Legal Opinion
Ford Dealers Assn. v. Department of Motor Vehicles
California Supreme Court
Decided September 7, 1982No. L.A. 31471PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BIRD, C. J.
This case concerns a challenge to five regulations promulgated by appellants, the Department of Motor Vehicles and the director of the department (hereafter, the DMV). The DMV appeals from a trial court order declaring the regulations invalid and granting an injunction against their enforcement.
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Section 1651 of the Vehicle Code authorizes the director of the DMV to adopt rules and regulations “as may be necessary to carry out the provisions” of the Vehicle Code. In November of 1977, the DMV filed an order adopting approximately 24 new regulations, all relating to division 5…
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