{"data":{"id":"us-ca/veh-10856","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"VEH § 10856","heading":"","body":"(a) A person shall not interfere with the transport of a vehicle to a storage facility, auction, or dealer by an individual who is employed by a repossession agency or who is licensed pursuant to Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 7500) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code once repossession is complete as provided in Section 7507.12 of the Business and Professions Code. This subdivision shall not apply to a peace officer while acting in an official capacity.\n(b) Any tow yard, impounding agency, or governmental agency, or any person acting on behalf of those entities, shall not refuse to release a vehicle or other collateral to anyone that is legally entitled to that vehicle or other collateral. This subdivision shall not apply to a vehicle being held for evidence by law enforcement or a prosecuting attorney.","path":["Vehicle Code - VEH","DIVISION 4. SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS [10500. - 10904.]","CHAPTER 4. Theft and Injury of Vehicles [10850. - 10856.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"6c4e2c7d8ac34dc2b6c19a32424e957ada5f7516658d371cd0df8f7865ae05ed","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/veh-10855","next":"us-ca/veh-10900"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}