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.
Cal. Veh. Code § 10653
Reports of Stored Vehicles
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 18 Cal. App. 4th 1820 - People v. Calvert (1993)
Most recently applied in 18 Cal. App. 4th 1820 - People v. Calvert (September 1993)
Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.
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