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It depends on the duration of time you will spend in Ca. If you are here visiting, then you are not required to comply with all Ca. Vehicle Code sections. If you move here, or are living here such as in school or for a temporary job of more than a few months in time, then you have to comply. It also depends on how far off you are on mods. If you have open headers for example, then the police here know that even Minnesota won't allow that. There are some very basic equipment items that are mandatory even if you are visiting. Here are some sections for you:
6700. (a) Except as provided in Section 6700.2, the owner of any
vehicle of a type otherwise subject to registration under this code,
other than a commercial vehicle registered in a foreign jurisdiction,
may operate the vehicle in this state until gainful employment is
accepted in this state or until residency is established in this
state, whichever occurs first, if the vehicle displays valid license
plates and has a valid registration issued to the owner, and the
owner was a resident of that state at the time of issuance.
Application to register the vehicle shall be made within 20 days
after gainful employment is accepted in this state or residency is
established in this state.
(b) A nonresident owner of a vehicle, otherwise exempt from
registration pursuant to this section or Section 6700.2, may operate
or permit operation of the vehicle in this state without registering
the vehicle in this state if the vehicle is registered in the place
of residence of the owner and displays upon it valid license plates
issued by that place. This exemption does not apply if the
nonresident owner rents, leases, lends, or otherwise furnishes the
vehicle to a California resident for regular use on the highways of
this state, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 4000.4.
(c) Any resident who operates upon a highway of this state a
vehicle owned by a nonresident who furnished the vehicle to the
resident operator for his or her regular use within this state, as
defined in subdivision (b) of Section 4000.4, shall cause the vehicle
to be registered in California within 20 days after its first
operation within this state by the resident.
6702. Every nonresident, including any foreign corporation, having
an established place of business within this state, and regularly
using a vehicle of a type subject to registration under this code,
shall immediately register the vehicle upon entry into this state.
4000.4. (a) Except as provided in Sections 6700, 6702, and 6703,
any vehicle which is registered to a nonresident owner, and which is
based in California or primarily used on California highways, shall
be registered in California.
(b) For purposes of this section, a vehicle is deemed to be
primarily or regularly used on the highways of this state if the
vehicle is located or operated in this state for a greater amount of
time than it is located or operated in any other individual state
during the registration period in question.
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