Obtain a California intrastate household goods mover permit
domain: bhgs.dca.ca.gov · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Confirm that any household goods moving performed entirely within California requires an active permit from the Bureau of Household Goods and Services (BHGS), which took over this authority from the CPUC effective July 1, 2018
Apply for a BHGS Household Goods Carrier permit before soliciting or performing any intrastate move — there is no small-operator or 'man with a van' exemption
File evidence of the insurance coverage BHGS currently requires (confirm current minimum liability and cargo coverage thresholds directly with BHGS, since these figures are periodically updated)
Once issued, display your permit number (in the CAL-T/MTR format) on your vehicles as BHGS specifies, in the required minimum letter size
Track BHGS's current household goods statutes/regulations (the Household Movers Act and related 16 CCR provisions), since BHGS periodically updates its rule book
Known gotchas
This authority moved from the CPUC to BHGS in 2018 — older articles and guides that reference CPUC as the current regulator are outdated
Operating without a valid BHGS permit is a misdemeanor with per-violation penalties, and each move performed without authority can potentially be treated separately
Confirm current dollar-figure insurance minimums directly with BHGS rather than trusting third-party blog posts, since these thresholds can change
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