{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"373","citation":"Veh. Code, § 373","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. 1979, Ch. 561.","effective":null,"html":"<p>A “lessor-retailer” is a lessor or renter who, except under the circumstances described in subdivision (a) of Section <a href=\"/veh/286\">286</a>, makes a retail sale or sales of a previously leased or rented vehicle or vehicles to other than any of the following:</p><p>(a) The lessee of the vehicle, or the person who, for a period of at least one year, has been designated by the lessee as the driver of the vehicle covered by a written lease agreement.</p><p>(b) A buyer for agricultural, business, or commercial purposes.</p><p>(c) A government or governmental agency or instrumentality.</p>","text":"A “lessor-retailer” is a lessor or renter who, except under the circumstances described in subdivision (a) of Section 286, makes a retail sale or sales of a previously leased or rented vehicle or vehicles to other than any of the following: (a) The lessee of the vehicle, or the person who, for a period of at least one year, has been designated by the lessee as the driver of the vehicle covered by a written lease agreement. (b) A buyer for agricultural, business, or commercial purposes. (c) A government or governmental agency or instrumentality.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/words-and-phrases-defined-373","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}