Vehicle Code section 12208

If the recovery corporation pays the claim, the amount of the payment shall be the total of the amount of the eligible claim, but in no event may the payment exceed thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) for a transaction.

Source: Section 12208, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=12208. (updated Jan. 1, 2008; accessed Aug. 24, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/vehicle_code_section_12208

Original Source: Section 12208, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=12208. (last accessed May 12, 2025).