Vehicle Code section 9918

If the application for a transfer is made in the manner provided in this code, the department shall not be required to withhold the transfer of any right, title or interest in or to a vessel if the application on its face appears to be genuine and regular and the department has received neither a request from any law enforcement agency that action on the application be deferred nor an order of a court of the United States or of the State of California restraining the transfer within two years prior thereto.

Source: Section 9918, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=9918.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1970; accessed Jul. 21, 2025).

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Jul. 21, 2025

§ 9918's source at ca​.gov