🚀 go-pugleaf

I will be working in Northern California (outside of the Bay Area) for
about 4 or 5 months. I understand that CA is a stickler about car
registration since they insist that if you are there for more than 20
days working, you must get CA plates.

I am curious on how people have dealt with the registration. Here are
the questions.

1. On the DMV employees, are they pretty mean or try to be
nice/friendly ?

2. Do people ignore the rules and get away with this or are they
caught pretty quick ?

3. If I register in CA, will I be required to turn in my out of state
plates (physically)?

4. Also, would I be required to title my vehicle or would I be able to
retain the out of state title ?

5. I know vehicles are given a VIN check by the DMV, how long does it
take them to do this and does it require a special appointment beyond
registration ?