Vehicle Code section 40000.9

A violation of any of the following provisions shall constitute a misdemeanor, and not an infraction:
Section 10501, relating to false report of vehicle theft.
Section 10750 and 10751, relating to altered or defaced vehicle identifying numbers.
Section 10851.5, relating to theft of binder chains.
Section 10852 and 10853, relating to injuring or tampering with a vehicle.
Section 10854, relating to unlawful use of stored vehicle.

Source: Section 40000.9, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=40000.­9.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1971; accessed Oct. 5, 2026).

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Oct. 5, 2026

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