Vehicle Code section 12120


Only a dealer, a person described in Section 286, or the registered owner of record shall sell or offer for sale a vehicle of a type required to be registered pursuant to Division 3 (commencing with Section 4000) or identified pursuant to Division 16.5 (commencing with Section 38000), except as provided in Section 12121.

Source: Section 12120, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=12120.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1986; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Jun. 30, 2025

§ 12120's source at ca​.gov