Vehicle history report.

(1) Existing law, as of July 1, 2012, prohibits a dealer from displaying or offering for sale at retail a used vehicle unless the dealer first obtains a vehicle history report from the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) . If the NMVTIS report indicates that the vehicle is or has been a junk or salvage automobile, or the vehicle has been reported as such by a junk or a salvage yard, or an insurance carrier, or the certificate of title contains a brand, a dealer is required to post a specified disclosure and provide the retail purchaser with a copy of the report upon request prior to sale. A violation of the Vehicle Code is a crime. This bill would revise that prohibition to authorize a dealer to also obtain the vehicle history report from a commercial data provider, as defined, and would make conforming changes. The bill would impose a state-mandated local program by changing the definition of a crime. (2) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.