Vehicle Code section 11802


(a)

The department shall prescribe and provide forms to be used for application for licenses to be issued under this article and require of applicants, as a condition of the issuance of a license, information concerning the applicant’s character, honesty, integrity, and reputation that it considers necessary. Every application for a vehicle salesperson’s license shall contain, in addition to the information that the department requires, a statement of all of the following facts:

(1)

The name and address of the applicant.

(2)

Whether the applicant has ever had a court judgment rendered for which they have been liable as a result of their activities in conjunction with an occupational license issued under this division, and whether that judgment remains unpaid or unsatisfied.

(3)

Whether the applicant ever had a license, issued under this division, revoked, suspended, or subjected to other disciplinary action and whether the applicant was ever a partner in a partnership or an officer, director, or stockholder in a corporation licensed under this division, the license of which was revoked, suspended, or subjected to other disciplinary action.

(b)

The department shall issue a license bearing a fullface photograph of the licensee and the following information:

(1)

Name and address.

(2)

Physical description.

(3)

The licensee’s usual signature.

(4)

Distinguishing vehicle salesperson’s license number.

(c)

The department may require a new fullface photograph at the time of the renewal of the license.

Source: Section 11802, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=11802.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2023; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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