Vehicle Code section 16483

The department shall cancel any bond or any certificate of insurance or direct the return of any money or securities to the person entitled thereto, upon the substitution and acceptance of other adequate proof of financial responsibility pursuant to this code.

Source: Section 16483, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=16483. (updated Jan. 1, 1989; accessed Nov. 11, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/vehicle_code_section_16483

Original Source: Section 16483, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=16483. (last accessed May 12, 2025).