Section 5037 Of Article 8.1. Motorized Bicycles From California Vehicle Code >> Division 3. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 8.1.
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. (a) No motorized bicycle first sold on or after July 1, 1981,
shall be moved or operated upon a highway unless the owner first
makes application for a license plate and, when received, attaches it
to the motorized bicycle as provided in this article.
(b) Motorized bicycles first sold prior to July 1, 1981, shall not
be moved or operated upon a highway after January 1, 1982, unless
the owner makes application for a license plate and, when received,
attaches it to the motorized bicycle as provided in this article.
(c) Any motorized bicycle currently licensed pursuant to Division
16.7 (commencing with Section 39000) on July 1, 1981, may be operated
upon a highway until July 1, 1982.