Vehicle Code section 9921

Upon the deposit with the department of the certificate of ownership showing the secured party as legal owner as provided in Section 9919 hereof, the department shall on its records show the secured party, his successor or assignee, as legal owner with respect to such vessel.

Source: Section 9921, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=9921. (updated Jan. 1, 1970; accessed Jun. 18, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/vehicle_code_section_9921

Original Source: Section 9921, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=9921. (last accessed May 12, 2025).