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 Jul. 21, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/vehicle_code_section_12120

Original Source: Section 12120, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=12120. (last accessed May 12, 2025).