Vehicle Code section 10553

The owner or legal owner of a vessel numbered under this code which has been stolen or embezzled may notify a law enforcement agency of the theft or embezzlement, but in the event of an embezzlement may make the report only after having procured the issuance of a warrant for the arrest of the person charged with such embezzlement. Every owner or legal owner who has given any such notice shall notify the law enforcement agency of a recovery of the vessel.

Source: Section 10553, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=10553. (updated Jan. 1, 1980; accessed Jul. 21, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/vehicle_code_section_10553

Original Source: Section 10553, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=10553. (last accessed May 12, 2025).