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Cal. Vehicle Code § 17708 (2026)

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Any civil liability of a minor, whether licensed or not under this code, arising out of his driving a motor vehicle upon a highway with the express or implied permission of the parents or the person or guardian having custody of the minor is hereby imposed upon the parents, person, or guardian and the parents, person, or guardian shall be jointly and severally liable with the minor for any damages proximately resulting from the negligent or wrongful act or omission of the minor in driving a motor vehicle.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 9 cases, 1967–2020 · leading case: Hoff v. Vacaville Unified Sch. Dist., 968 P.2d 522 (Cal. 1998).

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Hoff v. Vacaville Unified Sch. Dist., 968 P.2d 522 (Cal. 1998). · cites it 3× “" Similarly, Vehicle Code section 17708 provides that "[a]ny civil liability of a minor, whether licensed or not .”

Starr v. Hill, 353 S.W.3d 478 (Tenn. 2011). “See respectively, Cal. Veh. Code § 17708 (2010); Del.Code Ann.”

Young v. Beck, 251 P.3d 380 (Ariz. 2011). “21, § 6105 (West 2010) (holding owner of vehicle liable for damages caused by permissive driver who is a minor); D.C.”

Curry v. Superior Court of San Bernardino Cty., 93 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 8601 (Cal. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 2× “Although the language of these three statutes differed slightly, the parental liability statute (Veh. Code, § 17708) included the same significant language as does section 1714.”

Rashtian v. Brac-BH, Inc., 9 Cal. App. 4th 1847 (Cal. Ct. App. 1992). “Code, § 17707) or (2) a parent or guardian who gave express or implied permission for the minor to operate a vehicle on a highway (Veh. Code, § 17708). (Dow v. Britt, supra, 37 Cal.”

Hamilton v. Dick, 254 Cal. App. 2d 123 (Cal. Ct. App. 1967). “) Plaintiff makes no claim that Craig Wood was driving the vehicle as agent of his mother or with her permission (Veh. Code, § 17708); thus there is no theory of law on which the mother may be held liable.”

Johnson v. Peterson, 38 Cal. App. 3d 619 (Cal. Ct. App. 1974). “Code, § 17707) and to the parents if the vehicle is being driven with their “express or implied permission” (Veh. Code, § 17708). The liability imposed by either section was at the time the accident occurred limited to $10,000.”

Sport Collectors Guild Inc. v. United States Small Bus. Admin. (D. Ariz. 2020). · cites it 2× “10 Second, Sport Collectors contends that California Vehicle Code § 17708 supplies 11 a proper private party analogue.”

Los Angeles Ins. v. Fireman's Ins., 30 Cal. App. 3d 669 (Cal. Ct. App. 1973). “Los Angeles and Bradford next contend that, in any event, the accident was covered by the Fireman's policy because of the vicarious statutory 4 liability imposed on the senior Bradfords as signers of Lorenzo’s application for a driver’s license (Veh.”

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