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DIVISION 2. ADMINISTRATION 1500-3093›CHAPTER 1. The Department of Motor Vehicles 1500-1825›ARTICLE 3. Records of Department 1800-1825

§ 1808.45

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

The willful, unauthorized disclosure of information from any department record to any person, or the use of any false representation to obtain information from a department record or any use of information obtained from any department record for a purpose other than the one stated in the request or the sale or other distribution of the information to a person or organization for purposes not disclosed in the request is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year, or both fine and imprisonment.

(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1213, Sec. 7.)

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