DIVISION 16.5. OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES 38000-38604›CHAPTER 2. Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership 38010-38265›ARTICLE 6. Identification Plate or Device 38160-38170

§ 38160

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

The department, upon identifying an off-highway motor vehicle subject to identification, shall issue to the owner a suitable identification plate or device which is capable of being attached to the vehicle in such a manner so as to not endanger the operator or passengers of the vehicle, and which shall identify the vehicle for which it is issued for the period of its validity.

(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1816.)

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