{"data":{"id":"us-ca/veh-38021","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"VEH § 38021","heading":"","body":"(a) A manufacturer, dealer, or distributor, or his agent, owning or lawfully possessing any off-highway motor vehicle of a type otherwise required to be identified hereunder may operate or use such vehicle without an identification certificate and plate or device upon condition that each such vehicle is accompanied by a special permit issued to the manufacturer, dealer, or distributor as provided in this division.\n(b) Persons licensed pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 11700) of Chapter 4 of Division 5 need not obtain such a permit provided the vehicle is operated or used under special plates issued to the licensee.","path":["Vehicle Code - VEH","DIVISION 16.5. OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES [38000. - 38604.]","CHAPTER 2. Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership [38010. - 38265.]","ARTICLE 1. Motor Vehicles Subject to Identification [38010. - 38030.]"],"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":"ebf7e329ba0df4349e09167bd83796489987c029460c47fb1a1e02682e29e32a","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/veh-38020","next":"us-ca/veh-38022"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}