It is unlawful for any person to disconnect, turn back, advance, or reset the odometer of any motor vehicle with the intent to alter the number of miles indicated on the odometer gauge.
Cal. Veh. Code § 28051
Odometers
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case People v. Ognibene (1993)
Most recently applied in Chaconas v. JP Morgan Chase Bank (May 2010)
Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 774.
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