk vehicle listed on their websites or in their municipal codes. However, Stockton does refer to junk vehicles and names them as a public nuisance including “abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle.” Vehicles in a completely enclosed building or garage are exempted from the public nuisance definition. Junk cars are called decrepit cars, unwanted cars, scrap cars, clunkers, junkers, and jalopies.

Junk cars come in all conditions including wrecked, damaged, totaled, abandoned, old, dismantled, and beyond reasonable mechanical repair. Junked cars are usually over 15 years old unless they have been wrecked or totaled. The junk car definition according to the state of California is one that has been dismantled because it was wrecked, abandoned, or inoperable.

What are the laws around junking a car in Stockton?

The laws around junking a car in Stockton are set by the California state vehicle code. Here are the laws about junking cars in Stockton California.

• Section 19.030 Must apply to junk a vehicle. The vehicle owner must apply for a nonrepairable certificate before junking a vehicle. The nonrepairable certificate can be obtained by a salvage pool operator or junk car buyer. Failure to apply for the nonrepairable certificate results in an additional investigative service fee. This is done to ensure that vehicles of interest to law enforcement are not recycled damaging potential evidence.
• Section 19.025 When auto dismantler can process vehicles. An auto dismantler must give law enforcement the opportunity to stop the recycling of any junk vehicle. A vehicle that already has junk status with the DMV can be recycled as soon as it is received. This means the vehicle must have a salvage certificate or nonrepairable certificate. A vehicle that is acquired through city abatement or other means requires the auto dismantler to submit a Dismantler’s Notice of Acquisition, form REG 42. When submitted to the DMV in person and approved, the auto dismantler recycles the vehicle immediately. When submitted by mail the junkyard must wait 10 days from date of mailing before recycling the vehicle.
• Section 19.015 Salvage pools must be licensed. Salvage pool operators must be licensed and includes any entity exclusively engaged in the business of disposing of junk vehicles. Chapter 3 of the California state vehicle code provides additional regulations for auto dismantlers, including licensing. Section 19.015 makes those licensure requirements applicable to salvage pools as well.

The city of Stockton takes full advantage of the abatement and recycling laws in California to remove junk vehicles from the streets and neighborhoods of Stockton and recycling them almost immediately. This makes the junk car industry big business in Stockton. Other junk car laws in Stockton relate to the removal and abatement of junk cars and are outlined below.

What is the penalty for breaking the junk car removal law in Stockton?

In Stockton it is illegal to park or store abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, totaled, decrepit, inoperable, scrap, and unwanted old cars that are unregistered on private property unless the vehicle is located in a completely enclosed building or garage. The penalties and fines for breaking this junk car law in Stockton varies based on the circumstances of the abatement. All offenses of junk car storage laws in Stockton are infractions, which means the penalty is fines, costs, and fees that cannot be enforced with jail time.

All infractions of the public nuisance junk vehicle code in Stockton result in the following fines and fees listed below.

• Initial inspection $220
• Posting of Notice $132
• Administrative citation $200 (each additional offense is $500 each)

These are all of the fines and fees associated with breaking the junk car law when you remove the junk car on your own within 10 days of the posted notice.

An additional $154 Reinspection fee is assessed if the code enforcement officer returns and the vehicle has not been removed. The Vehicle Abatement officer can have the vehicle removed immediately thereafter, but they might be willing to give you more time. Each time the inspector returns and the vehicle has not been abated results in an additional $154 reinspection fee. Contact Junk Car Medics for prompt junk car removal with or without a title to avoid further fines and penalties.

The city abates or removes the vehicle if the owner does not do so on their own. The city abates vehicles without posted notice when the vehicle is on agricultural land and has a value of $200 or less as scrap. When the city abates or removes the junk vehicle from private property the following fines and fees apply.

• Vehicle abatement fee $178
• Abatement processing for demolition $1488 (Non-demolition abatement $791)

The city of Stockton cannot put you in jail for not paying these fines and fees, but they have other ways to enforce them. California state law allows Stockton to remove, abate, and recycle junk vehicles in most cases. Only newer vehicles with higher values removed solely because they are unregistered are not recycled. However, you do not see any financial benefit from the car being recycled, and you must still pay all of the applicable fines and fees.

All fines, fees, and costs for city removal of junk cars are due within 45 days of the final disposition of the case or vehicle. The state of California allows the city of Stockton to place special assessment liens on private property in the amount of these fines and penalties. This prevents you from selling the property without paying the fees due. The following fees will be assessed when the lien is placed or removed.

• Assessment processing fee $103.75
• Lien processing fee $153
• Lien release fee $58.75

The cost of having the city remove a junk vehicle for you are much more than the amount of money you would receive if you remove the vehicle yourself. Contact a junk car buyer like Junk Car Medics immediately after getting notice of an infraction to offset the costs. Since many vehicles bring more than $500 cash for junk cars in Stockton, selling your junk car to Junk Car Medics immediately after getting a citation still results in money in your pocket. Do not pay for junk car removal and the astronomical fees of forcing the city to deal with the junk car in Stockton.

Can I get cash for junk cars with no title in Stockton?

Yes, you can get cash for junk cars with no title in Stockton if you can prove ownership with a California registration or out of state title. There are forms that must be completed to sell junk cars with no title in Stockton. A vehicle that has been titled in California but the title, salvage certificate, or nonrepairable certificate has been lost or destroyed an application for a duplicate must accompany the bill of sale, as well as a statement of facts. Junk Car Medics helps you identify and complete the appropriate paperwork. Cash for cars without a title or ownership paperwork are difficult to abate and may result in city junk car removal and fee assessment.

Vehicle Titles	Percent	Value
Cash for Junk Cars With Title in Stockton	64%	$598.88
Cash for Junk Cars With Rebuilt Title in Stockton	12.32%	$602.80
Cash for Junk Cars With No Title in Stockton	23.65%	$167.08

Read more about junking a car without title.

How to get a replacement title in Stockton?

To get a replacement title in Stockton, complete an application for Duplicate Certificate of Title and a statement of facts detailing the chain of ownership and why a duplicate is needed and submit them to the DMV. The duplicate title is mailed to the vehicle owner.

To get a replacement salvage certificate or nonrepairable certificate, complete the Application for Salvage Certificate or Nonrepairable Certificate (REG 488C) and a statement of facts with the chain of ownership and why a duplicate is needed. These certificates are mailed.

To sell a junk car in Stockton without waiting for a duplicate title, complete the application for duplicate title or duplicate salvage or nonrepairable certificate, the statement of facts, and submit the registration to a licensed junk car buyer.

Is it a requirement to notify the DMV when you junk a car in Stockton?

Yes, it is required to notify the DMV when you junk a car in Stockton. This is done by submitting a form REG488C Application for Salvage Certificate or Nonrepairable Certificate. The vehicle owner or the insurance company that declared the vehicle a total loss must apply for a nonrepairable certificate before the vehicle can be dismantled and recycled in Stockton. A salvage pool operator or junk car buyer like Junk Car Medics applies for the nonrepairable certificate on your behalf. Junk Car Medics makes this process even easier by using a pre-approved computer generated application that we will assist you in completing to get the most cash for your junk car in Stockton. The DMV cancels the vehicle registration on issuing the salvage or nonrepairable certificate.

Can I store junk cars on my property in Stockton?

Yes, you can store junk cars on your property in Stockton but only if they are kept out of public view in a garage or other enclosed building. Junk vehicles or inoperable vehicles, including unregistered vehicles, cannot be parked or stored in public view, nor can they be shielded by a fence or other screening in a side or rear yard.

Can I sell my car for parts in Stockton?

No, you cannot sell a car for parts in Stockton because the state of California requires anyone selling used auto parts to be licensed as an auto dismantler. To get cash for junk cars with valuable parts use a junk car buyer like Junk Car Medics that pays more cash for newer and low mileage auto parts. This is the only way to sell a car for parts in Stockton CA. More about selling a car for parts.

Is it possible to junk a car with a lien in Stockton?

No, you cannot junk a car with a lien in Stockton. A lien is placed on a vehicle when a financial institution provides the funds to purchase the vehicle. The lien remains in place until the loan has been repaid in full and a lien release has been submitted to the DMV. Once the DMV verifies the lien release a clear title is issued. It is impossible to sell a vehicle before a lien has been removed, and a lien cannot be removed until the financial institution agrees.