{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"24011","citation":"Veh. Code, § 24011","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 12. EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES [24000. - 28246.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-12"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [24000. - 24020.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-12/chapter-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 615, Sec. 29.   Effective January 1, 2005.","effective":"2005-01-01","html":"<p>Whenever a federal motor vehicle safety standard is established under federal law (49 U.S.C. Sec. 30101 et seq.), no dealer shall sell or offer for sale a vehicle to which the standard is applicable, and no person shall sell or offer for sale for use upon a vehicle an item of equipment to which the standard is applicable, unless:</p><p>(a) The vehicle or equipment conforms to the applicable federal standard.</p><p>(b) The vehicle or equipment bears thereon a certification by the manufacturer or distributor that it complies with the applicable federal standards. The certification may be in the form of a symbol prescribed in the federal standards or, if there is no federal symbol, by a symbol acceptable to the department.</p>","text":"Whenever a federal motor vehicle safety standard is established under federal law (49 U.S.C. Sec. 30101 et seq.), no dealer shall sell or offer for sale a vehicle to which the standard is applicable, and no person shall sell or offer for sale for use upon a vehicle an item of equipment to which the standard is applicable, unless: (a) The vehicle or equipment conforms to the applicable federal standard. (b) The vehicle or equipment bears thereon a certification by the manufacturer or distributor that it complies with the applicable federal standards. The certification may be in the form of a symbol prescribed in the federal standards or, if there is no federal symbol, by a symbol acceptable to the department.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/general-provisions-24011","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}