California Civil Code CHAPTER 6.5 - Liens on Vehicles

• Section 3067.
  Words used in this chapter which are defined in Division 1 of the Vehicle Code shall have the same meaning as in the Vehicle Code.(Added...
• Section 3067.1.
  All forms required pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be prescribed by the Department of Motor Vehicles. The language used in the notices...
• Section 3067.2.
  This chapter shall not apply to any manufactured home, as defined in Section 18007 of the Health and Safety Code, to any mobilehome, as defined...
• Section 3068.
  (a) Every person has a lien dependent upon possession for the compensation to which the person is legally entitled for making repairs or performing labor upon,...
• Section 3068.1.
  (a) (1) Every person has a lien dependent upon possession for the compensation to which the person is legally entitled for towing, storage, or labor associated with...
• Section 3068.2.
  (a) A tow truck operator who has a lien on a vehicle pursuant to Section 3068.1 has a deficiency claim against the registered owner of the...
• Section 3069.
  Any lien provided for in this chapter for labor or materials, or for storage or safekeeping of a vehicle when abandoned on private property may...
• Section 3070.
  (a) Whenever the possessory lien upon any vehicle is lost through trick, fraud, or device, the repossession of the vehicle by the lienholder revives the possessory...
• Section 3071.
  (a) A lienholder shall apply to the department for the issuance of an authorization to conduct a lien sale pursuant to this section for any vehicle...
• Section 3071.5.
  (a) A registered or legal owner of a vehicle in the possession of a person holding a lien under this chapter may release any interest in...
• Section 3072.
  (a) For vehicles with a value determined to be four thousand dollars ($4,000) or less, the lienholder shall apply to the department for the names and...
• Section 3073.
  The proceeds of a vehicle lien sale under this article shall be disposed of as follows:(a) The amount necessary to discharge the lien and the cost...
• Section 3074.
  The lienholder may charge a fee for lien sale preparations not to exceed seventy dollars ($70) in the case of a vehicle having a value...

Last modified: October 22, 2018