California Vehicle Code Index - D -
DARKNESS
Defined, 280
Lights used during, 24250,
24400
DEALERS
Abandonment of business by, 11721
Address of business place, furnishing information
as to, 11704,
11709
Administrative service fee, 4456.1
Advertising, "certified" used vehicles, 11713.18
Advertising, misrepresentations in, 11713,
11713.11,
11713.16
Advertising requirements, 11709.3
Agent, director appointed as, 11710
Belts, safety-mandatory in certain sales, 27314
Bond, 11710-11710.2,
11711,
11713,
11721-11722
Books, 11713,
11714
Bumper warranty on sale, 34715
Business place maintained by, 320
Cash deposit in lieu of bond, 11710,
11710.2
Cause of action, 4456.1
Change of address, 11712
Change of corporate officer structure, 9262
Closing of business, 11712
Coercion of by manufacturers or distributors, 11713.1-11713.2
Compensation received by, 285
Compromise settlement, 11707
Consignment, 266
agreement, 11729-11730
Consumer data
computer vendor, 11713.25
Consumer Motor Vehicle Recovery Corporation Fee, 4456.3
Contract cancellation option, 11713.21
Corporation surety, 11710
Corporation licensed as, 11703
Credit score, notification required, 11713.20
Crime, conviction of, 11703,
11705
Damages, recovery by licensee, 11726
Decedent’s estate, operation of business by,
11720
Defined, 285-286
Destination point, moving vehicles from, 11716
Director of Motor Vehicles, service accepted by, 11710
Directors as licensees, 675
Disclosure and consent
additional goods and services, 11713.19
low-speed vehicle, 11713.10
Employee, service on, 11710
Employment of salesmen, restrictions on, 11713
Established place of business, 320,
3072,
11709
Exclusion as salesperson, 675
Exclusions defined, 286,
1660
Exporters as dealers, 286
Fees, 4456.1,
9262,
9550,
9552,
11713.3,
11723
Finance company as dealer, 286
Franchisor incentive program, 3065.1,
3076
Foreign sale, 11725
Front license plate bracket–mandatory in certain
sales, 11713.17
Housecar, sale of, 11930,
11931
Implements of husbandry, 36115
Injunctive relief by dealer, 11726
Inspection of books, 11714
Insurance, 286,
5604
Insurance company excluded as dealer, 286
Inventory, security interest, 5907
Investigation, 11704
Liability, 11710
Licenses
generally, 11700
application, 11701,
11703.3,
11704
bond liability, effect of, 11710
cancellation, 11721
discipline, 11705-11707 (11705,
11705.4,
11705.5,
11706,
11707),
11711,
11713-11713.5 (11713,
11713.1,
11713.2,
11713.3,
11713.4,
11713.5)
display of, 11709
education and examination requirement,
11704.5
expiration of, 11717
fees, 9262
hearing on, 11705-11708 (11705,
11705.4,
11705.5,
11706,
11707,
11708)
issuance of, 11714
refusal of, 11702,
11703,
11703.1,
11703.2,
11703.4
renewal of, 11717
requirement, 11700
surrender of, 8803,
11712,
11721
suspension or revocation, 11705,
11706
Mailing of process to director, 11710
Midget autos, sellers as dealers, 286
Misrepresentation by, 11713
Motorcycle price information, 24014
Motorized bicycle, 5032,
5034,
5039
New motor vehicle dealer defined, 426
New Motor Vehicle Board, see NEW
MOTOR VEHICLE BOARD
New franchise acquired by, 11712
New vehicle, regulations as to, 11713
Notice of employment, 11713
Notice of inspection of vehicle, 11709.1
Notice of sale, 5901
Notice of termination, 11713
Notice to public, contract cancellation option, 11709.2
Notification of Insurance Coverage, insurance warning,
5604.5
Number assigned to, 11714
Octane rating required, 24013
Odometer, 5901,
11713,
28050,
28053
Off-highway vehicles
delivery of, 38030
equipment, 38325,
38380
exemption from transfer upon receipt,
38210
notice of sale, 38200
sale prohibited, 38370
special permit, 38087,
38231
transfer upon sale, 38210
Partnership, 11703
Personal history, 11704
Pollution control device, 24007,
24007.2
Posting of license in place of business, 11709
Probationary license, 11718
Process served on, 11710
Recreational vehicle
establishing or relocating dealerships, 3072
line make, 3072.5
shows, temporary branch license,11713.15
written franchise agreement with manufacturer, 11713.22
Refusal of registration, 4751
Registration exemption from, 11715-11716
Repossession, 11724
Safety belts or harness, 27314
Salesmen, 286,
11713,
11812
Sales negotiated by, 285
Salesroom, moving vehicle to, 11716
Signs posted, 11709
Snowmobile, 11701
Special plates, 5011.9,
11714-11715,
11717,
11721,
36115,
38021
Stockholders and directors as licensees, 675
Stolen vehicles, 11713
Temporary permit, 11700,
11719
Termination of business by, 11712
Tires, 27502
Trailer coach registration, exemption from requirements,
5353
Transferee of vehicle, 5906
Transfer fees, inclusion of, 11713
Unlawful acts, 11705,
11614.1,
11700.3,
11713,
11713.1,
11713.9
Unlicensed dealer or lessor/retailer activity, 11711.3
Remedies and penalties, 11740
Unregistered vehicles left standing, 4016
Venue under substituted service, 11710
Vessels, 9912
Wholesale auctions, 6100,
6102,
6104
Wholesalers, 286
Windshield display, 4456
Withdrawal of advertisements by, 11713
DEFECTS
Manufacturing, correction of, 9975
DEFENSES
Drugs, driving under influence of, 23630
Emergency service act, violation of, 41402
False advertising by dealers, 11713.1
Federal legislation, criminal violations under, 41401
Foreign jurisdiction, conviction in, 41400
Interstate commerce commission, violating regulations
of, 41401
Misrepresentations, dealers making, 11713.1
Prior convictions, 41400
DEFINITIONS, see WORDS AND PHRASES
DELINQUENT FEES, see FEES
DELIVERIES
Heavy equipment using restricted streets, 35703, 35711, 35714, 35720
DEPARTMENT
Agriculture, 25261
Defined, 290,
2101,
21000,
24000
Education, 11100.5,
12519,
12522,
34501.5
Highway Patrol, see HIGHWAY
PATROL
Motor Vehicles, see MOTOR
VEHICLE DEPARTMENT
Transportation, see TRANSPORTATION
DEPARTMENT
Public Works, 291
Youth Authority, 41500
DEPUTY DIRECTOR MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTMENT
Appointment, 1507
Authority, 1655
DETONATING FUSES, see EXPLOSIVES
DEVICES, see EQUIPMENT
Administrative authority, 1650
Appointing power, 1507
Appointment of, 1504
Building construction, 1654
Defined, 295,
1503
Deputy appointed by, 1507
Driver education promoted by, 1657
Employees, appointed by, 1507
Forms prescribed by, 1652
Head of department, 1503
Law enforcement vehicles, plates, 5001.5
Mailing summons to, 17454
Nonresident, accepting service for, 17451,
17458
Organization of department, 1505
Peace officer, director as, 1655
Property, purchase or lease, 1654
Reciprocity Commission, see RECIPROCITY
COMMISSION
Registration card, form, 4453
Regulations, 1651,
5110
Tenure of, 1504
Vehicle inspection authority, 1655
Year-round registration, 1651.5
Blue curb, 21458
Commercial vehicles, weight fee exemption, 9410
Defined, 295.5
Designated parking area, 22511.7,
22511.8
Electric carts, 21114.5
Failure to display placard, 40226
License plate, 5007,
22507.8
Off-street parking: loading/unloading, 22511.85
Parking, 21458,
22511.5,
22511.7,
22511.10,
22511.11,
42001.5
Placard, 22507.8,
22511.5,
22511.6
authorized parking zones, 22511.5
evidence of issuance, 22511.56
issuance, 22511.55
local regulation, 22511.57
substantiating information, 22511.58
temporary, 22511.59
unlawful use of, 4461,
22511.56
Release of disability information, 5007.5
Removal of vehicle, 22651.05,
22652.6
Sidewalk access ramps, 22522
Warning lights on vehicles, 25276
DISABLED VEHICLE
Emergency stopping system, 26508
Flashing lights, 25251
Freeway, 21960
Highway, on, 22504
Lights, 25300
Parking, 22505
Reflectors, 25300
Removal of, 22654
Towed, 26458,
26508,
29006
Defined, 295.7
Failure to display placard, 40226
License plate, 5007,
22511.5
evidence of issuance 22511.56
Parking, 22511.5-22511.8 (22511.5,
22511.6,
22511.7,
22511.8)
Placard, 22507.8,
22511.5,
22511.6
Registration fee exemption, 9105
Release of disability information, 5007.5
Advertising, 11521
Books and forms, 11505
Branch location, 9262,
9552
Certificate of convenience, 11517
Certificate of dismantling, 11520
Certificate of license plate destruction, 11520
Certificate of nonoperation, waiver of, 9269
Certificate of ownership, 11520
Change of address, 9262,
9552,
11513,
11518
Change of corporate structure, 9262,
11504
Change of ownership, 9262,
9552,
11504,
11518
Compromise settlement, 11509.1
Defined, 220,
221
Directors as licensees, 11503
Dismantled vehicle
cancellation of registration, 8800
registration, 9563
Established place of business
defined, 320
requirements, 1671,
11513,
11514
Fees, 9262,
9262.5,
9263,
9551,
9551.2,
9552
Felony conviction, 11503
Hearing, 11509-11512 (11509,
11509.1,
11509.5,
11510,
11511,
11512)
Investigation Service Fee, 9263
Investigation of violations, 1662
License
application, 11501,
11504
cancellation, 8803,
11518
certificate of convenience, 11517
denial, 11502,
11503,
11503.1,
11503.5,
11509-11513 (11509,
11509.1,
11509.5,
11510,
11511,
11512,
11513
)
discipline, 11502,
11509-11513 (11509,
11509.1,
11509.5,
11510,
11511,
11512,
11513
)
display of, 11514
fees, 9262,
9551,
9551.2,
9554.1
issuance of, 11505
reapplication, 11509.5
renewal, 11508
restricted, 11506
revocation, 8803,
11509,
11511,
surrender of, 8803,
11513,
11518
suspension, 11509-11511 (11509,
11509.1,
11509.5,
11510,
11511)
temporary permit, 11507
Local regulation, 11522
Moving of vehicle, 11516
Name change, 9262,
9552
Notice of acquisition, 11520
Off-highway vehicles, 38180
Office of Administrative Hearings, 11509.1
Partners, 11503
Penalty for violation, 11520
Rebuilt vehicle, 9563
Records kept by, 11520
Registration card, 11520
Renewal, 11508
Report of possession, 11520
Salvage vehicle, 11515
Service vehicle, 11516
Sign posting requirement, 11514
Special plates
cancellation, 11518
fees, 9262
issuance of, 11505
renewal of, 11508
unlawful use of, 11509
use of, 11516
Stockholders, 11503
Stolen parts, 11511
Stolen vehicles, presumption, 11511
Transfer of title, 11520
Tow vehicle, 24605,
25253.1
Unlawful acts, 11500
Unlicensed, 11500,
11520
Vehicle moved by, 4002,
11516
Violations, investigation of, 1662
DISTINGUISHING NUMBER, see VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
DISTRIBUTOR
Address change, 9262
Application, 11701,
11704
Books, 11714
Branch, 297,
9262
Business place, 320,
1671
Change of address, 9262
Change of corporate structure, 11704
Change of ownership, 9262,
11704
Crime, conviction of, 11705
Damages, 11726
Dealers, 285,
11713.1-11713.2
Defined, 296
Fees, 9262
Hearing, 11705,
11708
Injunctive relief, 11726
Investigation, 11704
License
application, 11700-11701 (11700,
11700.1,
11700.2,
11700.3,
11701)
branch, 11700-11703.3, (11700,
11700.1,
11700.2,
11700.3,
11701,
11702,
11703,
11703.1,
11703.2,
11703.3),
11706,
11708,
11713 - 11713.3 (11713,
11713.1,
11713.2,
11713.3),
11719,
11727
denial, 11702-11703.2 (11702,
11703,
11703.1,
11703.2),
11703.4,
11708
issuance, 11702
reapplications, 11703.3
renewal, 11717
revocation or suspension, 11705,
11706,
11727
temporary permit, 11700,
11719
Off-highway vehicle, 38021
Personal history, 11704
Registration exemption for vehicle of, 4002
Representative, 512
Special plates
fee, 9262
issuance, 11702
unlawful use, 11705,
11713
use, 11715
Unlawful acts, 11713-11713.3 (11713,
11713.1,
11713.2,
11713.3)
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
Emergency vehicles, 165
DITCHERS, see SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
DIVIDED HIGHWAY
Generally, 21651
Parking, 22502
DOCTORS, see PHYSICIANS
DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS
Generally, 1800-1819
Accidents, 1806
Bond of party examining, 1814-1815
Confidentiality, 1808.8-1808.47 (1808.8,
1808.9,
1808.21,
1808.22,
1808.23,
1808.24,
1808.25,
1808.45,
1808.46,
1808.47)
Copies furnished, 1810-1813 (1810,
1810.2,
1810.5,
1810.7,
1811,
1812,
1813)
Destruction of, 1807,
12808
Electronic submission of, 1808.1
Examination of, 1814,
1815
Fees for information, 1810-1811 (1810,
1810.2,
1810.5,
1810.7,
1811)
Generally, 1800-1819
Genuineness of papers filed, determination of, 1653
Government agencies, records furnished to, 1812
Index system for, 1800
Special permit for access to, 1810.7
Storage, 1801
Time for keeping, 1807
DOUBLE LINE, see PAVEMENT MARKINGS
DRAGLINES, see SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
DRAWBAR
Defined, 300
Length, 29005
Towing, 29000,
29002,
35402
DRIVE TEST
Age as criterion for, 12814
Examiner interference with driver, 21701
Generally, 12804.9
DRIVEAWAY-TOWAWAY OPERATION
Defined, 303
Emergency stopping system, 26508
Exemption from towed vehicle requirements, 29007
Defined, 305
Commercial Motor Vehicle, penalties, 22406.1
Incompetent/Unqualified, department Studies, 12804.8
Interference with, 21701
Limitation on driving hours, 21702,
34501.2
Obstruction of view, 26708
Responsibility in accident, 20001,
20002,
20003,
20004,
20008
Throwing burning substance from vehicle, 23111
DRIVER EDUCATION
Closing of streets for purposes of, 21101
Equipment, 11113
Instruction permits, 12509
Interference with driver, 21701
Programs, 1657,
1659,
13368,
14250.5
Requirements, 11113
Schools, see DRIVING
SCHOOLS
Student licenses, 12650-12653 (12650,
12651,
12652,
12653)
DRIVERLESS RUNAWAY VEHICLE
Vehicle, driverless runaway, 16001
Accident
display of license at, 20003,
20006
failure to stop, 13200,
13350,
13361
Address, 12505,
12800.7
Age
generally, 12800
et. seq.
driving for hire, 12515
bus operator, 12516
hauling hazardous materials, 12515
instruction permit, 12509
limit, 12512
military, 12518
nonresident, 12502,
12503,
12504
proof of, 12800.5,
12802
requirement, 12512
Ambulance driver, 12527
Altered, 14610
Anatomical donor decal, 12800,
12811
Applicant impersonation, 14610.5
Application, 12800-12802 (12800,
12800.5,
12800.7,
12801,
12801.5,
12801.7,
12801.8,
12802),
12816,
15309
Armed forces, 12817
Auto theft, 13357
Birthdate, expiration on, 12816
Blood alcohol content, question on test, 1666
Cancellation, 13100,
14610
Change of address, notice of, 14600
Change of class by minors, 12804.5
Chemical test, 13353,
13388,
13353.1,
13384,
23136,
23158,
23614,
23577
Commercial, 15200,
15250
endorsements, 15275,
15275.1,
15278
restrictions, 15260,
15263
sanctions, 15300-15320
suspension or revocation, effective
date, 13366.5
Class of, 12804.9,
12804.12
Confidential records, 1808.4,
1808.5,
1808.6,
1808.9
Consent for issuance to minor, 17705-17706
Construction equipment operators, 12521
Contents, 12811
Conviction of holder, 1803,
13105,
13555
Course of employment, 12812,
16073,
40508
Court report in file, 1803
Court review of order, 14400-14401
Crimes, 12500,
12951,
14600-14610
Criminal charge, investigation as to, 13208
Defined, 310,
455,
14900
Denial of, 12805-12810.5 (12805,
12806,
12806.5,
12807,
12808,
12808.1,
12809,
12810.2,
12810.4,
12810.5),
13951,
14400-14401,
15024
Deported aliens, 12801.7
Destruction of, 12815
Different class, 12816
Dismissal of charges, 12951
Display of, 12951-12952,
14610,
20003
Disqualification, imminent hazard, 15325
Driving school instructors, 11104
Drugs, use of, 12805,
13201,
13350,
13352
Duplicates, 12815,
12951,
14610,
14901,
15250.7,
15255.2
Duration of, 12816,
12817
Employee exemption from liability, 12811
Employer’s duty to ascertain license and medical
certification, 14606
English language, 12805
Erroneously issued license, 13100,
13362
Examination of applicant, 12803,
12804.9,
12814,
13801,
21701
Exempt persons, 12501
Positive Atmosphere Program, 1674,
1674.2,
1674.4,
1674.6
Expiration of, 12811,
12816,
12817
Extension of, 12814-12814.5
Failure to appear, 12807,
13365,
14911
Failure to pay, 14911
Farm labor vehicle, 12519
Fees, 13392,
14900,
14900.1,
14900.5,
14901,
15255.2
Fictitious name, use of, 12809
Firefighters emergency exemption, 12954
duplicate fee, 15250.7
Fraud, 12809,
14610
General public paratransit vehicle, 12523.5
Guilty plea, effect of, 13103
Habitual traffic offender, 14601.3
Hazardous materials hauler, 12515,
12524,
12804.2
Hearing, 14100-14112,
13951
Highway Patrol taking possession of, 4460
House car endorsement, 12804.10,
12804.15
Impersonation of applicant, 14610.5
Implements of husbandry, operation of, 12501,
36300
Implied consent, 13353,
23612
Impounding of, 1803,
40508
Instruction permit, 12509,
12514
Interim, 12951
Invalid tricycle, 14900
Investigation after criminal charge, 13208
Investigation by department, 13800
Issuance, 12800-12817
Issuance or reinstatement find fee, 13392,
Judgment unsatisfied, 16370-16377 (16370,
16370.5,
16370.7,
16371,
16373,
16374,
16375,
16376,
16377)
Judicial review of order, 14401
Junior permits, 12513,
12514
Lapses of consciousness, 12805
Legal nonimmigrants, 12801.8
Limited term, 12508
Loan of, 14610
Loss of, 12815
Mechanical control devices, 12813
Medical certificate for Class 1 and 2, 14606
Medical information card, 12811.1
Mental conditions, 12805-12806
Methadone maintenance program, 12806
Military personnel, 12518,
12817
Minors
application, 17700-17714
cancellation, 17711,
17712
change of class, 12804.5
conviction, 13105
false, 15501
liability 17708-17714 (17708,
17709,
17710,
17714)
nonresident minors certificate,
12504
out-of-state convictions, 23521
parental consent, 12804.5
possession of alcohol, 23224
provisional license, 12814.6,
12814.7
signature, 12950,
17701,
17702,
17703,
17706
restricted, 13353.8
suspension and revocation, 13367,
23224,
23665
unlicensed, 14607
use of firearms, 13202.4
verified by minor only, 17705
Motor Vehicle Department taking possession of, 4460
Name, 12800.7,
12811
Negligence, 12809-12810.5 (12809,
12810,
12810.2,
12810.4,
12810.5)
Negligent driver training, 1808.6,
13368
Noncommercial Class B; house car endorsement, 12804.10
Nonresident 12502,
12503,
12504,
12505,
12518,
13205,
13552
Nonresident minors certificate, 12504
Number, 12811
Number of licenses held, 12511
Original defined, 455
Off-highway vehicles, 12501
Off-street parking facility, 14605
Paratransit vehicles, 12517.5
Parking facilities, 14605
Permission for use of vehicle by unlicensed person,
14606-14607
Photograph, 12800.5
Physical defects, 12805-12806
Physical description, 12811
Physical examination for class 1 and 2, 14606
Pilot study, three-tiered assessment, 1659.9
Point count violation, 12810,
12810.1
Possession of, 12951-12952,
20003,
20006
Presentation to peace officers, 12951
Probation, 13103,
14251,
14252,
14253
Promise to appear, 12807-12808
Proof of ability to respond in damages, 16070,
16480,
16484
Provisional, 12814.6
Records, 1800-1817,
23624
Reexamination, 12818-12819,
21061
Report of family member, 13803
Refund of fee, 42230-42235
Refusal to issue, 12805,
12807,
12809
Reinstatement, 13350,
13351,
14253,
14904
Reinstatement find fee, 13392
Renewal, 12805-12814,
12816
Renting to unlicensed person, 14608-14609
Reproduction of, 14610
Required for vehicle purchase, or lease by minor,
15500
Required, 12500-12951 (See Division
6, Chapter 1, Articles 1,
2,
3,
& 4)
Residence, 12505
Restrictions, 12804.14,
12813,
13352.4,
13352.5,
13360,
14603, 16077,
40508
Revocation and suspension
generally, 13100,
13101,
13102
action, 14400
after accident, 13954
auto theft, 13357
California Youth Authority custody,
41500
commercial, 13353.6,
13353.7,
13366.5
consecutive actions, 13353.1
court action, 13200-13210,
13352,
13365.5,
13550
court review, 14400-14401
delayed, 23665
departmental review after hearing,
14907
display of license after, 14610
driver certificates, 12806.5
driving after, 14601,
14601.1,
14601.2,
14601.3,
14601.4,
14601.5,
14601.8,
23592
drunk driving, 13351,
13352,
13352.2,
13352.3,
13352.4,
13352.6,
13954,
14601.4,
23582
drugs, 13351,
13352,
23582
duration, 13556
effective date, 13350,
13366
failure to appear, 12807,
13365
failure to obey a peace officer,
15311,
15311.1
failure to pay, 12807
false information on application,
15309
felony conviction, 13350
financial responsibility, 16070,
16072,
16370,
16370.5,
16375
foreign jurisdiction, criminal
conviction in, 13363
forfeiting bail, 13103
grounds for, 13200-13202 (13200,
13200.5,
13201,
13201.5,
13202,)
13350-13357 (13350
13350.5
13351
13351.5
13351.8
13351.85
13352
13352.3
13352.4
13352.5
13352.6
13353
13353.1
13353.2
13353.3
13353.4
13353.45
13353.5
13353.6
13353.7
13353.8
13354
13355
13357),
13359-13363 (13359,
13360,
13361,
13362,
13363),
16004
guilty plea, 13103
hearing, 14100-14112
home detention pilot program, 14601.9
ignition interlock device, 13386
immediate, 13353.2
impounding of vehicles, 23592
individuals with disabilities,
11216.2
investigation, 13800,
13801,
13802
judgments unsatisfied, 16370-16377
(16370
16370.5
16370.7
16371
16373
16374
16375
16376
16377)
juvenile court proceedings, 13357,
13367
minor, drunk driving, 13352.3,
23136
minor subject to, 13367
motor vehicle department, 13350-13357
(13350
13350.5
13351
13351.5
13351.8
13351.85
13352
13352.3
13352.4
13352.5
13352.6
13353
13353.1
13353.2
13353.3
13353.4
13353.45
13353.5
13353.6
13353.7
13353.8
13354
13355
13357),
13359-13367 (13359,
13360,
13361,
13362,
13363,
13364,
13365,
13365.2,
13365.5,
13366,
13367)
nonresidents, 13205,
13552,
15024,
16070
notice, 13106,
13950-13953 (13950,
13951,
13952,
13953)
order of suspension, 13353.3,