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2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 3.5 - REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER OF VESSELS › CHAPTER 3 - Transfer of Title or Interest in Undocumented Vessel › Section 9928.

9928. The department shall withhold the certificate of number or the transfer of registration of any vessel sold at retail to any applicant by any person other than a person holding a seller’s permit pursuant to Section 6066 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, and regularly engaged in the business of selling vessels, until the applicant pays to the department the use tax measured by the sales price of the vessel as required by the Sales and Use Tax Law, together with penalty, if any, unless the State Board of Equalization finds that no use tax is due. If the applicant so desires, he may pay the use tax and penalty, if any, to the department so as to secure immediate action upon his application for registration or transfer of registration and thereafter he may apply through the Department of Motor Vehicles to the State Board of Equalization under the provisions of the Sales and Use Tax Law for a refund of the amount so paid.
(b) The department shall transmit to the State Board of Equalization all collections of the use tax and penalty made under this section. This transmittal shall be made at least monthly, accompanied by a schedule in such form as the department and board may prescribe.
(c) The State Board of Equalization shall reimburse the department for its costs incurred in carrying out the provisions of this section.
(d) In computing any use tax or penalty thereon under the provisions of the section, dollar fractions shall be disregarded in the manner specified in Section 9559. Payment of tax and penalty on this basis shall be deemed full compliance with the requirements of the Sales and Use Tax Law insofar as they are applicable to the use of vessels to which this section relates.
(e) The department and the State Board of Equalization shall enter into an agreement for the collection of the use tax pursuant to this section and Section 6294 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. The agreement shall specify the procedures agreed upon by the department and the board for collection of the tax and the reimbursement provided for in subdivision (c). The agreement shall be approved by the Department of Finance.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 665, Sec. 5.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 3.6 - VEHICLE SALES › CHAPTER 1 - Advertising, Brochures, and Manuals › Section 9950.

9950. Any advertisement, brochure, owner’s manual, or sales manual relating to any gasoline-powered motor vehicle of a type subject to registration with a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating of under 6,000 pounds of 1972 or later year model which contains any reference to the horsepower of the engine of the vehicle shall state only the Society of Automotive Engineers horsepower rating of such engine, as installed (net), as determined by S.A.E. Standard J1349.
(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1212, Sec. 5.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 3.6 - VEHICLE SALES › CHAPTER 1 - Advertising, Brochures, and Manuals › Section 9952.

9952. Any person who publishes, or causes to be published, or offers for sale or sells, or gives to another person, any advertisement, brochure, owner’s manual, or sales manual which violates Section 9950 is guilty of an infraction.
(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 73.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 3.6 - VEHICLE SALES › CHAPTER 1 - Advertising, Brochures, and Manuals › Section 9953.

9953. Every manufacturer of a new motor vehicle sold in this state which, as equipped, may not be operated with tire chains shall do both of the following:
(a) Indicate that fact in the owner’s manual for the vehicle or other written material provided by the manufacturer regarding the vehicle.
(b) Provide each of its franchised new motor vehicle dealers in this state with a list of the affected vehicle models on an annual basis and prior to the manufacturer’s introduction of its new model year vehicles. The list shall include sufficient information, including information regarding tire sizes where necessary, to allow the selling dealer to determine when disclosure is required pursuant to Section 11713.6.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 452, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 3.6 - VEHICLE SALES › CHAPTER 1 - Advertising, Brochures, and Manuals › Section 9955.

9955. (a) A manufacturer of a pocket bike shall affix on the pocket bike a sticker with a disclosure stating that the device is prohibited from being operated on a sidewalk, roadway, or any part of a highway, or on a bikeway, bicycle path or trail, equestrian trail, hiking or recreational trail, or on public lands open to off-highway motor vehicle use.
(b) The disclosure required under subdivision (a) shall meet both of the following requirements:
(1) Be printed in not less than 14-point boldface type on a sticker that contains only the disclosure.
(2) Include the following statement:
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 323, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 3.6 - VEHICLE SALES › CHAPTER 2 - Manufacturer s Responsibility for Safety Defects › Section 9975.

9975. Every manufacturer of a motor vehicle who furnishes notification to the registered owner of the motor vehicle of any defect in the motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment which relates to motor vehicle safety, shall, notwithstanding any limitation in any warranty relating to the motor vehicle, correct such defect without charge to the registered owner of the vehicle or, at the manufacturer’s election, reimburse the registered owner for the cost of making such correction.
The manufacturer of such motor vehicle shall not be liable for the cost of such correction if the registered owner of the motor vehicle does not seek to have the correction made within 45 days after receipt of the notification or within the warranty period of the motor vehicle, whichever is longer.
(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 954.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 3.6 - VEHICLE SALES › CHAPTER 3 - Engine Manufacturers › Section 9980.

9980. If the manufacturer of the engine of a new motor vehicle is different from the manufacturer of the vehicle, the vehicle shall be labeled as required by Section 9981.
For purposes of this chapter, the manufacturer of a motor vehicle engine is different from the vehicle manufacturer if a majority of parts, or most of the work of assembly, of the engine is provided by a person other than the vehicle manufacturer or a subsidiary or affiliate of the vehicle manufacturer. For purposes of this chapter, an “affiliate” is an entity that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the manufacturer of the vehicle.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 135, Sec. 156. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 3.6 - VEHICLE SALES › CHAPTER 3 - Engine Manufacturers › Section 9981.

9981. The manufacturer of any vehicle subject to Section 9980 shall affix a prominent label to the vehicle stating that the engine in the vehicle may have been manufactured by another manufacturer. The label shall be located on or adjacent to the window sticker identifying the manufacturer’s suggested retail price for the vehicle or, if none, it shall be located on or adjacent to the window sticker identifying the equipment provided with the vehicle. This label, however, is not required if the manufacturer of the engine contained in the vehicle is disclosed in sales literature or is noted in the sales contract.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1264, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 3.6 - VEHICLE SALES › CHAPTER 4 - Disclosure of Damage › Section 9990.

9990. For purposes of this chapter, damage sustained by a motor vehicle is material under any of the following circumstances:
(a) The damage required repairs having a value, including parts and labor calculated at the repairer’s cost, exceeding 3 percent of the manufacturer’s suggested retail price of the vehicle or five hundred dollars ($500), whichever is greater. The replacement of damaged or stolen components, excluding the cost of repainting or refinishing those components, if replaced by the installation of new original manufacturer’s equipment, parts, or accessories that are bolted or otherwise attached as a unit to the vehicle, including, but not limited to, the hood, bumpers, fenders, mechanical parts, instrument panels, moldings, glass, tires, wheels, and electronic instruments, shall be excluded from the damage calculation, except that any damage having a cumulative repair or replacement value which exceeds 10 percent of the manufacturer’s suggested retail price of the vehicle shall be deemed material.
(b) The damage was to the frame or drive train of the motor vehicle.
(c) The damage occurred in connection with a theft of the entire vehicle.
(d) The damage was to the suspension of the vehicle requiring repairs other than wheel balancing or alignment.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1373, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 3.6 - VEHICLE SALES › CHAPTER 4 - Disclosure of Damage › Section 9991.

9991. Every dealer shall disclose in writing to the purchaser of a new or previously unregistered motor vehicle, prior to entering into a contract for the vehicle or, if unknown at that time, prior to delivery of the vehicle, any material damage known by the dealer to have been sustained by the vehicle and subsequently repaired.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1373, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 3.6 - VEHICLE SALES › CHAPTER 4 - Disclosure of Damage › Section 9992.

9992. Every dealer shall disclose in writing to the purchaser of a new or previously unregistered motor vehicle, prior to entering into a contract for the vehicle or, if unknown at that time, prior to delivery of the vehicle, any damage, including, but not limited to, material damage, known by the dealer to have been sustained by the vehicle and not repaired.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1373, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS › CHAPTER 1 - Reports of Stolen Vehicles › Section 10500.

10500. (a) A peace officer, upon receiving a report based on reliable information that a vehicle registered under this code has been stolen, taken, or driven in violation of Section 10851, or that a leased or rented vehicle has not been returned within five days after its owner has made written demand for its return, by certified or registered mail, following the expiration of the lease or rental agreement, or that license plates for a vehicle have been lost or stolen, shall, immediately after receiving that information, report the information to the Department of Justice Stolen Vehicle System. An officer, upon receiving information of the recovery of a vehicle described in this subdivision, or of the recovery of plates which have been previously reported as lost or stolen, shall immediately report the fact of the recovery to the Department of Justice Stolen Vehicle System. At the same time, the recovering officer shall advise the Department of Justice Stolen Vehicle System and the original reporting law enforcement agency of the location and condition of the vehicle or license plates recovered. The original reporting law enforcement agency, upon receipt of the information from the recovering officer, shall immediately attempt to notify the reporting party by telephone, if the telephone number of the reporting party is available or readily accessible, of the location and condition of the recovered vehicle. If the reporting party’s telephone number is unknown, or notification attempts were unsuccessful, the original reporting law enforcement agency shall notify the reporting party by placing, in the mail, a notice providing the location and condition of the recovered vehicle. This written notice shall be mailed within 24 hours of the original reporting law enforcement agency’s receipt of the information of the recovery of the vehicle, excluding holidays and weekends.
(b) If the recovered vehicle is subject to parking or storage charges, Section 10652.5 applies.
(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024.
(Repealed (in Sec. 1) and added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 609, Sec. 2. (AB 391) Effective January 1, 2020. Section operative January 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS › CHAPTER 1 - Reports of Stolen Vehicles › Section 10501.

10501. (a) It is unlawful for any person to make or file a false or fraudulent report of theft of a vehicle required to be registered under this code with any law enforcement agency with intent to deceive.
(b) If a person has been previously convicted of a violation of subdivision (a), he or she is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for 16 months, or two or three years, or in a county jail for not to exceed one year.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 601. (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.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS › CHAPTER 1 - Reports of Stolen Vehicles › Section 10502.

10502. (a) The owner or legal owner of a vehicle registered under this code which has been stolen or embezzled may notify the Department of the California Highway Patrol of the theft or embezzlement, but in the event of an embezzlement other than an embezzlement as specified in Section 10855, may make the report only after having procured the issuance of a warrant for the arrest of the person charged with the embezzlement.
(b) Every owner or legal owner who has given any notice under subdivision (a) shall notify the Department of the California Highway Patrol of a recovery of the vehicle.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 290, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS › CHAPTER 1 - Reports of Stolen Vehicles › Section 10503.

10503. The Department of Justice upon receiving notice under this chapter that a vehicle has been stolen, or taken or driven in violation of Section 10851, or that a vehicle reported stolen, or taken or driven in violation of Section 10851 has been recovered, shall notify the Department of Motor Vehicles of the reported theft, taking or driving, or recovery.
(Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 98.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS › CHAPTER 1 - Reports of Stolen Vehicles › Section 10504.

10504. The department upon receiving a report of a stolen vehicle, or of a vehicle taken or driven in violation of Section 10851, shall place an appropriate notice in the electronic file system which will identify such vehicles during the processing of new certificates of registration, ownership, or registration and ownership. When such vehicles are thus identified, processing shall be discontinued and the Department of Justice shall be notified. New certificates shall not be issued until cleared by the Department of Justice. Notices shall remain in the Department of Motor Vehicles system until a Department of Justice deletion is received.
A report of a stolen vehicle, or of a vehicle taken or driven in violation of Section 10851, is effective for a period of not less than one year from the date first reported or longer as the department may determine.
(Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 98.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Reports of Stolen Vessels › Section 10551.

10551. Every peace officer upon receiving a report based on reliable information that any undocumented vessel numbered under this code has been stolen shall immediately after receiving such information report the theft to the Department of Justice, Automated Boat System, and such peace officer upon receiving information of the recovery of any such vessel which he has previously reported as stolen, shall immediately report the fact of the recovery to the Department of Justice, Automated Boat System.
(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 617, Sec. 5.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Reports of Stolen Vessels › Section 10551.5.

10551.5. The Department of Justice upon receiving notice under this chapter that a vessel has been stolen or that a vessel reported stolen has been recovered shall notify the Department of Motor Vehicles of the reported theft or recovery.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 617, Sec. 6.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Reports of Stolen Vessels › Section 10552.

10552. It is unlawful for any person to make or file a false or fraudulent report of the theft of an undocumented vessel required to be numbered under this code with any law enforcement agents with intent to deceive.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1428.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Reports of Stolen Vessels › Section 10553.

10553. The owner or legal owner of a vessel numbered under this code which has been stolen or embezzled may notify a law enforcement agency of the theft or embezzlement, but in the event of an embezzlement may make the report only after having procured the issuance of a warrant for the arrest of the person charged with such embezzlement. Every owner or legal owner who has given any such notice shall notify the law enforcement agency of a recovery of the vessel.
(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 617, Sec. 7.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Reports of Stolen Vessels › Section 10554.

10554. The department upon receiving a report of a stolen or embezzled vessel shall place an appropriate notice in the electronic file system which will identify such vessel during the processing of new certificates of number, ownership, or number and ownership. When such vessels are thus identified, processing shall be discontinued and the agency holding the theft report and the Department of Justice shall be notified. New certificates shall not be issued until cleared by the Department of Justice. Notices shall remain in the Department of Motor Vehicles system until a Department of Justice deletion is received.
A report of a stolen or embezzled vessel is effective for a period of not less than one year from the date first reported, or for such longer period as the department may determine.
(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 617, Sec. 8.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS › CHAPTER 3 - Alteration or Removal of Numbers › Section 10753.

10753. (a) Any person who removes, alters, or obfuscates any vehicle identification number or other unique marking that has been added to a catalytic converter is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) Any person who knowingly possesses three or more catalytic converters that have the vehicle identification number or other unique marking removed, altered, or obfuscated is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(c) This subdivision does not apply to either of the following:
(1) Any person who is removing, altering, or obfuscating a vehicle identification number or other unique marking in order to apply a new vehicle identification number or unique marking because the catalytic converter is being lawfully installed on a different vehicle.
(2) Any person that is disassembling, smelting, or otherwise permanently destroying a catalytic converter lawfully in their possession.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 847, Sec. 1. (AB 1519) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS › CHAPTER 4 - Theft and Injury of Vehicles › Section 10852.5.

10852.5. (a) No person shall purchase a used catalytic converter, including for the purpose of dismantling, recycling, or smelting, except from any of the following:
(1) An automobile dismantler licensed pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 11500) of Division 5.
(2) A core recycler, as defined in Section 21610 of the Business and Professions Code, that maintains a fixed place of business and has obtained the catalytic converter pursuant to that section.
(3) A motor vehicle manufacturer, dealer, or lessor-retailer licensed pursuant to Division 5 (commencing with Section 11100).
(4) An automotive repair dealer licensed pursuant to Chapter 20.3 (commencing with Section 9880) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code.
(5) Any other licensed business that may reasonably generate, possess, or sell used catalytic converters.
(6) An individual possessing documentation that they are the lawful owner of the used catalytic converter, including, but not limited to, a certificate of title or registration that identifies the individual as the legal or registered owner of the vehicle from which the catalytic converter was detached, and that includes a vehicle identification number that matches the vehicle identification number permanently marked on the catalytic converter.
(b) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) “Permanently marked” means prominently engraved, etched, welded, metal stamped, acid marked, or otherwise permanently displayed using a similarly reliable method of imparting a lasting mark on the exterior case of the catalytic converter.
(2) “Used catalytic converter” means a catalytic converter that has been previously installed on a vehicle and has been detached. It does not include a reconditioned or refurbished catalytic converter being sold at retail.
(c) A violation of this section is punishable as an infraction by a fine, as follows:
(1) For a first offense, by a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(2) For a second offense, by a fine of two thousand dollars ($2,000).
(3) For a third or subsequent offense, by a fine of four thousand dollars ($4,000).
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 514, Sec. 2. (SB 1087) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention › Section 10901.

10901. (a) Pursuant to Section 1872.8 of the Insurance Code, proceeds from the assessment imposed thereunder shall be used to fund prevention and increased investigation of economic automobile theft. Funds received pursuant to Section 1872.8 shall be deposited in the Motor Vehicle Account and appropriated to the Department of the California Highway Patrol for prevention and enhanced investigative efforts to deter economic automobile theft.
(b) Moneys received by the commissioner pursuant to this section shall be used to fund (1) enhanced programs to prevent and investigate economic automobile theft; (2) a program directed at investigating and interdicting the export of stolen motor vehicles and stolen motor vehicle components across an international border; and (3) to operate the CAL H.E.A.T (Californians Help Eliminate Auto Theft) program. Moneys received by a local law enforcement agency pursuant to this section shall be used to fund enhanced programs to prevent and investigate economic automobile theft and shall not be used to supplant or replace funding of existing personnel or equipment.
The commissioner shall submit an annual report to the Legislature, no later than 90 days following the completion of the fiscal year, accounting for all funds received and disbursed pursuant to this section. The report shall detail (A) the uses to which those funds were put, including payment of salaries and expenses, purchase of equipment and supplies, and other expenditures by type; and (B) results achieved as a consequence of expenditures made, including the number of investigations, arrests, complaints filed, convictions, and the number of vehicles recovered and amounts of property losses saved.
(c) As used in this section, “economic automobile theft” means automobile theft perpetrated for financial gain, including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) Theft of a motor vehicle for financial gain.
(2) Reporting that a motor vehicle has been stolen for the purpose of filing a false insurance claim.
(3) Engaging in any act prohibited by Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 10801) of Division 4 this code.
(4) Switching of vehicle identification numbers to obtain title to a stolen motor vehicle.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1248, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention › Section 10902.

10902. The Department of the California Highway Patrol shall establish a program entitled “CAL H.E.A.T.” (Help Eliminate Auto Theft) for the purpose of reducing the incidence of economic auto theft in California. The program shall be an anti-auto theft program with a toll-free telephone hotline operator funded by the department using funds distributed to it pursuant to Section 10901. The hotline operator shall channel reports from the public regarding auto thefts to state and local law enforcement agencies. In the annual report, the commissioner shall report on the results of this program, including the number of calls from the public reporting a suspected motor vehicle theft, the number of arrests, complaints filed, convictions, and vehicles recovered, and the amount of property losses saved as a result of the program.
If funded by admitted insurers in this state, the program may offer rewards for reports that lead to the arrest and conviction of a person engaged in economic automobile theft. If so funded, the Department of the California Highway Patrol shall establish a claims board, which shall include appointments from state and local law enforcement agencies and the insurance industry, to determine the amount of individual awards.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1248, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 4 - SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS › CHAPTER 5 - Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention › Section 10904.

10904. The commissioner may develop a public education campaign to deter participation in auto insurance fraud and to encourage reporting of fraudulent claims.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 867, Sec. 22. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 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 school or give driving instruction for compensation, unless a license therefor has been secured from the department.
(b) This section does not apply to the ownership or operation of any school, or the giving of instruction, for the driving of motortrucks of three or more axles which are more than 6,000 pounds unladen weight.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1399, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Driving Schools and Driving Instructors › Section 11100.1.

11100.1. No person who instructs others in the operation of all-terrain vehicles shall represent that the instruction given satisfies the requirements of Sections 38503 and 38504, and no certificate shall be issued or awarded for participation in all-terrain vehicle safety instruction unless the instruction is conducted by a licensed all-terrain vehicle safety instructor who is sponsored by an all-terrain vehicle safety training organization.
This section shall become operative on July 1, 1988.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 881, Sec. 4. Section operative July 1, 1988, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Driving Schools and Driving Instructors › Section 11100.5.

11100.5. Whenever it is necessary for a driving school or independent driving instructor to be certified by the Department of Education, or any agency thereof, in order to participate in any state or federal program directed at training or retraining persons in occupational skills, licensing or certification by the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to this chapter may operate to fully qualify such school or instructor to participate in the program.
Costs incurred by the department in exercising its functions pursuant to this section shall be borne by the applicant for licensing or certification, and the department may charge the applicant a reasonable fee therefor.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1957.)