Veh. Code, § 11609.5 · Chapter 3.5. Lessor-Retailers
Veh. Code, § 11609.5
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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Every lessor-retailer who displays or offers one or more used vehicles for sale at retail shall post a notice not less than 8 inches high and 10 inches wide, in a place conspicuous to the public, which states the following:
“The prospective purchaser of a vehicle may, at his or her own expense and with the approval of the lessor-retailer, have the vehicle inspected by an independent third party either on or off these premises.”
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1563, Sec. 35.
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- Official file
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