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CA Health & Safety Code § 44017.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 26 - AIR RESOURCES|PART 5 - VEHICULAR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL|CHAPTER 5 - Motor Vehicle Inspection Program|ARTICLE 2 - Program Requirements|Section 44017.1.

44017.1.  (a)  For purposes of this section, “low-income motor vehicle owner” means a person whose income does not exceed 185 percent of the federal poverty level. (b)  Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 44017, for low-income motor vehicle owners qualified under Section 44062.1, the repair cost limit, including parts and labor, shall be two hundred fifty dollars ($250) in all areas where the program operates. However, the department may decrease that amount, to not more than two hundred dollars ($200), if the department determines that participation rates are unsatisfactory. (c)  Until such time as a repair assistance program becomes effective pursuant to Section 44062.1, an economic hardship extension shall be issued upon request to a qualified low-income motor vehicle owner whose motor vehicle has been tested but does not meet applicable emissions standards and the necessary repairs exceed the repair cost limit specified in subdivision (b). (Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 67, Sec. 14. Effective July 6, 1999.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 44017.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 26 - AIR RESOURCES|PART 5 - VEHICULAR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL|CHAPTER 5 - Motor Vehicle Inspection Program|ARTICLE 2 - Program Requirements|Section 44017.3.

44017.3.  (a)  The department shall provide a licensed smog check station with a sign informing customers about options when their vehicle fails a biennial smog check inspection, including, but not limited to, the option for qualified consumers to retire vehicles, receive repair assistance, or obtain repair cost waivers. The sign shall include the department’s means of contact, including, but not limited to, its telephone number and Internet Web site. This sign shall be posted conspicuously in an area frequented by customers. The sign shall be required in all licensed smog check stations.(b) In stations where licensed smog check technician repairs are not performed, the station shall have posted conspicuously in an area frequented by customers a statement that repair technicians are not available and repairs are not performed.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 307, Sec. 101. (SB 821) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 44017.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 26 - AIR RESOURCES|PART 5 - VEHICULAR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL|CHAPTER 5 - Motor Vehicle Inspection Program|ARTICLE 2 - Program Requirements|Section 44017.4.

44017.4.  (a)  Upon registration with the Department of Motor Vehicles, a passenger vehicle or pickup truck that is a specially constructed vehicle, as defined in Section 580 of the Vehicle Code, shall be inspected by stations authorized to perform referee functions. This inspection shall be for the purposes of determining the engine model-year used in the vehicle or the vehicle model-year, and the emission control system application. The owner shall have the option to choose whether the inspection is based on the engine model-year used in the vehicle or the vehicle model-year. (1)  In determining the engine model-year, the referee shall compare the engine to engines of the era that the engine most closely resembles. The referee shall assign the 1960 model-year to the engine in any specially constructed vehicle that does not sufficiently resemble a previously manufactured engine. The referee shall require only those emission control systems that are applicable to the established engine model-year and that the engine reasonably accommodates in its present form. (2)  In determining the vehicle model-year, the referee shall compare the vehicle to vehicles of the era that the vehicle most closely resembles. The referee shall assign the 1960 model-year to any specially constructed vehicle that does not sufficiently resemble a previously manufactured vehicle. The referee shall require only those emission control systems that are applicable to the established model-year and that the vehicle reasonably accommodates in its present form. (b)  Upon the completion of the inspection, the referee shall affix a tamper-resistant label to the vehicle and issue a certificate that establishes the engine model-year or the vehicle model-year, and the emission control system application. (c)  The Department of Motor Vehicles shall annually provide a registration to no more than the first 500 vehicles that meet the criteria described in subdivision (a) that are presented to that department for registration pursuant to this section. The 500-vehicle annual limitation does not apply to the renewal of registration of a vehicle registered pursuant to this section. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 693, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 44017.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 26 - AIR RESOURCES|PART 5 - VEHICULAR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL|CHAPTER 5 - Motor Vehicle Inspection Program|ARTICLE 2 - Program Requirements|Section 44017.5.

44017.5.  At the earliest possible date, as determined by the bureau, the bureau shall implement at the referee stations, where appropriate, an alternative workday schedule which substitutes Saturday working hours in lieu of another day during the Monday through Friday workweek, in order to provide for increased availability of referee station services.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 91, Sec. 91. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 44018 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 26 - AIR RESOURCES|PART 5 - VEHICULAR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL|CHAPTER 5 - Motor Vehicle Inspection Program|ARTICLE 2 - Program Requirements|Section 44018.

44018.  (a)  The motor vehicle inspection program may include advisory safety equipment maintenance checks, fuel efficiency checks, or both, on the motor vehicle if the department finds that cost-effective methods for conducting those checks exist and that the cost of the inspection to the vehicle owner due to the additional checks would not be increased by more than 10 percent. The department shall specify the equipment to be checked and the procedures for conducting those checks. (b)  Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a motor vehicle sold at retail by a lessor-dealer licensed pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11600), or a dealer licensed pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 11700), of Division 5 of the Vehicle Code shall not be subject to an advisory safety equipment maintenance check pursuant to this section. (Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 230, Sec. 1.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 44019 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 26 - AIR RESOURCES|PART 5 - VEHICULAR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL|CHAPTER 5 - Motor Vehicle Inspection Program|ARTICLE 2 - Program Requirements|Section 44019.

44019.  (a)  Every public agency, including, but not limited to, a publicly owned public utility, owning or operating any motor vehicle that is exempt from annual renewal of registration, and is otherwise subject to this chapter, shall obtain for the vehicle a certificate of compliance with the same frequency as is required for vehicles subject to renewal of registration. The cost limitations specified in Section 44017 do not apply to any vehicle owned or operated by a public agency. (b)  Certificates of compliance required by subdivision (a) shall be issued if the vehicle meets the requirements of Section 44012 using a test analyzer system meeting the requirements of the department. Any certificate so issued shall be indexed by vehicle license plate number or vehicle identification number and retained by the public agency for not less than three years, and shall be available for inspection by the department. (c)  Every public agency subject to subdivision (a) shall annually report to the department the number of certificates issued, the number of motor vehicles owned, and the schedule under which the motor vehicles were issued certificates of compliance. (d)  The department may accept proof of compliance with this section other than by a certificate of compliance. (Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1154, Sec. 10.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 44024 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 26 - AIR RESOURCES|PART 5 - VEHICULAR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL|CHAPTER 5 - Motor Vehicle Inspection Program|ARTICLE 2 - Program Requirements|Section 44024.

44024.  (a)  The department, in cooperation with the state board, shall investigate new technologies, including the role of onboard diagnostic systems in vehicles, as a means both for detecting excess emissions and defective emission control equipment, and for assisting in determining what repairs would be effective.(b)  To incorporate new technologies into the program, the department may institute the following changes if the department determines that the changes will be cost-effective and convenient to vehicle owners:(1)  The schedule for testing and certifying vehicles.(2)  The location and method for complying with the test requirements otherwise applicable under this chapter.(3)  The equipment requirements and repair procedures, including the imposition of new or revised diagnostic procedures, to be used at licensed smog check stations.(4)  The training, skill, and licensing requirements for smog check technicians.(5)  The applicable test procedures and emission standards, as applied at smog check stations, and during roadside inspection.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 728, Sec. 93. (SB 71) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 44025 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 26 - AIR RESOURCES|PART 5 - VEHICULAR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL|CHAPTER 5 - Motor Vehicle Inspection Program|ARTICLE 2 - Program Requirements|Section 44025.

44025.  The department shall act as a clearinghouse to provide access to the vendors who possess service information generated by the vehicle manufacturers.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 27, Sec. 26. Effective March 30, 1994.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 44030 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 26 - AIR RESOURCES|PART 5 - VEHICULAR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL|CHAPTER 5 - Motor Vehicle Inspection Program|ARTICLE 3 - Quality Assurance|Section 44030.

44030.  (a)  The department shall develop standards for the licensing of smog check stations. Tests, service, and adjustment at smog check stations shall be performed by a qualified smog check mechanic. (b)  The licensing standards for smog check stations may include, but are not limited to, requirements for all of the following: (1)  Use of computerized and tamper-resistant testing equipment, including, but not limited to, test analyzer systems meeting the current requirements of the department. (2)  Annual license renewal. (3)  Onsite availability of current emission control system information and service and adjustment procedures. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1544, Sec. 37.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 44030.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 26 - AIR RESOURCES|PART 5 - VEHICULAR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL|CHAPTER 5 - Motor Vehicle Inspection Program|ARTICLE 3 - Quality Assurance|Section 44030.5.

44030.5.  The department shall develop standards for certification of institutions and instructors for purposes of providing training of smog check mechanics. The standards shall include criteria for applications, manuals, textbooks, laboratory equipment, laboratory exercises, hands-on work, examinations, and other matters the department determines necessary for a certified course of instruction.The standards shall also specify the conditions under which an institution or instructor may be decertified, and under which a decertified institution or instructor may regain certification.(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1544, Sec. 38.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 44031.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 26 - AIR RESOURCES|PART 5 - VEHICULAR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL|CHAPTER 5 - Motor Vehicle Inspection Program|ARTICLE 3 - Quality Assurance|Section 44031.5.

44031.5.  (a)  No smog check technician may perform tests or make repairs required by this chapter, for compensation, unless qualified by the department for the class and category of vehicle being tested or repaired. To qualify, smog check technicians shall pass a qualification test administered by the department, in addition to meeting prerequisite minimum experience and training criteria established by the department, pursuant to Section 44045.5. Passage of the qualification test shall, and training may, also be required upon each biennial renewal of the smog check technician’s license. (b)  The department shall prescribe training and periodic retraining courses for licensed smog check technicians pursuant to Section 44045.6. (c)  Whenever the department determines, through investigation, that a previously qualified smog check technician may lack the skills to reliably and accurately perform the test or repair functions within the required qualification, the department may prescribe for the technician one or more retraining courses which have been certified by the department. The smog check technician may request and be granted a hearing, pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, on the department’s determination. The request for a hearing shall be submitted within 30 days of the department’s notification of its determination. A failure to complete the prescribed retraining course within the time designated by the department, or to request a hearing within 30 days of the department’s notification of its determination, shall result in loss of qualification. Upon a later completion of the prescribed department certified retraining course, the department may reinstate the smog check technician’s qualification. (d)  Smog check technicians shall have the option to do hands-on work in lieu of written work in order to successfully complete the department certified training and retraining courses or may complete comparable military training as documented by submission of Verification of Military Experience and Training (V-MET) records in lieu of meeting any other training-related requirements of this section. (e)  The institution administering the department certified training or retraining courses shall issue a certificate of completion to each person who successfully completes the certified courses. The certificate shall be valid for two years. (f)  The department may, by regulation, establish procedures relating to the issuance and use of photo identification cards for licensed technicians. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 405, Sec. 70. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 44032 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 26 - AIR RESOURCES|PART 5 - VEHICULAR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL|CHAPTER 5 - Motor Vehicle Inspection Program|ARTICLE 3 - Quality Assurance|Section 44032.

44032.  No person shall perform, for compensation, tests or repairs of emission control devices or systems of motor vehicles required by this chapter unless the person performing the test or repair is a qualified smog check technician and the test or repair is performed at a licensed smog check station. Qualified technicians shall perform tests of emission control devices and systems in accordance with Section 44012.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 27, Sec. 29. Effective March 30, 1994.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 44033 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 26 - AIR RESOURCES|PART 5 - VEHICULAR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL|CHAPTER 5 - Motor Vehicle Inspection Program|ARTICLE 3 - Quality Assurance|Section 44033.

44033.  (a)  (1)  Any facility meeting the requirements established by the department pursuant to this chapter may be licensed as a test-only, test and repair, or repair-only smog check station. A licensed smog check station shall display an identifying sign prescribed by the department in a manner conspicuous to the public. (2)  A licensed smog check station certified pursuant to Section 44014.2 shall display an identifying sign prescribed by the department. (b)  No licensed or certified smog check station shall require, as a condition of performing the test, that any needed repairs or adjustment be done by the person, or at the facility of the person, performing the test. (c)  If a motor vehicle, including a commercial vehicle, is tested at a facility licensed to perform tests and repairs pursuant to this chapter, the facility shall provide the customer with a written estimate pursuant to Section 9884.9 of the Business and Professions Code. The written estimate shall contain a notice to the customer stating that the customer may choose another smog check station to perform needed repairs, installations, adjustments, or subsequent tests. (d)  Charges for testing or repair, or both, shall be separately stated. (e)  The department shall require the posting of station licenses and qualified technicians’ certificates prominently in each place of business so as to be readily visible to the public. (Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1088, Sec. 9. Effective September 30, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 44034 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 26 - AIR RESOURCES|PART 5 - VEHICULAR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL|CHAPTER 5 - Motor Vehicle Inspection Program|ARTICLE 3 - Quality Assurance|Section 44034.

44034.  Annual license fees for smog check stations and biennial license fees for smog check technicians shall be imposed by the department, but shall not exceed the reasonable cost of administering the qualifications and licensing program.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 27, Sec. 31. Effective March 30, 1994.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 44034.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 26 - AIR RESOURCES|PART 5 - VEHICULAR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL|CHAPTER 5 - Motor Vehicle Inspection Program|ARTICLE 3 - Quality Assurance|Section 44034.1.

44034.1.  The department may impose an examination fee, sufficient to recover the reasonable cost of administering, developing, and updating the examination, for initial and biennial renewal smog check technician applicants. Payment of the fee entitles the applicant to be scheduled for an examination. The department may contract for collection of the fee.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 27, Sec. 32. Effective March 30, 1994.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 44035 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 26 - AIR RESOURCES|PART 5 - VEHICULAR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL|CHAPTER 5 - Motor Vehicle Inspection Program|ARTICLE 3 - Quality Assurance|Section 44035.

44035.  (a)  A smog check station’s license or a qualified smog check technician’s qualification may be suspended or revoked by the department, after a hearing, for failure to meet or maintain the standards prescribed for qualification, equipment, performance, or conduct. The department shall adopt rules and regulations governing the suspension, revocation, and reinstatement of licenses and qualifications and the conduct of the hearings. (b)  The department or its representatives, including quality assurance inspectors, shall be provided access to licensed stations for the purpose of examining property, station equipment, repair orders, emissions equipment maintenance records, and any emission inspection items, as defined by the department. (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 27, Sec. 33. Effective March 30, 1994.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 44036.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 26 - AIR RESOURCES|PART 5 - VEHICULAR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL|CHAPTER 5 - Motor Vehicle Inspection Program|ARTICLE 3 - Quality Assurance|Section 44036.1.

44036.1.  The department may require that equipment manufacturers, submitting equipment for certification pursuant to Section 44036, submit proof of financial security, including, but not limited to, insurance sufficient to cover product liability claims, and secured funds for prepaid warranty or service contracts.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 27, Sec. 35. Effective March 30, 1994.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 44036.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 26 - AIR RESOURCES|PART 5 - VEHICULAR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL|CHAPTER 5 - Motor Vehicle Inspection Program|ARTICLE 3 - Quality Assurance|Section 44036.3.

44036.3.  (a)  The department shall direct licensed smog check stations and technicians to private diagnostic assistance service information vendors or intermediaries who possess the electronically formatted information acquired under Section 44036.2, or with any other emissions-related information needed to improve the effectiveness of smog checks. (b)  The provisions of this section that apply with respect to 1994 and newer model-year vehicles shall become inoperative if the state board determines that the Environmental Protection Agency has adopted rules relative to the provision of emissions-related service information for 1994 and newer model-year vehicles. (Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 725, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 44036.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 26 - AIR RESOURCES|PART 5 - VEHICULAR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL|CHAPTER 5 - Motor Vehicle Inspection Program|ARTICLE 3 - Quality Assurance|Section 44036.5.

44036.5.  (a)  The department shall set standards for test analyzer system (TAS) calibration gases and shall establish criteria to certify and decertify gas blenders who blend, fill, or sell TAS calibration gases. (b)  On and after January 1, 1990, no person shall blend, fill, or sell any TAS calibration gases unless certified by the department and no person shall use in a TAS calibration gases which are not certified. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1154, Sec. 15.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 44036.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 26 - AIR RESOURCES|PART 5 - VEHICULAR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL|CHAPTER 5 - Motor Vehicle Inspection Program|ARTICLE 3 - Quality Assurance|Section 44036.8.

44036.8.  The data collected by the equipment used by a smog check station, as required by regulations of the bureau, may be used by a licensed smog check station technician or operator when appealing a citation issued by the bureau.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 91, Sec. 92. Effective January 1, 1996.)