Vehicle Code section 373

A “lessor-retailer” is a lessor or renter who, except under the circumstances described in subdivision (a) of Section 286, makes a retail sale or sales of a previously leased or rented vehicle or vehicles to other than any of the following:

(a)

The lessee of the vehicle, or the person who, for a period of at least one year, has been designated by the lessee as the driver of the vehicle covered by a written lease agreement.

(b)

A buyer for agricultural, business, or commercial purposes.

(c)

A government or governmental agency or instrumentality.

Source: Section 373, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=373.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1979; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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