Whenever any person has received as transferee a properly endorsed certificate of ownership, he or she shall, within 10 days thereafter, endorse the ownership certificate as required and forward the ownership certificate with the proper transfer fee and, if required under Section 38120, any other fee due and thereby make application for transfer of identification. The certificate of ownership shall contain a space for the applicant’s driver‘s license or identification card number, and the applicant shall furnish that number, if any, in the space provided.

(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1221, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 1995.)

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Terms Used In California Vehicle Code 38205

  • driver: is a person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle. See California Vehicle Code 305
  • Person: includes a natural person, firm, copartnership, association, limited liability company, or corporation. See California Vehicle Code 470
  • transferee: is a person who has acquired the sole ownership of or an equity in a vehicle of a type required to be registered under this code. See California Vehicle Code 640