Background

All County Letter (ACL) 13-111, dated December 31, 2013, provided changes in the vehicle property limit and evaluation, which became effective January 1, 2014. The changes included an increase in the vehicle’s property limit to $9,500 and the release of the CW 80 for applicants/participants to identify and self-certify the value of vehicles.

The CW 80 was revised via ACL 15-27, dated February 28, 2015, to exempt a vehicle from the equity value if it is used by a member of the AU under the age of 18 under certain conditions. This exemption was removed with the release of ACL 18-76, dated July 2, 2018, as Assembly Bill 74 (Chapter 21, Statutes of 2013) did not include this exemption into current law.

ACL 19-67, dated July 26, 2019, increased the maximum allowed for non-exempt vehicle equity value to $25,000 effective June 1, 2020. The change is pursuant to Senate Bill 80 (Chapter 27, Statutes of 2019).

ACL 21-38, dated April 2, 2021, increased the maximum allowed for non-exempt vehicle equity value from $25,000 to $25,483, effective July 1, 2021. The increase was adjusted in accordance with the increase of 1.93 percent reflected in the United States (U.S.) Transportation Consumer Price Index (CPI).

ACL 23-47, dated May 30, 2023, increased the maximum allowed for non-exempt vehicle equity value from $25,483 to $32,045, effective July 1, 2023. The increase was adjusted in accordance with the increase of 25.75 percent reflected in the U.S. Transportation CPI for all Urban Consumers.

ACL 24-36, dated May 31, 2024, increased the maximum allowed for non-exempt vehicle equity value from $32,045 to $32,968, effective July 1, 2024. The increase was adjusted in accordance with the increase of 2.88 percent reflected in the U.S. Transportation CPI for all Urban Consumers.

ACL 25-37, dated May 30, 2025, increased the maximum allowed for non-exempt vehicle equity value from $32,968 to $33,499, effective July 1, 2025. The increase was adjusted in accordance with the increase of 1.61 percent reflected in the U.S. Transportation CPI for all Urban Consumers.

ACL 26-38, dated June 10, 2026, increased the maximum allowed for non-exempt vehicle equity value from $33,499 to $33,626, effective July 1, 2026. This increase represents a 0.38 percent adjustment in accordance with the percentage reflected in the U.S. Transportation CPI for all Urban Consumers.