Vehicle Code section 4001

All vehicles exempt from the payment of registration fees shall be registered as otherwise required by this code by the person having custody thereof, and he shall display upon the vehicle a license plate bearing distinguishing marks or symbols, which shall be furnished by the department free of charge.

Source: Section 4001, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=4001. (updated Jan. 1, 1959; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/vehicle_code_section_4001

Original Source: Section 4001, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=4001. (last accessed May 12, 2025).