§ 11600 Vehicle Sale Licensing Requirement

Vehicle Code·California

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This law says you can't sell or lease cars without a special license from the government. If your license is expired or taken away, you can't sell cars either.

Key Takeaways

•You need a special license to sell or lease cars.
•If your license is expired or taken away, you can't sell cars.
•This rule is for people who sell cars as a business, not for selling your own car once in a while.

Example

A person tries to sell a used car from their driveway without getting a dealer license.

This is against the law. They must get a license first, or they could get in trouble.

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§ 11600 Vehicle Sale Licensing Requirement

It shall be unlawful for any lessor-retailer to make a retail sale of a vehicle of a type subject to registration without having first procured either a vehicle dealer license or a lessor-retailer license or temporary permit issued by the department or when such license or temporary permit issued by the department has been canceled, suspended, revoked, or invalidated or has expired. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1284.)

Last verified: January 9, 2026

Key Terms

lessor-retailer vehicle dealer license lessor-retailer license temporary permit canceled suspended revoked invalidated expired

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Vehicle Code. Section 11600.

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