{"data":{"id":"us-ca/veh-38085","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"VEH § 38085","heading":"","body":"(a) Every owner upon receipt of an identification certificate shall maintain the same or a facsimile copy thereof with the vehicle for which it is issued at all times when the vehicle is operated or transported.\n(b) The provisions of this section do not apply when an identification certificate is removed from the vehicle for the purpose of application for renewal or transfer of identification.","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 3. Evidences of Identification [38070. - 38100.]"],"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":"5b9b3c07733239e17721674a0059aa7a124010e344c75af1e5639120432c1306","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/veh-38080","next":"us-ca/veh-38087"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}