California · Vehicle Code

VEH §15501: It is unlawful for any minor to present or offer to any person offering for sale or lease or to give or otherwise furnish thereto any motor vehicle of a type subject to registration, a driver’s licens

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is unlawful for a minor to present a false, fraudulent, or someone else's driver's license to purchase, lease, or obtain a motor vehicle.

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It is unlawful for any minor to present or offer to any person offering for sale or lease or to give or otherwise furnish thereto any motor vehicle of a type subject to registration, a driver’s license which is false, fraudulent, or not actually his own for the purpose of ordering, purchasing or leasing, attempting to purchase or lease, contracting to purchase or lease, accepting, or otherwise obtaining such a vehicle.

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