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DIVISION 14.9. MOTOR VEHICLE DAMAGE CONTROL 34700-34725›CHAPTER 2. General Provisions and Definitions 34710-34715

§ 34710

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

As used in this division, “passenger vehicle” means any motor vehicle defined in Section 465, except any of the following motor vehicles:

(a) Motorcycles.

(b) Housecars.

(c) Specially constructed vehicles.

(d) Motor vehicles equipped with four-wheel drive.

(e) Motor vehicles constructed on a truck chassis.

(f) Motor vehicles operated for hire, compensation, or profit.

(g) Makes of motor vehicles of a model year manufactured or sold in California in quantities of less than 2,000 units for each such model year.

(h) Motor vehicles designed and constructed by the manufacturer of such vehicles, for off-highway use, as determined by the Department of Motor Vehicles.

(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 635.)

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