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CA Veh Code § 11705.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Manufacturers, Transporters, Dealers, and Salesmen|ARTICLE 1 - Issuance of Licenses and Certificates to Manufacturers, Transporters, and Dealers|Section 11705.4.

11705.4.  (a) The department, after notice and hearing, may suspend or revoke the license issued to a dealer, transporter, manufacturer, manufacturer branch, distributor, or distributor branch upon determining that the person to whom the license was issued is not lawfully entitled thereto or has willfully violated the terms and conditions of any warranty responsibilities as set forth in Title 1.7 (commencing with Section 1790) of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code.(b) Every hearing as provided for in this section shall be pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 873.)
CA Veh Code § 11706 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Manufacturers, Transporters, Dealers, and Salesmen|ARTICLE 1 - Issuance of Licenses and Certificates to Manufacturers, Transporters, and Dealers|Section 11706.

11706.  The department may, pending a hearing, temporarily suspend the license and special plates issued to a manufacturer, manufacturer branch, remanufacturer, remanufacturer branch, distributor, distributor branch, transporter, or dealer, for a period not to exceed 30 days, if the director finds that such action is required in the public interest. In any such case, a hearing shall be held and a decision thereon issued within 30 days after notice of the temporary suspension.Every hearing, as provided for in this section, shall be conducted pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1286, Sec. 32.)
CA Veh Code § 11707 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Manufacturers, Transporters, Dealers, and Salesmen|ARTICLE 1 - Issuance of Licenses and Certificates to Manufacturers, Transporters, and Dealers|Section 11707.

11707.  (a) After the filing of an accusation under this article, the director may enter into a stipulated compromise settlement agreement with the consent of the licensee on terms and conditions mutually agreeable to the director, the respondent licensee, and the accuser without further hearing or appeal. The agreement may include, but is not limited to, a period of probation or monetary penalties, or both. Except as provided in Section 11728, the monetary penalty shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation, and it shall be based on the nature of the violation and the effect of the violation on the purposes of this article.(b) A compromise settlement agreement may be entered before, during, or after the hearing, but is valid only if executed and filed pursuant to subdivision (d) before the proposed decision of the hearing officer, if any, is adopted or the case is decided.(c) The department shall adopt, by regulation, a schedule of maximum and minimum amounts of monetary penalties, the payment of which may be included as a term or condition of a compromise settlement agreement entered under subdivision (a). Any monetary penalty included in a compromise settlement agreement shall be within the range of monetary penalties in that schedule.(d) Any compromise settlement agreement entered under this section shall be signed by the director, the respondent licensee, and the accuser, or by their authorized representatives. The director shall file, or cause to be filed, the agreement with the Office of Administrative Hearings, together with the department’s notice of withdrawal of the accusation or statement of issues upon which the action was initiated.(e) If the respondent licensee fails to perform all of the terms and conditions of the compromise settlement agreement, the agreement is void and the department may take any action authorized by law, notwithstanding the agreement, including, but not limited to, refiling the accusation or imposing license sanctions.(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 90, Sec. 3. Effective May 9, 1990.)
CA Veh Code § 11708 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Manufacturers, Transporters, Dealers, and Salesmen|ARTICLE 1 - Issuance of Licenses and Certificates to Manufacturers, Transporters, and Dealers|Section 11708.

11708.  (a) Upon refusal of the department to issue a license and special plates to a manufacturer, manufacturer branch, remanufacturer, remanufacturer branch, distributor, distributor branch, transporter, or dealer, the applicant shall be entitled to demand, in writing, a hearing before the director or his or her representative within 60 days after notice of refusal.(b) The hearing shall be conducted pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1286, Sec. 33.)
CA Veh Code § 11709 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Manufacturers, Transporters, Dealers, and Salesmen|ARTICLE 1 - Issuance of Licenses and Certificates to Manufacturers, Transporters, and Dealers|Section 11709.

11709.  (a) A dealer’s established place of business, and other sites or locations as may be operated and maintained by the dealer in conjunction with his or her established place of business, shall have posted, in a place conspicuous to the public in each and every location, the license, or a true and exact copy of the license, issued by the department to the dealer and to each salesperson employed by the dealer and shall have erected or posted thereon signs or devices providing information relating to the dealer’s name and the location and address of the dealer’s established place of business to enable any person doing business with the dealer to identify him or her properly. A sign erected or posted pursuant to this subdivision, on an established place of business, shall have an area of not less than two square feet per side displayed and shall contain lettering of sufficient size to enable the sign to be read from a distance of at least 50 feet. This section shall not apply to a dealer who is a wholesaler involved for profit only in the sale of vehicles between licensed dealers.(b) Notwithstanding Section 11704 and this section, a dealer may display vehicles at a fair, exposition, or similar exhibit without securing a branch license, if no actual sales are made at those events and the display does not exceed 30 days.(c) A vehicle displayed pursuant to subdivision (b) or (e) shall be identified by a sign or device providing information relating to the dealer’s name and the location and address of the dealer’s established place of business.(d) This section shall not be applicable to a dealer who deals only in off-highway vehicles subject to identification, as defined in Section 38012.(e) Notwithstanding Section 11704 and this section, a vessel dealer may display a trailer and may sell a trailer in conjunction with the sale of a vessel at a fair, exposition, or similar exhibit without securing a branch license if the display does not exceed 30 days.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 483, Sec. 1. (SB 1004) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Veh Code § 11709.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Manufacturers, Transporters, Dealers, and Salesmen|ARTICLE 1 - Issuance of Licenses and Certificates to Manufacturers, Transporters, and Dealers|Section 11709.1.

11709.1.  Every dealer who displays or offers one or more used vehicles for sale at retail shall post a notice not less than 8 inches high and 10 inches wide, in a place conspicuous to the public, which states the following:“The prospective purchaser of a vehicle may, at his or her own expense and with the approval of the dealer, have the vehicle inspected by an independent third party either on or off these premises.”(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1563, Sec. 42.)
CA Veh Code § 11709.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Manufacturers, Transporters, Dealers, and Salesmen|ARTICLE 1 - Issuance of Licenses and Certificates to Manufacturers, Transporters, and Dealers|Section 11709.2.

11709.2.  Every dealer shall conspicuously display a notice, not less than eight inches high and 10 inches wide, in each sales office and sales cubicle of a dealer’s established place of business where written terms of specific sale or lease transactions are discussed with prospective purchasers or lessees, and in each room of a dealer’s established place of business where sale and lease contracts are regularly executed, which states the following:“THERE IS NO COOLING-OFF PERIOD UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A CONTRACT CANCELLATION OPTIONCalifornia law does not provide for a “cooling-off” or other cancellation period for vehicle lease or purchase contracts. Therefore, you cannot later cancel such a contract simply because you change your mind, decide the vehicle costs too much, or wish you had acquired a different vehicle. After you sign a motor vehicle purchase or lease contract, it may only be canceled with the agreement of the seller or lessor or for legal cause, such as fraud.However, California law does require a seller to offer a 2-day contract cancellation option on used vehicles with a purchase price of less than $40,000, subject to certain statutory conditions. This contract cancellation option requirement does not apply to the sale of a recreational vehicle, a motorcycle, or an off-highway motor vehicle subject to identification under California law. See the vehicle contract cancellation option agreement for details.”(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 567, Sec. 24. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Veh Code § 11709.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Manufacturers, Transporters, Dealers, and Salesmen|ARTICLE 1 - Issuance of Licenses and Certificates to Manufacturers, Transporters, and Dealers|Section 11709.3.

11709.3.  (a) Every dealer shall clearly and conspicuously display in its showroom at its established place of business, in a place that is easily accessible to prospective purchasers, a clear and conspicuous listing of each vehicle that the dealer has advertised for sale if the vehicle meets all of the following requirements:(1) The vehicle is advertised for sale in a newspaper or other publication of general circulation, or in any other advertising medium that is disseminated to the public generally, including, but not limited to, radio, television, or the Internet.(2) The vehicle is advertised at a specific price and is required pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 11713.1 to be identified in the advertisement by its vehicle identification number or license number.(3) The vehicle has not been sold or leased during the time that the advertised price is valid.(4) The vehicle does not clearly and conspicuously have displayed on or in it the advertised price.(b) The listing required by subdivision (a) may be satisfied by clearly and conspicuously posting in the showroom a complete copy of any print advertisement that includes vehicles currently advertised for sale or by clearly and conspicuously displaying in the showroom a list of currently advertised vehicles described by make, model, model-year, vehicle identification number, or license number, and the advertised price.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 441, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Veh Code § 11709.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Manufacturers, Transporters, Dealers, and Salesmen|ARTICLE 1 - Issuance of Licenses and Certificates to Manufacturers, Transporters, and Dealers|Section 11709.4.

11709.4.  (a) When a dealer purchases or obtains a vehicle in trade in a retail sale or lease transaction and the vehicle is subject to a prior credit or lease balance, all of the following apply:(1) If the dealer agreed to pay a specified amount on the prior credit or lease balance owing on the vehicle purchased or obtained in trade, and the agreement to pay the specified amount is contained in a written agreement documenting the transaction, the dealer shall tender the agreed upon amount as provided in the written agreement to the lessor registered in accordance with Section 4453.5, or to the legal owner reflected on the ownership certificate, or to the designee of that lessor or legal owner of the vehicle purchased or obtained in trade within 21 calendar days of purchasing or obtaining the vehicle in trade.(2) If the dealer did not set forth an agreement regarding payment of a prior credit or lease balance owed on the vehicle purchased or obtained in trade, in a written agreement documenting the transaction, the dealer shall tender to the lessor registered in accordance with Section 4453.5, or to the legal owner reflected on the ownership certificate, or to the designee of that lessor or legal owner of the vehicle purchased or obtained in trade, an amount necessary to discharge the prior credit or lease balance owing on the vehicle purchased or obtained in trade within 21 calendar days of purchasing or obtaining the vehicle in trade.(3) The time period specified in paragraph (1) or (2) may be shortened if the dealer and consumer agree, in writing, to a shorter time period.(4) A dealer shall not sell, consign for sale, or transfer any ownership interest in the vehicle purchased or obtained in trade until an amount necessary to discharge the prior credit or lease balance owing on the vehicle has been tendered to the lessor registered in accordance with Section 4453.5, or to the legal owner reflected on the ownership certificate, or to the designee of that lessor or legal owner of the vehicle purchased or obtained in trade.(b) A dealer does not violate this section if the dealer reasonably and in good faith gives notice of rescission of the contract promptly, but no later than 21 days after the date on which the vehicle was purchased or obtained in trade, and the contract is thereafter rescinded on any of the grounds in Section 1689 of the Civil Code.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 328, Sec. 228. (SB 1330) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Veh Code § 11710.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Manufacturers, Transporters, Dealers, and Salesmen|ARTICLE 1 - Issuance of Licenses and Certificates to Manufacturers, Transporters, and Dealers|Section 11710.1.

11710.1.  Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 11710, the bond amount of a dealer who sells vehicles on a wholesale basis only, and who sells fewer than 25 vehicles per year, shall be ten thousand dollars ($10,000).(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1110, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Veh Code § 11710.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Manufacturers, Transporters, Dealers, and Salesmen|ARTICLE 1 - Issuance of Licenses and Certificates to Manufacturers, Transporters, and Dealers|Section 11710.2.

11710.2.  If a deposit is given instead of the bond required by Section 11710 both of the following apply:(a) (1) The director may order the deposit returned at the expiration of any of the following dates:(A) Three years from the date an applicant for a dealer’s license who has operated a business of selling vehicles under a temporary permit has ceased to do business.(B) Three years from the date a licensee has ceased to be licensed, if the director is satisfied that there are no outstanding claims against the deposit.(C) Five years from the date a licensee secured and maintained a dealer bond, pursuant to Section 11710, after posting a deposit, if the director is satisfied that there are no outstanding claims against the deposit.(2) A judge of a superior court may order the return of the deposit prior to the expiration of the dates provided in paragraph (1) upon evidence satisfactory to the judge that there are no outstanding claims against the deposit.(b) If either the director, department, or state is a defendant in any action instituted to recover all or any part of the deposit, or any action is instituted by the director, department, or state to determine those entitled to any part of the deposit, the director, department, or state shall be paid reasonable attorney fees and costs from the deposit. Costs shall include those administrative costs incurred in processing claims against the deposit.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 483, Sec. 2. (SB 1004) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Veh Code § 11711 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Manufacturers, Transporters, Dealers, and Salesmen|ARTICLE 1 - Issuance of Licenses and Certificates to Manufacturers, Transporters, and Dealers|Section 11711.

11711.  (a) If any person (1) shall suffer any loss or damage by reason of any fraud practiced on him or fraudulent representation made to him by a licensed dealer or one of such dealer’s salesmen acting for the dealer, in his behalf, or within the scope of the employment of such salesman and such person has possession of a written instrument furnished by the licensee, containing stipulated provisions and guarantees which the person believes have been violated by the licensee, or (2) if any person shall suffer any loss or damage by reason of the violation by such dealer or salesman of any of the provisions of Division 3 (commencing with Section 4000) of this code, or (3) if any person is not paid for a vehicle sold to and purchased by a licensee, then any such person shall have a right of action against such dealer, his salesman, and the surety upon the dealer’s bond, in an amount not to exceed the value of the vehicle purchased from or sold to the dealer.(b) If the state or any political subdivision thereof shall suffer any loss or damage by reason of any fraud practiced on the state or fraudulent representation made to the state by a licensed dealer, or one of such dealer’s representatives acting for the dealer, in his behalf, or within the scope of employment of such representatives, or shall suffer any loss or damage by reason of the violation of such dealer or representative of any of the provisions of Division 3 (commencing with Section 4000) of this code, or Part 5 (commencing with Section 10701), Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the state or any political subdivision thereof, through the department, shall have a right of action against such dealer, his representative, and the surety upon the dealer’s bond in an amount not to exceed the value of the vehicles involved.(c) The failure of a dealer upon demand to pay the fees and penalties determined to be due as provided in Section 4456 hereof is declared to be a violation of Division 3 (commencing with Section 4000) of this code, and Part 5 (commencing with Section 10701), Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code and to constitute loss or damage to the state in the amounts of such fees and penalties determined to be due and not paid.(d) The claims of the state under subdivision (b) shall be satisfied first and entitled to preference over all claims under subdivision (a).(e) The claims of any person under subdivision (a) who is not a licensee shall be satisfied first and entitled to preference over all other claims under subdivision (a).(Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1106.)
CA Veh Code § 11711.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Manufacturers, Transporters, Dealers, and Salesmen|ARTICLE 1 - Issuance of Licenses and Certificates to Manufacturers, Transporters, and Dealers|Section 11711.3.

11711.3.  A person acting as a dealer, who was not licensed as a dealer as required by this article, or a person acting as a lessor-retailer, who was not licensed as a lessor-retailer as required by Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11600), may not enforce any security interest or bring or maintain any action in law or equity to recover any money or property or obtain other relief from the purchaser or lessee of a vehicle in connection with a transaction in which the person was, at the time of the transaction, required to be licensed as a dealer or a lessor-retailer.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 62, Sec. 304. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Veh Code § 11712 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Manufacturers, Transporters, Dealers, and Salesmen|ARTICLE 1 - Issuance of Licenses and Certificates to Manufacturers, Transporters, and Dealers|Section 11712.

11712.  (a) The department shall not issue a dealer’s license to any applicant therefor who has not an established place of business as defined in this code. Should the dealer change the site or location of his established place of business, he or she shall, immediately upon making that change, so notify the department. Should a dealer for any reason whatsoever, cease to be in possession of an established place of business from and on which he or she conducts the business for which he or she is licensed, he or she shall immediately notify the department and, upon demand by the department, shall deliver to the department the dealer’s license, dealer’s special plate or plates, and all report of sale books in his or her possession.(b) Should the dealer change to, or add another franchise for the sale of new vehicles, or cancel or, for any cause whatever, otherwise lose a franchise for the sale of new vehicles, he or she shall immediately so notify the department. (c) Any person licensed under this article who has closed his or her established place of business may be served with process issued pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code by registered mail at that place of business or at the mailing address of record if different from the established place of business, unless the person has notified the department in writing of another address where service may be made.(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 751, Sec. 7.)
CA Veh Code § 11712.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Manufacturers, Transporters, Dealers, and Salesmen|ARTICLE 1 - Issuance of Licenses and Certificates to Manufacturers, Transporters, and Dealers|Section 11712.5.

11712.5.  It is unlawful and a violation of this code for a dealer issued a license pursuant to this article to sell, offer for sale, or display any new vehicle, as follows:(a) A new motorcycle unless there is securely attached thereto a statement as required by Section 24014.(b) A new light duty truck with a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating of 8,500 pounds or less unless there is affixed to the light duty truck the label required by Section 24013.5.(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 418, Sec. 1.)