California · Vehicle Code

VEH §11600: It shall be unlawful for any lessor-retailer to make a retail sale of a vehicle of a type subject to registration without having first procured either a vehicle dealer license or a lessor-retailer lic

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What this law says, in plain English

A lessor-retailer cannot sell a registered vehicle unless holding a valid vehicle dealer license, lessor-retailer license, or temporary permit from the department.

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It shall be unlawful for any lessor-retailer to make a retail sale of a vehicle of a type subject to registration without having first procured either a vehicle dealer license or a lessor-retailer license or temporary permit issued by the department or when such license or temporary permit issued by the department has been canceled, suspended, revoked, or invalidated or has expired.

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