Government Code section 818.5

The Department of Motor Vehicles is liable for any injury to a lienholder or good faith purchaser of a vehicle proximately caused by the department’s negligent omission of the lienholder’s name from an ownership certificate issued by the department. The liability of the department under this section shall not exceed the actual cash value of the vehicle.

Source: Section 818.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=818.5. (updated Jan. 1, 1985; accessed Dec. 15, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_818.5

Original Source: Section 818.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=818.5. (last accessed May 12, 2025).