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DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED 100-681

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California Vehicle Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

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.

(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 836, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2005.)

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