(a)  The department shall withhold the registration or the transfer of registration of any manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, or truck camper sold at retail to any applicant by any person, other than a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, or truck camper manufacturer or dealer holding a license and certificate issued as provided for by this part, until the applicant pays to the department the use tax measured by the sales price of the manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, or truck camper as required by the Sales and Use Tax Law (Part 1 (commencing with Section 6001) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code), together with penalty, if any, unless the State Board of Equalization finds that no use tax is due. If the applicant so desires, he or she may pay the use tax and penalty, if any, to the department so as to secure immediate action upon his or her application for registration or transfer of registration, and thereafter he or she may apply through the department to the State Board of Equalization under the provisions of the Sales and Use Tax Law for a refund of the amount so paid.

(b)  The department shall transmit to the State Board of Equalization all collections of use tax and penalty made under this section. This transmittal shall be made at least monthly, accompanied by a schedule, in the form the department and board may prescribe.

(c)  The State Board of Equalization shall reimburse the department for its costs incurred in carrying out the provisions of this section. The reimbursement shall be effected under agreement between the agencies, approved by the Department of Finance.

(d)  In computing any use tax or penalty thereon under the provisions of this section, a fraction of a dollar shall be disregarded, unless it exceeds fifty cents ($0.50), in which case it shall be treated as the next higher full dollar. Computation of any penalty shall be made from the tax after the same has been computed as provided in this section. Any tax or penalty in the amount of one dollar ($1) or less shall be one dollar ($1). Payment of tax and penalty on this basis shall be deemed full compliance with the requirements of the Sales and Use Tax Law insofar as the requirements are applicable to the use of manufactured homes, mobilehomes, commercial coaches, or truck campers to which this section relates.

(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1527, Sec. 51.)