(a) A motor vehicle sold or leased by a new motor vehicle dealer shall be registered by the dealer using electronic programs provided by a qualified private industry partner pursuant to Section 1685 if the department permits the transaction to be processed electronically.
(b) This section does not apply to the sale or lease of a motorcycle or off-highway motor vehicle subject to identification under Section 38010 or a recreational vehicle as defined in Section 18010 of the Health and Safety Code.
(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2012.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 329, Sec. 9. (AB 1215) Effective January 1, 2012. Section operative July 1, 2012, by its own provisions.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018