The department upon registering a vehicle shall issue a certificate of ownership to the legal owner and a registration card to the owner, or both to the owner if there is no legal owner of the vehicle.
Cal. Veh. Code § 4450
Evidences of Registration
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case 7 Cal. 3d 186 - People v. Superior Court (1972)
Most recently applied in 4 Cal. App. 5th 94 - State v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County (October 2016)
Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.
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