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CA Veh Code § 10650 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - Reports of Stored Vehicles|Section 10650.

10650.  (a) Every operator of a towing service and every keeper of a garage or trailer park shall keep a written record of every vehicle of a type subject to registration under this code stored for a period longer than 12 hours.(b) The record shall contain the name and address of the person storing the vehicle or requesting the towing, the names of the owner and driver of the vehicle, if ascertainable, and a brief description of the vehicle including the name or make, the motor or other number of the vehicle, the nature of any damage to the vehicle, and the license number and registration number shown by the license plates or registration card, if either of the latter is attached to the vehicle in a clearly discernible place.(c) All records shall be kept for one year from the commencement of storage and shall be open to inspection by any peace officer.(d) Upon termination of the storage, a statement shall be added to the record as to the disposition of the vehicle, including the name and address of the person to whom the vehicle was released and the date of such release.(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 271.)
CA Veh Code § 10652 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - Reports of Stored Vehicles|Section 10652.

10652.  Whenever any vehicle of a type subject to registration under this code has been stored in a garage, repair shop, parking lot, or trailer park for 30 days, the keeper shall report such fact to the Department of Justice by receipted mail, which shall at once notify the legal owner as of record. This section shall not apply to any vehicle stored by a peace officer or employee designated in Section 22651 pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 22850) of Chapter 10 of Division 11.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 699, Sec. 24. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Veh Code § 10652.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - Reports of Stored Vehicles|Section 10652.5.

10652.5.  (a) Whenever the name and address of the legal owner of a motor vehicle is known, or may be ascertained from the registration records in the vehicle or from the records of the Department of Motor Vehicles, no fee or service charge may be imposed upon the legal owner for the parking and storage of the motor vehicle except as follows: (1) The first 15 days of possession and (2) following that 15-day period, the period commencing three days after written notice is sent by the person in possession to the legal owner by certified mail, return receipt requested, and continuing for a period not to exceed any applicable time limit set forth in Section 3068 or 3068.1 of the Civil Code.(b) The costs of notifying the legal owner may be charged as part of the storage fee when the motor vehicle has been stored for an indefinite period of time and notice is given no sooner than the third day of possession. This subdivision also applies if the legal owner refuses to claim possession of the motor vehicle.(c) In any action brought by, or on behalf of, a legal owner of a motor vehicle to which subdivision (a) applies, to recover a motor vehicle alleged to be withheld by the person in possession of the motor vehicle by demanding storage fees or charges for any number of days in excess of that permitted pursuant to subdivision (a), the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees, not to exceed one thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($1,750). The recovery of those fees is in addition to any other right, remedy, or cause of action of that party.(d) All storage and towing fees charged to a legal owner of a motor vehicle shall be reasonable. For purposes of this section, fees are presumed to be reasonable if they comply with subdivision (c) of Section 22524.5.(e) This section is not applicable to any motor vehicle stored by a levying officer acting under the authority of judicial process.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 434, Sec. 1. (AB 2392) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Veh Code § 10653 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - Reports of Stored Vehicles|Section 10653.

10653.  Whenever any vehicle of a type subject to registration under this code which shows evidence of having been struck by a bullet is stored in a garage or repair shop, the keeper thereof shall within 24 hours after receiving the vehicle report such fact to the sheriff’s office of the county or police department of the city wherein the garage or repair shop is located, giving the motor or other number of the vehicle, the license number if ascertainable, and the name and address of the person storing the same or the name and address of the owner shown by the registration card, if the same is attached to the vehicle in a clearly discernible place.(Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
CA Veh Code § 10654 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - Reports of Stored Vehicles|Section 10654.

10654.  Every person other than the keeper of a garage renting any private building used as a private garage or space therein for the storage of a vehicle of a type subject to registration under this code, when the agreement to rent includes only the building or space therein, shall within 24 hours after the vehicle is stored therein report such fact together with the name of the tenant, and a description of the vehicle, including the name or make, the motor or other number of the vehicle, and the license number to the sheriff’s office of the county or the police department of the city wherein the building is located. “Private garage” as used in this section does not include a public warehouse or public garage.(Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
CA Veh Code § 10655 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - Reports of Stored Vehicles|Section 10655.

10655.  No person required to keep a record or make a report under this chapter shall wilfully fail, refuse, or neglect to comply with this chapter.(Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
CA Veh Code § 10656 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - Reports of Stored Vehicles|Section 10656.

10656.  The director, deputy director, registrar, deputy registrar, investigators of the department, and members of a city police department or county sheriff’s office whose primary responsibility is to conduct vehicle theft investigations, may inspect any vehicle of a type required to be registered under this code in any garage, repair shop, parking lot, used car lot, automobile dismantlers lot, or other similar establishment for the purpose of investigating the title and registration of vehicles and inspection of vehicles wrecked or dismantled.(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 252.)
CA Veh Code § 10658 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - Reports of Stored Vehicles|Section 10658.

10658.  (a) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the storage of any recreational vehicle owned by a mobilehome park resident and stored in a mobilehome park.(b) As used in this section, “recreational vehicle” shall have the same meaning as defined in Section 18215.5 of the Health and Safety Code, and “mobilehome park” shall have the same meaning as defined in Section 18214 of the Health and Safety Code.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 646.)
CA Veh Code § 10750 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS|CHAPTER 3 - Alteration or Removal of Numbers|Section 10750.

10750.  (a) No person shall intentionally deface, destroy, or alter the motor number, other distinguishing number, or identification mark of a vehicle required or employed for registration purposes without written authorization from the department, nor shall any person place or stamp any serial, motor, or other number or mark upon a vehicle, except one assigned thereto by the department.(b) This section does not prohibit the restoration by an owner of the original vehicle identification number when the restoration is authorized by the department, nor prevent any manufacturer from placing in the ordinary course of business numbers or marks upon new motor vehicles or new parts thereof.(Amended by Stats. 1970. Ch. 824.)
CA Veh Code § 10752 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS|CHAPTER 3 - Alteration or Removal of Numbers|Section 10752.

10752.  (a) No person shall, with intent to prejudice, damage, injure, or defraud, acquire, possess, sell, or offer for sale any genuine or counterfeit manufacturer’s serial or identification number from or for, or purporting to be from or for, a vehicle or component part thereof.(b) No person shall, with intent to prejudice, damage, injure, or defraud, acquire, possess, sell, or offer for sale any genuine or counterfeit serial or identification number issued by the department, the Department of the California Highway Patrol, or the vehicle registration and titling agency of any foreign jurisdiction which is from or for, or purports to be from or for, a vehicle or component part thereof.(c) Every person convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) or (b) shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, or in the county jail for not less than 90 days nor more than one year, and by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 602. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.)
CA Veh Code § 10801 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Motor Vehicle Chop Shops|Section 10801.

10801.  Any person who knowingly and intentionally owns or operates a chop shop is guilty of a public offense and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for two, three, or four years, or by a fine of not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or by both the fine and imprisonment, or by up to one year in the county jail, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both the fine and imprisonment.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 603. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.)
CA Veh Code § 10802 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Motor Vehicle Chop Shops|Section 10802.

10802.  Any person who knowingly alters, counterfeits, defaces, destroys, disguises, falsifies, forges, obliterates, or removes vehicle identification numbers, with the intent to misrepresent the identity or prevent the identification of motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts, for the purpose of sale, transfer, import, or export, is guilty of a public offense and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for 16 months, or two or three years, or by a fine of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), or by both the fine and imprisonment, or by up to one year in the county jail, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both the fine and imprisonment.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 604. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.)
CA Veh Code § 10803 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Motor Vehicle Chop Shops|Section 10803.

10803.  (a) Any person who buys with the intent to resell, disposes of, sells, or transfers, more than one motor vehicle or parts from more than one motor vehicle, with the knowledge that the vehicle identification numbers of the motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts have been altered, counterfeited, defaced, destroyed, disguised, falsified, forged, obliterated, or removed for the purpose of misrepresenting the identity or preventing the identification of the motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts, is guilty of a public offense and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for two, four, or six years, or by a fine of not more than sixty thousand dollars ($60,000), or by both the fine and imprisonment, or by up to one year in the county jail, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both the fine and imprisonment.(b) Any person who possesses, for the purpose of sale, transfer, import, or export, more than one motor vehicle or parts from more than one motor vehicle, with the knowledge that the vehicle identification numbers of the motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts have been altered, counterfeited, defaced, destroyed, disguised, falsified, forged, obliterated, or removed for the purpose of misrepresenting the identity or preventing the identification of the motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts, is guilty of a public offense and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for 16 months, or two or three years, or by a fine of not more than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000), or by both the fine and imprisonment, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by both the fine and imprisonment.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 605. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.)
CA Veh Code § 10804 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Motor Vehicle Chop Shops|Section 10804.

10804.  (a) Section 10803 does not apply to a motor vehicle scrap processor who, in the normal legal course of business and in good faith, processes a motor vehicle or motor vehicle part by crushing, compacting, or other similar methods, if any vehicle identification number is not removed from the motor vehicle or motor vehicle part prior to or during the processing.(b) Section 10803 does not apply to any owner or authorized possessor of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle part which has been recovered by law enforcement authorities after having been stolen or if the condition of the vehicle identification number of the motor vehicle or motor vehicle part is known to, or has been reported to, law enforcement authorities. Law enforcement authorities are presumed to have knowledge of all vehicle identification numbers on a motor vehicle or motor vehicle part which are altered, counterfeited, defaced, disguised, falsified, forged, obliterated, or removed, when law enforcement authorities deliver or return the motor vehicle or motor vehicle part to its owner or an authorized possessor after it has been recovered by law enforcement authorities after having been reported stolen.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 386, Sec. 3. Effective September 8, 1993.)
CA Veh Code § 10850 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS|CHAPTER 4 - Theft and Injury of Vehicles|Section 10850.

10850.  The provisions of this chapter apply to vehicles upon the highways and elsewhere throughout the State.(Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
CA Veh Code § 10851.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS|CHAPTER 4 - Theft and Injury of Vehicles|Section 10851.5.

10851.5.  Any person who takes binder chains, required under regulations adopted pursuant to Section 31510, having a value of nine hundred fifty dollars ($950) or less which chains are not his own, without the consent of the owner thereof, and with intent either permanently or temporarily to deprive the owner thereof of his title to or possession of the binder chains whether with or without intent to steal the same, or any person who is a party or accessory to or an accomplice in the unauthorized taking or stealing is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than six months or by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by both such fine and imprisonment. The consent of the owner of the binder chain to its taking shall not in any case be presumed or implied because of such owner’s consent on a previous occasion to the taking of the binder chain by the same or a different person.(Amended by Stats. 2009, 3rd Ex. Sess., Ch. 28, Sec. 54. (SB 18 3x) Effective January 25, 2010.)
CA Veh Code § 10852 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS|CHAPTER 4 - Theft and Injury of Vehicles|Section 10852.

10852.  No person shall either individually or in association with one or more other persons, wilfully injure or tamper with any vehicle or the contents thereof or break or remove any part of a vehicle without the consent of the owner.(Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
CA Veh Code § 10853 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS|CHAPTER 4 - Theft and Injury of Vehicles|Section 10853.

10853.  No person shall with intent to commit any malicious mischief, injury, or other crime, climb into or upon a vehicle whether it is in motion or at rest, nor shall any person attempt to manipulate any of the levers, starting mechanism, brakes, or other mechanism or device of a vehicle while the same is at rest and unattended, nor shall any person set in motion any vehicle while the same is at rest and unattended.(Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
CA Veh Code § 10854 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS|CHAPTER 4 - Theft and Injury of Vehicles|Section 10854.

10854.  Every person having the storage, care, safe-keeping, custody, or possession of any vehicle of a type subject to registration under this code who, without the consent of the owner, takes, hires, runs, drives, or uses the vehicle or who takes or removes any part thereof is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not exceeding one year or by both.(Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
CA Veh Code § 10855 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS|CHAPTER 4 - Theft and Injury of Vehicles|Section 10855.

10855.  (a) (1) If a person who has leased or rented a vehicle willfully and intentionally fails to return the vehicle to its owner within 72 hours after the lease or rental agreement has expired, the person shall be presumed to have embezzled the vehicle.(2) If the owner of a vehicle that has been leased or rented discovers that it was procured by fraud, the owner is not required to wait until the expiration of the lease or rental agreement to inform law enforcement pursuant to subdivision (c).(b) The owner of an embezzled vehicle as described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) shall attempt to contact the other party to the lease or rental agreement who has failed to return the vehicle using the contact method designated in the rental agreement for this purpose. If the owner is able to contact the party, the owner shall inform the party that if arrangements for the return of the vehicle that are satisfactory for the owner are not made, the owner may report the vehicle stolen to law enforcement. If the owner is not able to contact the other party after a reasonable number of attempts, or, if upon contacting the other party, the owner is not able to arrange for the satisfactory return of the vehicle, the owner may report the vehicle stolen pursuant to subdivision (c).(c) The owner of a vehicle that has been embezzled as described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), after satisfaction of the requirements of subdivision (b), or of a vehicle that was stolen as described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), may report this occurrence to a peace officer.(d) The lease or rental agreement shall disclose that failure to return the vehicle within 72 hours of the expiration of the lease or rental agreement may result in the owner reporting the vehicle as stolen and shall require the lessee to provide a method to contact the lessee if the vehicle is not returned.(e) Section 40000.1 does not apply to an owner who fails to comply with this section.(f) This section shall remain in effect until January 1, 2024, and as of that date, is repealed.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 609, Sec. 3. (AB 391) Effective January 1, 2020. Repealed as of January 1, 2024, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 4 of Stats. 2019, Ch. 609.)
CA Veh Code § 10855 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS|CHAPTER 4 - Theft and Injury of Vehicles|Section 10855.

10855.  (a) If a person who has leased or rented a vehicle willfully and intentionally fails to return the vehicle to its owner within five days after the lease or rental agreement has expired, the person shall be presumed to have embezzled the vehicle.(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024.(Repealed (in Sec. 3) and added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 609, Sec. 4. (AB 391) Effective January 1, 2020. Section operative January 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
CA Veh Code § 10856 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS|CHAPTER 4 - Theft and Injury of Vehicles|Section 10856.

10856.  (a) A person shall not interfere with the transport of a vehicle to a storage facility, auction, or dealer by an individual who is employed by a repossession agency or who is licensed pursuant to Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 7500) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code once repossession is complete as provided in Section 7507.12 of the Business and Professions Code. This subdivision shall not apply to a peace officer while acting in an official capacity.(b) Any tow yard, impounding agency, or governmental agency, or any person acting on behalf of those entities, shall not refuse to release a vehicle or other collateral to anyone that is legally entitled to that vehicle or other collateral. This subdivision shall not apply to a vehicle being held for evidence by law enforcement or a prosecuting attorney.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 390, Sec. 11. (AB 2503) Effective September 17, 2014.)
CA Veh Code § 10900 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS|CHAPTER 5 - Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention|Section 10900.

10900.  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Act.”(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1248, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1995.)