California DMV Registration Info

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This was posted on another forum, and I felt it was too important to not share here as well. I don't think the OP (E435300_SMPV) posts here any more. In a discussion about "POLICE" being written on CA DMV titles, Ken brought up that he successfully contacted CA DMV to request the Vehicle Registration Information Record for his CHP Mustang. Here is a quote of the two posts (combined/shortened) that he made on ORG:

Originally Posted by E435300_SMPV

Mine has the "Prior Police" on the Reg. Just to add if anyone knew about this. I had CA DMV run a History report on my mustang the other day and there it was, my E-plate number. In the history it also gave the prior License plate number too. I wasn't sure what would be listed on the history since everything is confidential. The cost is only $5. Here is the link.
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/forms/inf/inf1125.pdf

For $5. can't hurt.

As stated, the DMV information listed the original CHP license plate number for his car. As most CHP guys know, the last four digits of that original "E plate" is the CHP Unit Number for that vehicle. So if anyone owns a CHP but does not know their Unit Number, then contacting DMV in this manner may get them the info they need.

Thanks Ken for the info!