With the exception of vehicles purchased under the special provisions in section 2.6, vehicle purchasers and lessees participating in the CVRP are required to keep the vehicle and meet all applicable project requirements for a minimum 36 month period after the vehicle purchase or lease date. If a vehicle purchaser or lessee sells or returns to the dealer the rebated vehicle, ARB or its designee reserves the right to recoup all or part of the original rebate amount from the original vehicle purchaser identified on the rebate form and may pursue other remedies available under the law.
However, resale of a vehicle or return to a dealer is allowed within this 36 month period if necessitated by unforeseen or unavoidable circumstances. To employ this provision, ARB must approve the circumstances and sale in advance. If the vehicle is resold, the vehicle purchaser or lessee must assign a prorated portion of their rebate, in an amount equivalent to the original rebate amount divided by 36 months and then multiplied by the number of months remaining in the original 36 month period (rounded to the nearest month), to the new owner or lessee of the vehicle. The new owner or lessee of the vehicle must be a CVRP eligible vehicle purchaser or lessee and agree in writing to ARB or its designee to abide by the terms and conditions of the CVRP including, but not limited to, operating and registering the vehicle in California for the remaining rebate term. If the vehicle is returned to the dealer, the same prorated portion of the rebate must be returned to the ARB or its designee.
