{"data":{"id":"us-ca/veh-17157","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"VEH § 17157","heading":"","body":"If a motor vehicle is gratuitously loaned to a school district, the bailee and not the bailor shall be deemed to be the owner within the provisions of this chapter notwithstanding the terms of any contract, until the bailor retakes possession of the motor vehicle.","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":"4ef8baa06df26b53c5daa2f833d814eccf65a97c6f39840e5a13f7cca4afff10","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/veh-17156","next":"us-ca/veh-17158"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}