California Code
Vehicle Code - VEH
DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS

CHAPTER 1 - Driving Schools and Driving Instructors

Section 11100. - 11100. (a) No person shall own or operate a driving...

Section 11100.1. - 11100.1. No person who instructs others in the operation of...

Section 11100.5. - 11100.5. Whenever it is necessary for a driving school or...

Section 11101. - 11101. (a) This chapter does not apply to any of...

Section 11102. - 11102. (a) A driving school owner, or the principal in...

Section 11102.1. - 11102.1. If a deposit is given instead of the bond...

Section 11102.5. - 11102.5. (a) A driving school operator shall meet all of...

Section 11102.6. - 11102.6. (a) Notwithstanding Section 11102.5, a driving school operator who...

Section 11103. - 11103. A driving school owner and an independent instructor licensed...

Section 11103.1. - 11103.1. An all-terrain vehicle safety training organization shall maintain bodily...

Section 11103.2. - 11103.2. A driving school owner who employs one or more...

Section 11104. - 11104. (a) Every person, in order to qualify as a...

Section 11104.3. - 11104.3. (a) An all-terrain vehicle safety instructor shall meet all...

Section 11104.5. - 11104.5. Each applicant for a license as a driving school...

Section 11104.6. - 11104.6. Each applicant for a license or for renewal of...

Section 11105. - 11105. (a) The department shall issue a license certificate to...

Section 11105.1. - 11105.1. (a) The department shall issue a license certificate to...

Section 11105.2. - 11105.2. (a) The fee for a license issued to a...

Section 11105.3. - 11105.3. Any school owner, operator, or instructor required to be...

Section 11105.5. - 11105.5. The department shall issue an independent driving instructor’s license...

Section 11105.6. - 11105.6. (a) The department shall issue a license to an...

Section 11106. - 11106. (a) Until the department is satisfied that the applicant...

Section 11107. - 11107. (a) The department may refuse to issue a license...

Section 11108. - 11108. (a) Every person licensed under this chapter shall keep...

Section 11108.5. - 11108.5. (a) Every school owner licensed pursuant to this chapter...

Section 11109. - 11109. Every licensee under this chapter shall maintain all vehicles...

Section 11110. - 11110. (a) The department, after notice and hearing, may suspend...

Section 11110.1. - 11110.1. Any of the causes specified in this chapter as...

Section 11110.2. - 11110.2. The license issued to a school owner shall be...

Section 11110.5. - 11110.5. The department may cancel any license issued under this...

Section 11110.7. - 11110.7. (a) The department, after notice and hearing, on an...

Section 11111. - 11111. (a) Every licensee under this chapter is entitled to...

Section 11111.2. - 11111.2. Any owner licensed under this chapter who has closed...

Section 11111.5. - 11111.5. (a) After the filing of an accusation under this...

Section 11112. - 11112. Upon refusal of the department to issue a license,...

Section 11113. - 11113. (a) The director may prescribe rules and regulations for...

Section 11113.3. - 11113.3. The rules and regulations adopted pursuant to Section 11113...

Section 11113.5. - 11113.5. The department shall establish rules and regulations prescribing standards...

Section 11114. - 11114. The department may require any person licensed under this...

CHAPTER 1.5 - Traffic Violator Schools

Section 11200. - 11200. (a) The department shall license schools for traffic violators...

Section 11202. - 11202. (a) A traffic violator school owner shall meet all...

Section 11202.5. - 11202.5. (a) The department shall license traffic violator school operators....

Section 11203. - 11203. In lieu of the bond otherwise required by paragraph...

Section 11203.5. - 11203.5. If the state or any of its political subdivisions...

Section 11204. - 11204. (a) The department shall issue a license certificate to...

Section 11205. - 11205. (a) The department shall provide a list of licensed...

Section 11205.1. - 11205.1. Until January 1, 2013, the fee authorized in subdivision...

Section 11205.2. - 11205.2. (a) As used in this chapter, a traffic assistance...

Section 11205.4. - 11205.4. (a) The department may use a traffic assistance program...

Section 11206. - 11206. (a) The department shall license traffic violator school instructors....

Section 11206.5. - 11206.5. Each applicant for a license as a traffic violator...

Section 11207. - 11207. (a) The department shall issue a license certificate to...

Section 11208. - 11208. (a) The department shall charge a fee, to be...

Section 11209. - 11209. Any traffic violator school owner, traffic violator school operator,...

Section 11210. - 11210. Pending determination by the department that an applicant for...

Section 11211. - 11211. (a) The department may refuse to issue a license...

Section 11212. - 11212. (a) Every owner licensed under this chapter shall keep...

Section 11213. - 11213. (a) Every traffic violator school owner licensed pursuant to...

Section 11214. - 11214. (a) Except as provided in this chapter, the department...

Section 11215. - 11215. The department, after notice and hearing, may suspend or...

Section 11215.5. - 11215.5. The department, after notice and hearing, may also suspend...

Section 11215.7. - 11215.7. Any of the causes specified in this chapter as...

Section 11216. - 11216. Any license issued to a traffic violator school owner...

Section 11216.2. - 11216.2. (a) Any license issued to the owner or operator...

Section 11216.5. - 11216.5. (a) The department, after notice and hearing, on an...

Section 11217. - 11217. (a) Every licensee under this chapter is entitled to...

Section 11217.5. - 11217.5. Any owner licensed under this chapter who has closed...

Section 11218. - 11218. (a) After the filing of an accusation under this...

Section 11219. - 11219. The director may prescribe rules and regulations for traffic...

Section 11219.3. - 11219.3. The curriculum prescribed pursuant to Section 11219 shall include,...

Section 11219.5. - 11219.5. (a) A traffic violator school shall issue a receipt...

Section 11220. - 11220. The department may require any person licensed under this...

Section 11222. - 11222. The department may contract with a nongovernmental entity to...

Section 11223. - 11223. A motorcyclist safety training program established pursuant to Article...

CHAPTER 2 - Vehicle Verifiers

Section 11300. - 11300. It shall be unlawful for any person to act...

Section 11301. - 11301. Every vehicle verifier shall make application to the department...

Section 11301.5. - 11301.5. If a deposit is given instead of the bond...

Section 11302. - 11302. (a) The department may issue, or for reasonable cause...

Section 11302.2. - 11302.2. (a) Every person licensed under this chapter shall report...

Section 11302.5. - 11302.5. (a) After the filing of an accusation under this...

Section 11305. - 11305. It shall be unlawful and cause of disciplinary action...

Section 11306. - 11306. (a) If the department issues or renews a vehicle...

Section 11307. - 11307. (a) A vehicle verifier shall maintain a record of...

Section 11308. - 11308. The department may adopt rules and regulations concerning the...

Section 11309. - 11309. (a) The following fees for a vehicle verifier’s permit...

Section 11310. - 11310. Any person who holds a vehicle verifier’s permit issued...

Section 11312. - 11312. The suspension, expiration, or cancellation of a vehicle verifier’s...

CHAPTER 2.5 - Registration Services

Section 11400. - 11400. No person shall act as a registration service, engage...

Section 11401. - 11401. An applicant for a license to be a registration...

Section 11402. - 11402. (a) The amount of the bond required by subdivision...

Section 11403. - 11403. (a) A license to conduct a registration service, or...

Section 11404. - 11404. (a) Until the department determines that the applicant meets...

Section 11405. - 11405. The department may refuse to issue a license to,...

Section 11406. - 11406. (a) Every registration service shall keep accurate business records...

Section 11406.5. - 11406.5. Whenever a customer fails to submit to a registration...

Section 11407. - 11407. The business records required by Section 11406 shall be...

Section 11408. - 11408. (a) The director may issue an order to grant...

Section 11409. - 11409. The fee for a license issued to a registration...

Section 11410. - 11410. (a) Every license issued under this chapter is valid...

Section 11411. - 11411. If a registration service ceases operation for any reason,...

Section 11413. - 11413. The suspension, expiration, or cancellation of a registration service...

CHAPTER 3 - Automobile Dismantlers

Section 11500. - 11500. (a) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person...

Section 11501. - 11501. Every automobile dismantler shall make application to the department...

Section 11502. - 11502. The department shall have the power and duty to...

Section 11503. - 11503. The department may refuse to issue a license to...

Section 11503.1. - 11503.1. Any of the causes specified in this chapter as...

Section 11503.5. - 11503.5. (a) The department, after notice and hearing, on an...

Section 11504. - 11504. (a) An applicant who applies for a license pursuant...

Section 11505. - 11505. (a) The department, upon granting a license shall issue...

Section 11506. - 11506. Except where the provisions of this code require the...

Section 11507. - 11507. Pending the satisfaction of the department that the applicant...

Section 11508. - 11508. (a) Every occupational license and special plate issued under...

Section 11509. - 11509. (a) The department, after notice and hearing, may suspend...

Section 11509.1. - 11509.1. (a) After the filing of an accusation under this...

Section 11509.5. - 11509.5. A person whose automobile dismantler’s license has been revoked...

Section 11510. - 11510. The department may, pending a hearing, temporarily suspend the...

Section 11511. - 11511. In any administrative action to revoke or suspend an...

Section 11512. - 11512. (a) Upon refusal of the department to issue a...

Section 11513. - 11513. (a) The department shall not issue an automobile dismantler’s...

Section 11514. - 11514. (a) An automobile dismantler’s established place of business and...

Section 11515. - 11515. (a) (1) Whenever an insurance company makes a total...

Section 11515.1. - 11515.1. A salvage pool shall sell a vehicle only with...

Section 11515.2. - 11515.2. (a) (1) If an insurance company makes a total...

Section 11516. - 11516. (a) Any automobile dismantler owning or controlling any vehicle...

Section 11517. - 11517. The department may issue a certificate of convenience to...

Section 11518. - 11518. The special plates and license provided for in this...

Section 11519. - 11519. (a) A vehicle that has been reported as a...

Section 11520. - 11520. (a) A licensed automobile dismantler who acquired, for the...

Section 11521. - 11521. No person required to be licensed as an automobile...

Section 11522. - 11522. The provisions of this chapter shall not prevent the...

Section 11540. - 11540. (a) A salvage pool shall maintain an accurate record...

Section 11541. - 11541. The department shall administer and enforce all provisions of...

Section 11545. - 11545. (a) The department shall collaborate with the California Department...

CHAPTER 3.5 - Lessor-Retailers

Section 11600. - 11600. It shall be unlawful for any lessor-retailer to make...

Section 11601. - 11601. (a) Every lessor-retailer who sells at retail a vehicle...

Section 11602. - 11602. (a) The department shall prescribe and provide forms to...

Section 11603. - 11603. (a) The department may issue, or for reasonable cause...

Section 11604. - 11604. The department may refuse to issue a lessor-retailer license...

Section 11604.1. - 11604.1. Any cause specified in this chapter as a cause...

Section 11604.5. - 11604.5. (a) The department, after notice and hearing, on an...

Section 11605. - 11605. (a) Upon refusal of the department to issue a...

Section 11606. - 11606. Except where the provisions of this code require the...

Section 11607. - 11607. Pending the satisfaction of the department that the applicant...

Section 11608. - 11608. The department may issue a certificate of convenience to...

Section 11609. - 11609. Each office location operated and maintained by a lessor-retailer...

Section 11609.5. - 11609.5. Every lessor-retailer who displays or offers one or more...

Section 11610. - 11610. (a) If the lessor-retailer changes the location of its...

Section 11612. - 11612. (a) Before any lessor-retailer license shall be issued or...

Section 11613. - 11613. (a) The department, after notice and hearing, may suspend...

Section 11613.5. - 11613.5. (a) After the filing of an accusation under this...

Section 11614. - 11614. No lessor-retailer licensed under this chapter may do any...

Section 11614.1. - 11614.1. No lessor-retailer licensed under this chapter may do any...

Section 11615. - 11615. It shall be unlawful and a violation of this...

Section 11615.5. - 11615.5. It is unlawful and a violation of this code...

Section 11616. - 11616. If a purchaser of a vehicle pays to the...

Section 11617. - 11617. (a) The license provided for in this chapter shall...

Section 11618. - 11618. The department may, pending a hearing, temporarily suspend the...

Section 11620. - 11620. (a) Every occupational license issued under this chapter shall...

CHAPTER 4 - Manufacturers, Transporters, Dealers, and Salesmen

ARTICLE 1 - Issuance of Licenses and Certificates to Manufacturers, Transporters, and Dealers

Section 11700. - 11700. No person shall act as a dealer, remanufacturer, manufacturer,...

Section 11700.1. - 11700.1. A dealer who does not have an established place...

Section 11700.2. - 11700.2. A dealer who obtains an autobroker’s endorsement to his...

Section 11700.3. - 11700.3. No person may aid and abet a person in...

Section 11701. - 11701. Every manufacturer, manufacturer branch, remanufacturer, remanufacturer branch, distributor, distributor...

Section 11702. - 11702. The department may issue, or for reasonable cause shown,...

Section 11703. - 11703. The department may refuse to issue a license to...

Section 11703.1. - 11703.1. Any of the causes specified in this chapter as...

Section 11703.2. - 11703.2. The department may refuse to issue a license to...

Section 11703.3. - 11703.3. A person whose license has been revoked or whose...

Section 11703.4. - 11703.4. The department may refuse to issue a license to...

Section 11704. - 11704. (a) Every applicant who applies for a license pursuant...

Section 11704.5. - 11704.5. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (e), every person...

Section 11704.7. - 11704.7. Every person who applies to the department to take...

Section 11705. - 11705. (a) The department, after notice and hearing, may suspend...

Section 11705.4. - 11705.4. (a) The department, after notice and hearing, may suspend...

Section 11706. - 11706. The department may, pending a hearing, temporarily suspend the...

Section 11707. - 11707. (a) After the filing of an accusation under this...

Section 11708. - 11708. (a) Upon refusal of the department to issue a...

Section 11709. - 11709. (a) A dealer’s established place of business, and other...

Section 11709.1. - 11709.1. Every dealer who displays or offers one or more...

Section 11709.2. - 11709.2. Every dealer shall conspicuously display a notice, not less...

Section 11709.3. - 11709.3. (a) Every dealer shall clearly and conspicuously display in...

Section 11709.4. - 11709.4. (a) When a dealer purchases or obtains a vehicle...

Section 11710. - 11710. (a) Before any dealer’s or remanufacturer’s license is issued...

Section 11710.1. - 11710.1. Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 11710, the bond amount...

Section 11710.2. - 11710.2. If a deposit is given instead of the bond...

Section 11711. - 11711. (a) If any person (1) shall suffer any loss...

Section 11711.3. - 11711.3. A person acting as a dealer, who was not...

Section 11712. - 11712. (a) The department shall not issue a dealer’s license...

Section 11712.5. - 11712.5. It is unlawful and a violation of this code...

Section 11713. - 11713. A holder of a license issued under this article...

Section 11713.1. - 11713.1. It is a violation of this code for the...

Section 11713.2. - 11713.2. It shall be unlawful and a violation of this...

Section 11713.3. - 11713.3. It is unlawful and a violation of this code...

Section 11713.4. - 11713.4. If a purchaser of a vehicle pays to the...

Section 11713.5. - 11713.5. (a) It is unlawful and a violation of this...

Section 11713.6. - 11713.6. (a) It is unlawful and a violation of this...

Section 11713.7. - 11713.7. Disclosure to a buyer that a vehicle has been...

Section 11713.8. - 11713.8. It is unlawful and a violation of this code...

Section 11713.9. - 11713.9. (a) It is unlawful and a violation of this...

Section 11713.10. - 11713.10. It is unlawful and a violation of this code...

Section 11713.11. - 11713.11. No holder of a dealer’s license shall do any...

Section 11713.12. - 11713.12. (a) The decal required by subdivision (c) of Section...

Section 11713.13. - 11713.13. It is unlawful and a violation of this code...

Section 11713.14. - 11713.14. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person...

Section 11713.15. - 11713.15. (a) (1) Prior to being issued a temporary branch...

Section 11713.16. - 11713.16. It is a violation of this code for the...

Section 11713.17. - 11713.17. (a) Following the retail sale or lease of a...

Section 11713.18. - 11713.18. (a) It is a violation of this code for...

Section 11713.19. - 11713.19. (a) It is unlawful and a violation of this...

Section 11713.20. - 11713.20. (a) A dealer that obtains a consumer credit score,...

Section 11713.21. - 11713.21. (a) (1) A dealer shall not sell a used...

Section 11713.22. - 11713.22. (a) Upon mutual agreement of the parties to enter...

Section 11713.23. - 11713.23. (a) A recreational vehicle manufacturer, manufacturer branch, distributor, or...

Section 11713.25. - 11713.25. (a) A computer vendor shall not do any of...

Section 11713.26. - 11713.26. (a) A dealer shall not display or offer for...

Section 11714. - 11714. (a) The department, upon granting a license, shall issue...

Section 11715. - 11715. (a) A manufacturer, remanufacturer, distributor, or dealer owning or...

Section 11716. - 11716. A manufacturer, remanufacturer, transporter, distributor, or dealer, in the...

Section 11717. - 11717. (a) Every occupational license and special plate issued under...

Section 11718. - 11718. Except where the provisions of this code require the...

Section 11719. - 11719. Pending the satisfaction of the department that the applicant...

Section 11720. - 11720. The department may issue a certificate of convenience to...

Section 11721. - 11721. The special plates and licenses provided for in this...

Section 11722. - 11722. Claims, against the surety upon a dealer’s bond, of...

Section 11723. - 11723. The board may require that fees shall be paid...

Section 11724. - 11724. A dealer, or the agent of a dealer, who...

Section 11725. - 11725. (a) No person shall transport or drive any motor...

Section 11726. - 11726. Any licensee suffering pecuniary loss because of any willful...

Section 11727. - 11727. The revocation or suspension of a license of a...

Section 11728. - 11728. As part of a compromise settlement agreement entered into...

Section 11729. - 11729. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), any dealer...

Section 11730. - 11730. The consignment agreement required by Section 11729 shall contain...

Section 11735. - 11735. (a) No dealer shall engage in brokering a retail...

Section 11736. - 11736. It is unlawful for any dealer licensed under this...

Section 11737. - 11737. (a) A dealer who brokers a motor vehicle sale...

Section 11738. - 11738. The brokering agreement required by Section 11736 shall be...

Section 11739. - 11739. For purposes of title registration, warranties, rebates, and incentives,...

Section 11740. - 11740. The remedies and penalties provided in this code for...

ARTICLE 1.1 - Consumer Automotive Recall Safety Act

Section 11750. - 11750. This article shall be known, and may be cited,...

Section 11752. - 11752. As used in this article, the following definitions apply:...

Section 11754. - 11754. (a) No later than 48 hours after receiving a...

Section 11755. - 11755. Notwithstanding Sections 1633.3 of the Civil Code and Section...

Section 11758. - 11758. The department shall include the following recall disclosure statement...

Section 11760. - 11760. (a) This article shall not create any legal duty...

Section 11761. - 11761. The rights and remedies provided by this article are...

Section 11762. - 11762. The provisions of this article are severable. If any...

ARTICLE 2 - Vehicle Salespersons

Section 11800. - 11800. It shall be unlawful for any person to act...

Section 11802. - 11802. (a) The department shall prescribe and provide forms to...

Section 11803. - 11803. Pending the satisfaction of the department that the applicant...

Section 11804. - 11804. The department may issue or, for reasonable cause shown,...

Section 11806. - 11806. The department, after notice and hearing, may refuse to...

Section 11808. - 11808. Every hearing provided for in this article shall be...

Section 11808.5. - 11808.5. (a) After the filing of an accusation under this...

Section 11810. - 11810. (a) The department may, pending a hearing, temporarily suspend...

Section 11812. - 11812. (a) A vehicle salesperson licensed under this article shall,...

Section 11814. - 11814. (a) Every original vehicle salesperson’s license issued, and every...

Section 11819. - 11819. It is unlawful for a person: (a) To lend...

Section 11820. - 11820. The following fees shall be paid to the department:...

Section 11822. - 11822. The vehicle salesperson’s license or any permit provided in...

Section 11824. - 11824. The suspension, expiration, or cancellation of a vehicle salesperson’s...

ARTICLE 3 - Representatives

Section 11900. - 11900. It shall be unlawful for any person to act...

Section 11901. - 11901. The department shall prescribe and provide forms to be...

Section 11902. - 11902. (a) The department shall issue a representative’s license when...

Section 11902.5. - 11902.5. (a) The department, after notice and hearing, on an...

Section 11903. - 11903. (a) If the department suspends or revokes a representative’s...

Section 11903.5. - 11903.5. (a) After the filing of an accusation under this...

Section 11904. - 11904. Every representative’s license issued hereunder shall expire at midnight...

Section 11905. - 11905. Every application for the renewal of a representative’s license...

Section 11907. - 11907. The representative’s license, or any permit provided for in...

Section 11908. - 11908. The suspension, expiration, or cancellation of the representative’s license...

Section 11909. - 11909. Upon issuance by the department to the licensee, the...

CHAPTER 5 - Sale of Housecars

Section 11930. - 11930. As used in this chapter: (a) “First-stage manufacturer” with...

Section 11931. - 11931. (a) The dealer shall give the purchaser of a...

CHAPTER 6 - Sale of Used Vehicles

Section 11950. - 11950. (a) A buy-here-pay-here dealer shall affix a label on...

CHAPTER 7 - Sale of Automobile Parts

Section 12000. - 12000. The Bureau of Automotive Repair in the Department of...

Section 12001. - 12001. (a) Any person who sells and installs new parts...

Section 12002. - 12002. No person shall knowingly manufacture, sell, or install in...

Section 12003. - 12003. Any violation of this chapter shall be a misdemeanor....

CHAPTER 8 - Private Party Vehicle Markets

Section 12101. - 12101. Any transaction which is regulated by this chapter shall...

Section 12102. - 12102. The following definitions apply with respect to this chapter:...

Section 12103. - 12103. (a) Every private party vehicle market operator shall maintain...

Section 12104. - 12104. (a) Every private party vehicle market operator shall supply,...

CHAPTER 9 - Towing

Section 12110. - 12110. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), no towing...

Section 12111. - 12111. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), no city...

CHAPTER 10 - Sales of Vehicles by Private Owners

Section 12120. - 12120. Only a dealer, a person described in Section 286,...

Section 12121. - 12121. (a) Section 12120 does not apply to a dealer...

CHAPTER 11 - Consumer Recovery Fund

Section 12200. - 12200. The following definitions apply to this chapter: (a) “Application”...

Section 12201. - 12201. (a) Participants shall maintain a corporation under the Nonprofit...

Section 12202. - 12202. (a) The recovery corporation shall have a board of...

Section 12203. - 12203. (a) The recovery corporation shall establish a consumer recovery...

Section 12204. - 12204. (a) A consumer may file an application with the...

Section 12205. - 12205. The recovery corporation shall develop a notice fully explaining...

Section 12206. - 12206. (a) Within 30 days of receiving an application, the...

Section 12207. - 12207. (a) Within 15 days of receiving a complete application,...

Section 12208. - 12208. If the recovery corporation pays the claim, the amount...

Section 12209. - 12209. If the recovery corporation denies the claim, the recovery...

Section 12210. - 12210. After the recovery corporation pays or rejects a claim,...

Section 12211. - 12211. If the recovery corporation has insufficient funds to pay...

Section 12212. - 12212. (a) Within 30 days after the close of the...

Section 12213. - 12213. The operation of the recovery corporation shall at all...

Section 12214. - 12214. The Attorney General or his or her representative may...

Section 12215. - 12215. If the recovery corporation is dissolved or ceases to...

Section 12216. - 12216. All costs and expenses incurred by the Department of...

Section 12217. - 12217. Nothing in this chapter is intended to limit or...