California Vehicle Code

§ 1685

VEH § 1685 Effective Jun 27, 2025Div. 2 · Ch. 1 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)In order to continue improving the quality of products and services it provides to its customers, the department, in conformance with Article 4 (commencing with Section 19130) of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code, may establish contracts for electronic programs that allow qualified private industry partners to join the department in providing services that include processing and payment programs for vehicle registration and titling transactions, and services related to reporting vehicle sales and producing temporary license plates pursuant to Sections 4456 and 4456.2.

(b)(1) The department may enter into contractual agreements with qualified private industry partners. There are the following three types of private industry partnerships authorized under this section:

(A)First-line business partner is an industry partner that receives data directly from the department and uses it to complete registration and titling activities for that partner’s own business purposes.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 16, Sec. 2. (SB 128) Effective June 27, 2025.