{"data":{"id":"us-ca/veh-5201.1","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"VEH § 5201.1","heading":"","body":"(a) A person shall not sell or manufacture a product or device in this state that obscures, or is intended to obscure, the reading or recognition of a license plate by visual means, or by an electronic device as prohibited by subdivision (c) or (d) of Section 5201.\n(b) A person shall not operate a vehicle with a product or device that violates subdivision (a).\n(c) A person shall not erase the reflective coating of, paint over the reflective coating of, or alter a license plate to avoid visual or electronic capture of the license plate or its characters.\n(d) (1) A conviction for a violation of subdivision (a) is punishable by a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per item sold or manufactured.\n(2) A conviction for a violation of subdivision (b) or (c) is punishable by a fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per violation.","path":["Vehicle Code - VEH","DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000. - 9808.]","CHAPTER 1. Original and Renewal of Registration; Issuance of Certificates of Title [4000. - 5506.]","ARTICLE 9. Display of Plates, Tabs, and Stickers [5200. - 5206.]"],"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":"df03f1a535bff6acedadb4b1b4d1b7857f2735dbbf82207d99f2c9b1b6e0d3e8","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/veh-5201","next":"us-ca/veh-5202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}