A “transferee” is a person who has acquired the sole ownership of or an equity in a vehicle of a type required to be registered under this code.

(Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)

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Terms Used In California Vehicle Code 640

  • Person: includes a natural person, firm, copartnership, association, limited liability company, or corporation. See California Vehicle Code 470
  • Sole ownership: The type of property ownership in which one individual holds legal title to the property and has full control of it.
  • vehicle: is a device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved, or drawn upon a highway, excepting a device moved exclusively by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. See California Vehicle Code 670