Veh. Code, § 373 · Division 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED
Veh. Code, § 373
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
A “lessor-retailer” is a lessor or renter who, except under the circumstances described in subdivision (a) of Section 286, makes a retail sale or sales of a previously leased or rented vehicle or vehicles to other than any of the following:
(a) The lessee of the vehicle, or the person who, for a period of at least one year, has been designated by the lessee as the driver of the vehicle covered by a written lease agreement.
(b) A buyer for agricultural, business, or commercial purposes.
(c) A government or governmental agency or instrumentality.
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History
Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 561.
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