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2025 California Code
Vehicle Code - VEH
DIVISION 7 - FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAWS
CHAPTER 2 - Suspensions Following Unsatisfied Judgments
ARTICLE 2 - Suspension of Driving Privilege
Section 16376.

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CA Veh Code § 16376 (2025)
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16376. (a) If the person against whom judgment is rendered is a nonresident and the person fails within the prescribed time to satisfy the judgment in full or to the extent specified in this chapter, all privileges of operating a motor vehicle in this state given to the person under this code shall be suspended while the judgment remains in effect and unsatisfied and until the nonresident gives proof of his or her financial responsibility in the manner and to the extent provided in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 16430) for accidents occurring after the date of the giving of proof.

(b)  The department shall forward a certified copy of the judgment of a court of record to the appropriate officer in charge of the licensing of drivers in the state of which the person is a resident.

(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 44, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2002.)

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