Vehicle Code section 9853.1


Upon receipt of the application in approved form, the department shall issue a certificate of ownership to the legal owner and a certificate of number to the owner, or both to the owner if there is no legal owner, stating the number issued to the vessel and the name and address of the owner.

Source: Section 9853.1, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=9853.­1.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1973; accessed Dec. 29, 2025).

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