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Vehicle Code § 5902

ARTICLE 3. Notice and Application

Current as of September 28, 2026Veh. Code, § 5902Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 826, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 2002.

Whenever any person has received as transferee a properly endorsed certificate of ownership, that person shall, within 10 days thereafter, forward the certificate with the proper transfer fee to the department and thereby make application for a transfer of registration. The certificate of ownership shall contain a space for the applicant’s driver’s license or identification card number, and the applicant shall furnish that number, if any, in the space provided.