Cal. Vehicle Code § 17156
Cal. Vehicle Code § 17156
California · California Vehicle Code · Status: effective
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- Cal. Vehicle Code § 17156, California, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/933352
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If a motor vehicle is sold under a contract of conditional sale whereby the title to such motor vehicle remains in the vendor, such vendor or his assignee shall not be deemed an owner within the provisions of this chapter, but the vendee or his assignee shall be deemed the owner notwithstanding the terms of such contract, until the vendor or his assignee retake possession of the motor vehicle. A chattel mortgagee of a motor vehicle out of possession is not an owner within the provisions of this chapter.