California Vehicle Code Section 4851

CA Veh Code § 4851 (2017)  

Every license plate shall have displayed upon it the registration number assigned to the vehicle for which it is issued, together with the word “California” or the abbreviation “Cal.” and the year number for which it is issued or a suitable device issued by the department for validation purposes, which device shall contain the year number for which issued.

(Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)

Last modified: October 25, 2018