SECTIONS 28050-28053

28050.  It is unlawful for any person to advertise for sale, tosell, to use, or to install on any part of a motor vehicle or on anodometer in a motor vehicle any device which causes the odometer toregister any mileage other than the true mileage driven. For thepurposes of this section the true mileage driven is that mileagedriven by the car as registered by the odometer within themanufacturer's designed tolerance.28050.5.  It is unlawful for any person with the intent to defraudto operate a motor vehicle on any street or highway knowing that theodometer of such vehicle is disconnected or nonfunctional.28051.  It is unlawful for any person to disconnect, turn back,advance, or reset the odometer of any motor vehicle with the intentto alter the number of miles indicated on the odometer gauge.28051.5.  It is unlawful for any person to advertise for sale, tosell, or to use, any device designed primarily for the purpose ofturning back or resetting the odometer of any motor vehicle to reducethe number of miles indicated on the odometer gauge.28052.  If a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer of a new motorvehicle makes any warranty to the purchaser of, and with respect to,a new motor vehicle which is based on the amount of miles that themotor vehicle is driven, only those miles which the motor vehicle hasbeen driven on and after the date that the motor vehicle has firstbeen sold as new to the purchaser shall be considered for purposes ofthe warranty. The mileage indicated upon the odometer of the motor vehicle onthe date that the motor vehicle is first sold as new to the purchasershall, for purposes of the warranty, be the mileage upon which thewarranty shall commence. Nothing in this section shall be construed to relieve any personof any criminal punishment to which he would otherwise be subjectunder Section 28051. The provisions of this section shall apply only to motor vehicleswhich are sold on or after the effective date of this section.28053.  (a) Nothing in this article prevents the service, repair, orreplacement of an odometer, if the mileage indicated thereon remainsthe same as before the service, repair, or replacement. If theodometer is incapable of registering the same mileage as before theservice, repair, or replacement, the odometer shall be adjusted toread zero and a notice in writing shall be attached to the leftdoorframe of the vehicle by the person performing the service,repair, or replacement specifying the mileage prior to the service,repair or replacement of the odometer and the date on which it wasserviced, repaired, or replaced. (b) No person shall fail to adjust an odometer or affix a noticeregarding the adjustment as required by subdivision (a). (c) No person shall, with intent to defraud, remove or alter anynotice affixed to a vehicle pursuant to subdivision (a).