{"data":{"id":"us-ca/veh-17152","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"VEH § 17152","heading":"","body":"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.","path":["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.]"],"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":"de9c2c62b6e5291aafdf6cd68c631f9118dbb38befc9ee891287c2589fe40f97","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/veh-17151","next":"us-ca/veh-17153"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}