Every license plate shall have displayed upon it the registration number assigned to the vehicle for which it is issued, together with the word “California” or the abbreviation “Cal.” and the year number for which it is issued or a suitable device issued by the department for validation purposes, which device shall contain the year number for which issued.
Cal. Veh. Code § 4851
License Plates
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case United States v. Trestyn (2011)
Most recently applied in United States v. Trestyn (May 2011)
Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.