GroundRules
VEH § 17152
Where this section sits in the code
- Vehicle Code - VEH
- DIVISION 9. CIVIL LIABILITY [17000. - 17714.]
- CHAPTER 1. Civil Liability of Owners and Operators of Vehicles [17000. - 17463.]
- ARTICLE 2. Private Owners [17150. - 17159.]
In any action against an owner, bailee of an owner, or personal representative of a decedent on account of liability imposed by Sections 17150, 17154, or 17159 for the negligent or wrongful act or omission of the operator of a vehicle, the operator shall be made a party defendant if service of process can be made in a manner sufficient to secure personal jurisdiction over the operator. Upon recovery of judgment, recourse shall first be had against the property of the operator so served.
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