§ 15501 Minor Fraudulent Vehicle Purchase

Vehicle Code·California

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This law says kids under 18 can't use a fake or someone else's driver's license to try to buy, rent, or get a car.

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•Kids can't use a fake ID to get a car.
•Kids can't use someone else's driver's license to buy or rent a car.
•This applies to any car that needs to be registered.

Example

A 16-year-old tries to rent a car using their older sibling's driver's license.

This is against the law because the teen is using a license that isn't theirs to get a car.

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§ 15501 Minor Fraudulent Vehicle Purchase

It is unlawful for any minor to present or offer to any person offering for sale or lease or to give or otherwise furnish thereto any motor vehicle of a type subject to registration, a driver’s license which is false, fraudulent, or not actually his own for the purpose of ordering, purchasing or leasing, attempting to purchase or lease, contracting to purchase or lease, accepting, or otherwise obtaining such a vehicle. (Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1020.)

Last verified: January 9, 2026

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minor driver’s license false fraudulent motor vehicle registration

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Vehicle Code. Section 15501.

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