In California, it is illegal for any person to willfully manufacture, intentionally sell, or knowingly possess for sale, counterfeit goods. 470 penalizes forgery, but also requires there to be an intent to defraud.You should contact the DMV and ask for a bonded title. This should be your last resort - first try to contact the last person on the title. This registration process is broken down into five steps. Each of the steps is going to ask us four different pieces of information. You need a bill of sale in California if you're buying or selling a horse or, in many cases, if you register a car that you bought from a private seller. Contract Formation in Sale of Goods? In business law, the Uniform Commercial Code ("UCC") governs contracts for sale of goods in California. Fill out my Wufoo form!