Vehicle exports.

Existing law prohibits a person from acting as a dealer, remanufacturer, manufacturer, or transporter, or as a manufacturer branch, remanufacturer branch, distributor, or distributor branch of a vehicle without having first been issued a license. Existing law exempts a dealer who does not have an established place of business in this state but is authorized in another state if the business transacted in California is limited to the importation of vehicles for sale to, or the export of vehicles purchased from, persons licensed in California. Existing law makes a violation of these provisions a crime under other provisions of existing law. This bill would prohibit a dealer from selling, or a vehicle from being sold at an auto auction, to an export buyer if the vehicle does not meet the criteria for import to the country where the vehicle will be imported. The bill would require a dealer to ask an export buyer where the vehicle is intended to be exported and send a record of those answers to the Department of Motor Vehicles no later than December 1 of each year. The bill would prohibit an export buyer from selling a vehicle purchased for export to a California resident in the state. Because a violation of this prohibition would be a crime under other provisions of existing law, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program by creating a new crime. 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.