Section 221 Of Division 1. Words And Phrases Defined From California Vehicle Code >> Division 1.
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. (a) The term "automobile dismantler" does not include any of
the following:
(1) The owner or operator of any premises on which two or more
unregistered and inoperable vehicles are held or stored, if the
vehicles are used for restoration or replacement parts or otherwise,
in conjunction with any of the following:
(A) Any business of a licensed dealer, manufacturer, or
transporter.
(B) The operation and maintenance of any fleet of motor vehicles
used for the transportation of persons or property.
(C) Any agricultural, farming, mining, or ranching business that
does not sell parts of the vehicles, except for either of the
following purposes:
(i) For use in repairs performed by that business.
(ii) For use by a licensed dismantler or an entity described in
paragraph (3).
(D) Any motor vehicle repair business registered with the Bureau
of Automotive Repair, or those exempt from registration under the
Business and Professions Code or applicable regulations, that does
not sell parts of the vehicles, except for either of the following
purposes:
(i) For use in repairs performed by that business.
(ii) For use by a licensed dismantler or an entity described in
paragraph (3).
(2) Any person engaged in the restoration of vehicles of the type
described in Section 5004 or in the restoration of other vehicles
having historic or classic significance.
(3) The owner of a steel mill, scrap metal processing facility, or
similar establishment purchasing vehicles of a type subject to
registration, not for the purpose of selling the vehicles, in whole
or in part, but exclusively for the purpose of reducing the vehicles
to their component materials, if either the facility obtains, on a
form approved or provided by the department, a certification by the
person from whom the vehicles are obtained that each of the vehicles
has been cleared for dismantling pursuant to Section 5500 or 11520,
or the facility complies with Section 9564.
(4) Any person who acquires used parts or components for resale
from vehicles which have been previously cleared for dismantling
pursuant to Section 5500 or 11520.
Nothing in this paragraph permits a dismantler to acquire or sell
used parts or components during the time the dismantler license is
under suspension.
(b) Any vehicle acquired for the purpose specified in paragraph
(3) of subdivision (a) from other than a licensed dismantler, or from
other than an independent hauler who obtained the vehicle, or parts
thereof from a licensed dismantler, shall be accompanied by either a
receipt issued by the department evidencing proof of clearance for
dismantling under Section 5500, or a copy of the ordinance or order
issued by a local authority for the abatement of the vehicle pursuant
to Section 22660. The steel mill, scrap metal processing facility,
or similar establishment acquiring the vehicle shall attach the form
evidencing clearance or abatement to the certification required
pursuant to this section.
All forms specified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) and in
this subdivision shall be available for inspection by a peace officer
during business hours.