California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 12120

Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 668, Sec. 1.

Only a dealer, a person described in Section 286, or the registered owner of record shall sell or offer for sale a vehicle of a type required to be registered pursuant to Division 3 (commencing with Section 4000) or identified pursuant to Division 16.5 (commencing with Section 38000), except as provided in Section 12121.

Cite this section

Cal. Veh. Code § 12120 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/veh/division-5-occupational-licensing-and-business-regulations/chapter-10-sales-of-vehicles-by-private-owners/section-12120

Other sections in Chapter 10 - Sales of Vehicles by Private Owners

§ 12120§ 12121

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