{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"296","citation":"Veh. Code, § 296","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100. - 681.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 836, Sec. 3.   Effective January 1, 2005.","effective":"2005-01-01","html":"<p>A “distributor” is any person other than a manufacturer who sells or distributes new vehicles subject to registration under this code, new trailers subject to identification pursuant to Section <a href=\"/veh/5014.1\">5014.1</a>, or new off-highway motorcycles or all-terrain vehicles subject to identification under this code, to dealers in this state and maintains representatives for the purpose of contacting dealers or prospective dealers in this state.</p>","text":"A “distributor” is any person other than a manufacturer who sells or distributes new vehicles subject to registration under this code, new trailers subject to identification pursuant to Section 5014.1, or new off-highway motorcycles or all-terrain vehicles subject to identification under this code, to dealers in this state and maintains representatives for the purpose of contacting dealers or prospective dealers in this state.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/words-and-phrases-defined-296","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}