{"data":{"id":"us-ca/veh-14604","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"VEH § 14604","heading":"","body":"(a) No owner of a motor vehicle may knowingly allow another person to drive the vehicle upon a highway unless the owner determines that the person possesses a valid driver’s license that authorizes the person to operate the vehicle. For the purposes of this section, an owner is required only to make a reasonable effort or inquiry to determine whether the prospective driver possesses a valid driver’s license before allowing him or her to operate the owner’s vehicle. An owner is not required to inquire of the department whether the prospective driver possesses a valid driver’s license.\n(b) A rental company is deemed to be in compliance with subdivision (a) if the company rents the vehicle in accordance with Sections 14608 and 14609.","path":["Vehicle Code - VEH","DIVISION 6. DRIVERS' LICENSES [12500. - 15326.]","CHAPTER 4. Violation of License Provisions [14600. - 14611.]"],"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":"6df241c4eb38e263e8ddf3ddd5f7901101838d73e616ecd339680de194070e52","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/veh-14603","next":"us-ca/veh-14605"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}