§ 9872.5

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

No certificate of ownership shall be issued under this chapter for any “amphibious vehicle” for which a certificate of ownership may be issued by the department under other provisions of this code.

For the purposes of this section, an “amphibious vehicle” is a device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved, or drawn, both upon water and upon a highway on land.

(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1439.)

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