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Cal. Vehicle Code § 4851 (2026)

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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.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1973–2011 · leading case: United States v. Trestyn, 646 F.3d 732 (10th Cir. 2011).

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United States v. Trestyn, 646 F.3d 732 (10th Cir. 2011). “” Cal. Veh. Code § 4851 (West 2000). Trestyn and Herren argue that they did not violate Wyoming Statute section 31 — 2— 201(d)(vi) because the minivan displayed a valid registration number.”

Katz v. Dep't of Motor Vehs., 32 Cal. App. 3d 679 (Cal. Ct. App. 1973). “Code, § 5108) and the personalized license plates must be surrender -i on transfer of the vehicle (Veh.”

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