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Registration Card Kept With Vehicle

4454.  (a) Every owner , upon receipt of a registration card , shall maintain the same or a facsimile copy thereof with the vehicle for which issued.

(b) This section does not apply when a registration card is necessarily removed from the vehicle for the purpose of application for renewal or transfer of registration , or when the vehicle is left unattended .

(c) Any violation of this section shall be cited in accordance with the provisions of Section 40610.

Amended Sec. 1, Ch. 106, Stats. 1999. Effective January 1, 2000.