The bond shall be to the satisfaction of the director and shall obligate the principal and sureties to compensate the officers of the department and any other person who may suffer loss or damage by reason of any failure or neglect of the principal, the principal’s agents, or employees to preserve carefully and surrender any records examined in the department and by reason of any act of the principal, the principal’s agents, or employees in respect to the loss, alteration, substitution, or mutilation of any records of the department.

(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 517, Sec. 386.)

Terms Used In California Vehicle Code 1815

  • Department: means the Department of Motor Vehicles except, when used in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 2100) of Division 2 and in Divisions 11 (commencing with Section 21000), 12 (commencing with Section 24000), 13 (commencing with Section 29000), 14 (commencing with Section 31600), 14. See California Vehicle Code 290
  • Person: includes a natural person, firm, copartnership, association, limited liability company, or corporation. See California Vehicle Code 470