Cal. Vehicle Code § 4450 : California Vehicle Code — Registration Of Vehicles And Certificates Of Title — Original And Renewal Of Registration; Issuance Of Certificates Of Title — Evidences Of Registration — Issuance of certificate of ownership and registration card Date: 7 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session The department upon registering a vehicle shall issue a certificate of ownership to the legal owner and a registration card to the owner, or both to the owner if there is no legal owner of the vehicle. Ca. Veh. Code § 4450