Question You must notify the DMV within five days if you: Answers Are cited for a traffic violation. Sell or transfer your vehicle. Paint your vehicle a different color. Explanation You are required by law to contact the DMV within five calendar days from the date you sell or transfer the title of a vehicle to another owner. They must be notified of every title transfer. Pass your DMV Written Test with flying colors Take me to the cheat sheet California This questions appears in the following tests: California Practice Test 12 California Practice Test 23