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Veh. Code, § 11802 · Article 2. Vehicle Salespersons

Veh. Code, § 11802

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

(a) The department shall prescribe and provide forms to be used for application for licenses to be issued under this article and require of applicants, as a condition of the issuance of a license, information concerning the applicant’s character, honesty, integrity, and reputation that it considers necessary. Every application for a vehicle salesperson’s license shall contain, in addition to the information that the department requires, a statement of all of the following facts:

(1) The name and address of the applicant.

(2) Whether the applicant has ever had a court judgment rendered for which they have been liable as a result of their activities in conjunction with an occupational license issued under this division, and whether that judgment remains unpaid or unsatisfied.

(3) Whether the applicant ever had a license, issued under this division, revoked, suspended, or subjected to other disciplinary action and whether the applicant was ever a partner in a partnership or an officer, director, or stockholder in a corporation licensed under this division, the license of which was revoked, suspended, or subjected to other disciplinary action.

(b) The department shall issue a license bearing a fullface photograph of the licensee and the following information:

(1) Name and address.

(2) Physical description.

(3) The licensee’s usual signature.

(4) Distinguishing vehicle salesperson’s license number.

(c) The department may require a new fullface photograph at the time of the renewal of the license.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 838, Sec. 5. (SB 1193) Effective January 1, 2023.

Source of truth

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Official file
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH&sectionNum=11802.
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