§ 10652

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

Whenever any vehicle of a type subject to registration under this code has been stored in a garage, repair shop, parking lot, or trailer park for 30 days, the keeper shall report such fact to the Department of Justice by receipted mail, which shall at once notify the legal owner as of record. This section shall not apply to any vehicle stored by a peace officer or employee designated in Section 22651 pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 22850) of Chapter 10 of Division 11.

(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 699, Sec. 24. Effective January 1, 2009.)

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