{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"315","citation":"Veh. Code, § 315","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":"Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.","effective":null,"html":"<p>“Essential parts” are all integral and body parts of a vehicle of a type required to be registered under this code, the removal, alteration, or substitution of which would tend to conceal the identity of the vehicle or substantially alter its appearance.</p>","text":"“Essential parts” are all integral and body parts of a vehicle of a type required to be registered under this code, the removal, alteration, or substitution of which would tend to conceal the identity of the vehicle or substantially alter its appearance.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/words-and-phrases-defined-315","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}