It is unlawful for any minor who does not possess a valid driver’s license issued under this code to order, purchase or lease, attempt to purchase or lease, contract to purchase or lease, accept, or otherwise obtain, any vehicle of a type subject to registration.
Chapter 1Driver’s License Requirements
Section § 15500
This law makes it illegal for minors without a valid driver's license to buy, lease, or even try to get a vehicle that needs to be registered. Simply put, if you're a minor without a license, you can't legally get a car through any means.
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Section § 15501
This law makes it illegal for minors to use a fake or someone else's driver's license to try to buy, lease, or get a vehicle that's supposed to be registered. Basically, if you're underage, you can't use a bogus ID to get a car.
It is unlawful for any minor to present or offer to any person offering for sale or lease or to give or otherwise furnish thereto any motor vehicle of a type subject to registration, a driver’s license which is false, fraudulent, or not actually his own for the purpose of ordering, purchasing or leasing, attempting to purchase or lease, contracting to purchase or lease, accepting, or otherwise obtaining such a vehicle.
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