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California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 33 - Bureau of Automotive Repair › Chapter 1 - Automotive Repair Dealers and Official Stations and Adjusters › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 3303.2 - Review of Applications for Licensure, Registration and Certification; Processing Time

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) An
				  applicant for an initial license, registration, or certification shall be
				  informed in writing within 14 days whether the application is complete and
				  accepted for filing or is incomplete and what specific information is
				  required.
(b) An applicant for
				  initial licensure of a vehicle safety systems inspection or smog check station
				  shall be informed in writing, within 45 days after completion of the
				  application, of the Bureau's decision whether the applicant meets the
				  requirements for licensure. Inspection of the applicant's station shall be
				  performed during that time period. In the event that the inspection indicates a
				  deficiency, the time period may be extended by that time necessary for
				  correcting the deficiency.
(c) An
				  applicant for initial licensure as a smog check technician shall be informed in
				  writing, within 70 days after completion of the application, of the Bureau's
				  decision whether the applicant meets the requirements to take the technician
				  examination.
(d) An applicant for
				  initial licensure as a vehicle safety systems inspection technician
				  (hereinafter referred to as "vehicle safety systems technician" in this
				  Article) shall be informed in writing, within 120 days after completion of the
				  application, of the Bureau's decision whether the applicant meets the
				  requirements for licensure. This period may be extended by the time necessary
				  for rescheduling an examination if the applicant fails the examination or fails
				  to take the examination at the time first scheduled.
(1) Applicants applying for initial licensure
				  as a vehicle safety systems technician under section
				  3314.1.1 of this Chapter shall be
				  exempt from any requirement to take an initial licensing examination to qualify
				  for licensure under that section. This subdivision shall become inoperative on
				  March 27, 2025.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 33 - Bureau of Automotive Repair › Chapter 1 - Automotive Repair Dealers and Official Stations and Adjusters › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 3303.3 - Current Address Required

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Each registrant or licensee of the bureau shall have on
					 file at the principal office of the bureau his or her correct mailing and
					 street address. A registrant or licensee shall within 14 days notify the bureau
					 of any changes in mailing or street address giving both the old and new
					 addresses.
1. New
					 section filed 4-16-90; operative 4-16-90 (Register 90, No.
					 19).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						9882,
						Business and Professions Code; and Section
						44002,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						9882
						and
						9882.4,
						Business and Professions Code; and Section
						44002,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 33 - Bureau of Automotive Repair › Chapter 1 - Automotive Repair Dealers and Official Stations and Adjusters › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 3303.4 - Nondiscrimination Clause. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
					 section filed 12-8-98 as an emergency; operative 12-8-98 (Register 98, No. 50).
					 A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-8-99 or emergency
					 language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
2. Repealed by operation of Government Code section
					 11346.1(g)
					 (Register 2000, No. 5).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						9882,
						9887.1,
						9887.2
						and
						9888.2,
						Business and Professions Code; and Section
						44030,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						9880,
						9880.2,
						9888.1,
						9888.2,
						9888.3
						and
						9889.31,
						Business and Professions Code; Sections
						44002,
						44014,
						44030,
						44033
						and
						44034,
						Health and Safety Code; and Section
						15376,
						Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 33 - Bureau of Automotive Repair › Chapter 1 - Automotive Repair Dealers and Official Stations and Adjusters › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 3303.4.1 - Applicant Compliance with PRWORA. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
					 section filed 12-8-98 as an emergency; operative 12-8-98 (Register 98, No. 50).
					 A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-8-99 or emergency
					 language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
2. Repealed by operation of Government Code section
					 11346.1(g)
					 (Register 2002, No. 42).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						9882,
						9887.1,
						9887.2
						and
						9888.2,
						Business and Professions Code; and Section
						44030,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						9880,
						9880.2,
						9888.1,
						9888.2,
						9888.3
						and
						9889.31,
						Business and Professions Code; Sections
						44002,
						44014,
						44030,
						44033
						and
						44034,
						Health and Safety Code; and Section
						15376,
						Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 33 - Bureau of Automotive Repair › Chapter 1 - Automotive Repair Dealers and Official Stations and Adjusters › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 3303.4.2 - Requirements for Licensure for Certain Aliens. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
					 section filed 12-8-98 as an emergency; operative 12-8-98 (Register 98, No. 50).
					 A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-8-99 or emergency
					 language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
2. Repealed by operation of Government Code section
					 11346.1(g)
					 (Register 2002, No. 42).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						9882,
						9887.1,
						9887.2
						and
						9888.2,
						Business and Professions Code; and Section
						44030,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						9880,
						9880.2,
						9888.1,
						9888.2,
						9888.3
						and
						9889.31,
						Business and Professions Code; Sections
						44002,
						44014,
						44030,
						44033
						and
						44034,
						Health and Safety Code; and Section
						15376,
						Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 33 - Bureau of Automotive Repair › Chapter 1 - Automotive Repair Dealers and Official Stations and Adjusters › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 3303.4.3 - PRWORA Verification. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
					 section filed 12-8-98 as an emergency; operative 12-8-98 (Register 98, No. 50).
					 A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-8-99 or emergency
					 language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
2. Repealed by operation of Government Code section
					 11346.1(g)
					 (Register 2002, No. 42).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						9882,
						9887.1,
						9887.2
						and
						9888.2,
						Business and Professions Code; and Section
						44030,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						9880,
						9880.2,
						9888.1,
						9888.2,
						9888.3
						and
						9889.31,
						Business and Professions Code; Sections
						44002,
						44014,
						44030,
						44033
						and
						44034,
						Health and Safety Code; and Section
						15376,
						Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 33 - Bureau of Automotive Repair › Chapter 1 - Automotive Repair Dealers and Official Stations and Adjusters › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 3303.4.4 - NO Refund of Application Fee. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
					 section filed 12-8-98 as an emergency; operative 12-8-98 (Register 98, No. 50).
					 A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-8-99 or emergency
					 language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
2. Repealed by operation of Government Code section
					 11346.1(g)
					 (Register 2002, No. 42).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						9882,
						9887.1
						and
						9887.2,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						44034
						and
						44034.1,
						Health and Safety Code; Sections
						158
						and
						163.5,
						Business and Professions Code; and Section
						13142,
						Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 33 - Bureau of Automotive Repair › Chapter 1 - Automotive Repair Dealers and Official Stations and Adjusters › Article 2 - Licensing of Official Stations and Adjusters › Section 3304 - Scope of Regulations. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Repealer
					 filed 2-22-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No.
					 9).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						9882,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 33 - Bureau of Automotive Repair › Chapter 1 - Automotive Repair Dealers and Official Stations and Adjusters › Article 2 - Licensing of Official Stations and Adjusters › Section 3305 - Station Performance, Work Area, and Adjuster Required

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) All
				  adjusting, inspecting, servicing, and repairing of brake systems and lamp
				  systems for the purpose of issuing any certificate of compliance or adjustment
				  shall be performed in official stations, by official adjusters, in accordance
				  with the following, in descending order of precedence, as applicable:
(1) Vehicle Manufacturers' current standards,
				  specifications, and recommended procedures, as published in the manufacturers'
				  vehicle service and repair manuals.
(2) Current standards, specifications,
				  procedures, directives, manuals, bulletins, and instructions issued by vehicle
				  and equipment or device manufacturers.
(3) Standards, specifications, and
				  recommended procedures found in current industry-standard reference manuals and
				  periodicals published by nationally recognized repair information
				  providers.
(4) The Bureau's
Handbook for Brake Adjusters and Stations
, May 2015, which is
				  hereby incorporated by reference.
(5) The Bureau's
Handbook for Lamp
				  Adjusters and Stations
, May 2015, which is hereby incorporated by
				  reference.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 33 - Bureau of Automotive Repair › Chapter 1 - Automotive Repair Dealers and Official Stations and Adjusters › Article 2 - Licensing of Official Stations and Adjusters › Section 3306 - Licensing Official Stations; Inspection; Term, Renewal, and Replacement of Licenses

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Official station licenses shall be issued and renewed in
					 accordance with the following procedures:
(a) Licenses will be issued only after an
				  on-site inspection of the station by a Bureau representative confirms that the
				  applicant meets the qualifications prescribed in these regulations. A station
				  license shall expire one year from date of issue.
(b) The late renewal fee shall be $7.50 if
				  the Bureau receives the renewal application within 30 days after the date of
				  expiration.
(c) In the event of a
				  change of ownership of a licensed business, a new application for a station
				  license and a fee of $10 shall be submitted to the Bureau. The
Application for Brake Station License
, Form R-1A (Rev. 10/14),
				  and
Application for Lamp Station License
, Form R-1B (Rev.
				  10/14), are hereby incorporated by reference. A separate application and
				  license shall be required for each license type. In determining whether a fee
				  is required, the following shall apply:
(1)
				  "Change of ownership" means any change in legal ownership of the license or the
				  licensed business, including the addition or the deletion of a partner, the
				  transfer of any ownership interest between members of a family (such as by
				  sale, gift, or the death of the legal owner or one of the owners), change of
				  the business entity by incorporation of the business or a change in the
				  corporate status that requires a new corporate number as issued by the
				  Secretary of State.
(2) "Change of
				  address" means any relocation of a licensed business not involving a change of
				  ownership and any change in the mailing address, including a change resulting
				  from street renumbering.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 33 - Bureau of Automotive Repair › Chapter 1 - Automotive Repair Dealers and Official Stations and Adjusters › Article 2 - Licensing of Official Stations and Adjusters › Section 3308 - Official Station That Stops Operating as an Official Station

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
An official station shall stop performing the functions for
					 which it has been licensed when it no longer has the services of a licensed
					 adjuster, or when its station license has expired or has been surrendered,
					 suspended, or revoked. The station must dispose of materials related to its
					 formerly licensed activity according to these provisions.
(a) An official station that no longer has
				  the services of a licensed adjuster shall immediately remove or cover the
				  official station sign in accordance with subsection (b) of this section. If the
				  station does not employ a licensed adjuster within 60 days, the station shall
				  surrender its official station license to the Bureau and shall return to the
				  Bureau all unused certificates of adjustments bought by the station to carry
				  out the function for which it is no longer licensed.
(b) An official station that is no longer
				  authorized to perform the function for which it has been licensed shall remove
				  or cover the sign pertaining to the licensed function. A station that has a
				  multipurpose sign shall cover those portions of the sign that pertain to the
				  functions for which it is no longer licensed.
(c) When an official station license has
				  expired or has been surrendered, suspended, or revoked, the station shall
				  return to the Bureau all unused certificates purchased by the station to carry
				  out the function for which it is no longer licensed.
(d) This section shall become inoperative on
				  September 27, 2024.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 9882, 9887.1 and 9888.2,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 9887.1, 9888.2 and 9889.7,
						Business and Professions Code.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						9882,
						9887.1 and
						9888.2, Business and Professional
						Code. Reference: Sections
						9887.1,
						9888.2 and
						9889.7, Business and Professional
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 33 - Bureau of Automotive Repair › Chapter 1 - Automotive Repair Dealers and Official Stations and Adjusters › Article 2 - Licensing of Official Stations and Adjusters › Section 3309 - Official Station Signs

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Official station signs shall meet the specifications
					 illustrated in this section and shall be displayed in accordance with
					 subsection (c) of section
					 3307 of this article. A station
					 that performs more than one official function may display a separate sign to
					 designate each function or it my display one multipurpose sign appropriate to
					 the official functions for which the station is licensed.
(a) Official station signs displayed
				  separately to designate each function for which the station is licensed shall
				  meet the following specifications:
(1) Single
				  function signs shall have the dimensions shown in Figure 1.
(2) Single function signs shall be bordered
				  and lettered in light chrome yellow; and the background shall be royal
				  blue.
(3) Single function signs
				  shall have lettering dimensions shown in Figure 2.
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FIGURE 1. SIGN DIMENSIONS
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FIGURE 2. LETTERING DIMENSIONS
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 33 - Bureau of Automotive Repair › Chapter 1 - Automotive Repair Dealers and Official Stations and Adjusters › Article 2 - Licensing of Official Stations and Adjusters › Section 3310 - Licensing Official Lamp and Brake Adjusters

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  There shall be one class of official lamp adjusters' license. Official lamp
				  adjusters' licenses may be issued to persons who have shown by examination that
				  they are qualified to test, inspect, adjust, and repair the lamps and related
				  electrical systems on all vehicles.
(b) There shall be three classes of official
				  brake adjusters' licenses:
(1) Class A
				  official brake adjusters' licenses may be issued to persons who have shown by
				  examination that they are qualified to test, inspect, adjust, and repair the
				  brakes and brake system on all vehicles.
(2) Class B official brake adjusters'
				  licenses may be issued to persons who have shown by examination that they are
				  qualified to test, inspect, adjust, and repair all brakes and brake systems on
				  all buses, trucks, and truck tractors, trailers, and semitrailers.
(3) Class C official brake adjusters'
				  licenses may be issued to persons who have shown by examination that they are
				  qualified to test, inspect, adjust, and repair all brakes and brake systems on
				  all trucks and truck tractors having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight
				  rating of less than 10,000 pounds and all trailers and semitrailers which do
				  not use compressed air or vacuum to actuate the brakes, and all passenger
				  vehicles including motorcycles and motor-driven cycles.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 33 - Bureau of Automotive Repair › Chapter 1 - Automotive Repair Dealers and Official Stations and Adjusters › Article 2.5 - Vehicle Safety Systems Inspection Program › Section 3311.2 - Vehicle Safety Systems Inspection Station Standards; Equipment Requirements and Electronic Transmission

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A
				  vehicle safety systems inspection station shall have all of the following:
(1) A current and active Automotive Repair
				  Dealer registration;
(2) One or
				  more employed licensed vehicle safety systems technicians; and
(3) The equipment specified in Chapter 9 of
				  the Vehicle Safety Systems Inspection Manual, referenced in section
				  3311.1 of this
				  Article.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 33 - Bureau of Automotive Repair › Chapter 1 - Automotive Repair Dealers and Official Stations and Adjusters › Article 2.5 - Vehicle Safety Systems Inspection Program › Section 3311.3 - Vehicle Safety Systems Inspection Certificates of Compliance

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  charge to be assessed by the Bureau to a vehicle safety systems inspection
				  station for each certificate of compliance specified in this section is
				  $7.00.
(b) A licensed vehicle
				  safety systems inspection station shall order certificates of compliance for
				  issuance to a vehicle, upon compliance with this Article and section
				  9888.6 of the Code, through the
				  BAR-SIS by accessing the "Manage Station Menu", selecting "3. Certificates",
				  inputting the vehicle safety systems inspection station's license number,
				  inputting the desired number of books of certificates of compliance to be
				  purchased, and inputting the Automated Clearing House (ACH) electronic debit
				  account information for payment, as described in Chapter 1.9 of the Vehicle
				  Safety Systems Inspection Manual, referenced in section
				  3311.1 of this Article, under the
				  following terms and conditions:
(1) A
				  licensed station shall purchase a certificate of compliance for the fee set
				  forth in subdivision (a) of this section; and
(2) Full payment is required at the time the
				  certificates are ordered from the Bureau.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 33 - Bureau of Automotive Repair › Chapter 1 - Automotive Repair Dealers and Official Stations and Adjusters › Article 2.5 - Vehicle Safety Systems Inspection Program › Section 3313.1 - Vehicle Safety Systems Inspection Station Signs

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Each vehicle safety systems inspection station shall display a sign in
				  accordance with section
				  3312.2(c) of this
				  Article that meets the following specifications:
(1) Dimensions. The sign shall be 24 inches
				  wide and 30 inches high.
(2) Sign
				  Material. The sign shall be made of at least 0.040-inch aluminum or
				  steel.
(3) Content. The sign shall
				  contain the BAR Vehicle Safety Systems Inspection Station Sign -- 24? x 30? --
				  (02/2024) graphic which is hereby incorporated by reference and shall be
				  supplied by the Bureau.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 33 - Bureau of Automotive Repair › Chapter 1 - Automotive Repair Dealers and Official Stations and Adjusters › Article 2.5 - Vehicle Safety Systems Inspection Program › Section 3313.2 - Cessation of Operations as Vehicle Safety Systems Inspection Station

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A
				  vehicle safety systems inspection station shall not perform any vehicle safety
				  systems inspections or issue any certificates of compliance (as described in
				  section 3311.3 of this Article) at any
				  time when it does not employ at least one licensed vehicle safety systems
				  technician, when its station license has expired, or when its station license
				  has been surrendered, suspended, or revoked.
(b) Within 10 days after a vehicle safety
				  systems inspection station license has expired or has been surrendered,
				  suspended, or revoked, the station shall return all unused certificates of
				  compliance to the Bureau by requesting a refund for the unused certificates
				  from the local Bureau field office.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 9882, 9888.5 and 9888.6,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 9888.2, 9888.5 and 9889.7,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 33 - Bureau of Automotive Repair › Chapter 1 - Automotive Repair Dealers and Official Stations and Adjusters › Article 2.5 - Vehicle Safety Systems Inspection Program › Section 3314.1.1 - Licensing of Vehicle Safety Systems Technicians; Term for Transition of Existing Lamp and Brake Adjusters

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) An
				  applicant who possesses current, active, and unrestricted lamp and brake
				  adjuster licenses prior to March 27, 2024, does not have any pending
				  disciplinary action with the Bureau, is not on probation with the Bureau, and
				  is seeking licensure as a vehicle safety systems technician shall submit a
				  completed application which includes all of the following:
(1) The following applicant identifying
				  information:
(A) Full legal name,
(B) Social Security number,
(C) Lamp and brake adjuster license
				  numbers,
(D) Information from a
				  government-issued photo identification, including issuing authority, document
				  title, and number,
(E) Physical
				  address,
(F) Mailing
				  address,
(G) Telephone
				  number,
(H) Email address, if any,
				  and
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 33 - Bureau of Automotive Repair › Chapter 1 - Automotive Repair Dealers and Official Stations and Adjusters › Article 3 - Official Lamp Adjusting Stations › Section 3315 - Classes of Official Lamp Adjusting Stations

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Classes of official lamp adjusting stations are established
					 as follows:
(a) Class A official lamp
				  adjusting stations shall be equipped to test, inspect, adjust, and repair all
				  lamps and related electrical systems on all vehicles.
(b) Class B-limited (BL) official lamp
				  adjusting stations shall be equipped to adjust all lamps with aiming pads on
				  all passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles 80 inches or less in width.
				  These stations shall be equipped to test, inspect, and repair all lamps and
				  related electrical systems on all vehicles except motorcycles and motor-driven
				  cycles.
(c) This section shall
				  become inoperative on September 27, 2024.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 9882, 9887.1 and 9888.2,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 9887.1, 9887.2, 9887.3 and
						9888.2, Business and Professions Code.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						9882,
						9887.1
						and
						9888.2,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						9887.1,
						9887.2,
						9887.3
						and
						9888.2,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 33 - Bureau of Automotive Repair › Chapter 1 - Automotive Repair Dealers and Official Stations and Adjusters › Article 3 - Official Lamp Adjusting Stations › Section 3316 - Lamp Adjusting Station Operation and Equipment Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The operation of official lamp adjusting stations shall be
					 subject to the following provisions:
(a) Class A official lamp adjusting stations
				  shall provide an aiming screen or an optical type headlamp-aiming machine.
				  Class A stations may provide, in addition, a mechanical type headlamp aiming
				  machine and related calibration equipment. A Class BL station that limits its
				  lamp aiming to lamps with aiming pads shall provide a mechanical type headlamp
				  aiming machine and related calibration equipment.
Each official lamp adjusting station shall be equipped with
					 a voltmeter and other tools necessary for proper lamp servicing.
(b) Equipment for aiming headlamps
				  and auxiliary lamps shall be approved by the Bureau. Aiming equipment shall be
				  used only in the work area prescribed in subsection (b) of Section
				  3305 of this chapter, and as
				  follows:
(1) Aiming screens may be used for
				  all headlamps and auxiliary lamps. Provision shall be made so that the screen
				  can be shaded sufficiently from both direct and ambient light during daylight
				  hours to perform aiming functions adequately.
(2) Optical type headlamp aiming machines may
				  be used for all headlamps and auxiliary lamps.
(3) Mechanical type headlamp aiming machines
				  shall be used only for lamps manufactured with three aiming pads on the
				  lens.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 33 - Bureau of Automotive Repair › Chapter 1 - Automotive Repair Dealers and Official Stations and Adjusters › Article 4 - Official Brake Adjusting Stations › Section 3320 - Classes of Official Brake Adjusting Stations

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Classes of official brake adjusting stations are
					 established as follows:
(a) Class A
				  official brake adjusting stations shall be equipped to test, inspect, adjust,
				  and repair all brakes and brake systems on all vehicles.
(b) Class B official brake adjusting stations
				  shall be equipped to test, inspect, adjust, and repair all brakes and brake
				  systems on all buses, trucks, truck tractors, trailers, and
				  semitrailers.
(c) Class C official
				  brake adjusting stations shall be equipped to test, inspect, adjust, and repair
				  all brakes and brake systems on all trucks or truck tractors having a
				  manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of less than 10,000 pounds, all
				  trailers and semitrailers that do not use compressed air or vacuum to actuate
				  the brakes, and all passenger vehicles including motorcycles and motor-driven
				  cycles.
(d) This section shall
				  become inoperative on September 27, 2024.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 9882, 9887.1 and 9888.2,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 9887.1, 9887.3 and 9888.2,
						Business and Professions Code.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						9882,
						9887.1
						and
						9888.2,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						9887.1,
						9887.3
						and
						9888.2,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 33 - Bureau of Automotive Repair › Chapter 1 - Automotive Repair Dealers and Official Stations and Adjusters › Article 4 - Official Brake Adjusting Stations › Section 3321 - Brake Adjusting Station Operation and Equipment Requirements

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The operation of official brake adjusting stations shall be
					 subject to the following provisions:
(a) Each station shall be equipped with the
				  following tools according to the class of station.
(1) All stations shall be equipped with:
(A) Suitable hand tools.
(B) A brake drum diameter gauge capable of
				  measuring increments of 0.005 inch.
(C) A disc brake rotor thickness gauge
				  capable of measuring increments of 0.001 inch.
(D) A disc brake rotor runout gauge capable
				  of measuring increments of 0.001 inch.
(E) Brake lining gauges capable of measuring
				  thickness of remaining usable brake lining either in fractions of an inch or in
				  percentage of lining remaining.
(F)
				  Torque wrenches capable of measuring torsion in accordance with vehicle
				  manufacturer's installation and adjustment specifications.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 33 - Bureau of Automotive Repair › Chapter 1 - Automotive Repair Dealers and Official Stations and Adjusters › Article 5 - Official Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Device Installation and Inspection Stations [Repealed] › Section 3325 through 3330

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1. Repealer
					 of article 5 (sections
					 3325-3330) filed 5-11-90;
					 operative 6-10-90 (Register 90, No. 26). For prior history of sections
					 3328 and
					 3329, see Register 83, No. 9; for
					 prior history of section
					 3330, see Register 77, No.
					 30.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 33 - Bureau of Automotive Repair › Chapter 1 - Automotive Repair Dealers and Official Stations and Adjusters › Article 5.5 - Motor Vehicle Inspection Program › Section 3340.4 - Smog Check Referee Services

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(a) Referee services include, but are not
				  limited to, the following:
(1) The issuance
				  of repair cost waivers and economic hardship extensions pursuant to Sections
				  44017
				  and
				  44017.1
				  of the Health and Safety Code.
(2)
				  The inspection of a vehicle in which the vehicle owner disputes the results of
				  a previous smog check inspection and is seeking an independent
				  evaluation.
(3) The inspection of
				  vehicular exhaust systems in accordance with Section
				  27150.2 of
				  the Vehicle Code.
(4) Inspection of
				  vehicles equipped with engine or emission control configurations that do not
				  match an original equipment manufacturers' United States Environmental
				  Protection Agency or California Air Resources Board emission control
				  certification standard. These vehicles include, but are not limited to, the
				  following:
(A) Vehicles equipped with an
				  engine change as defined in Section
				  3340.1.
(B) Direct import vehicle as defined in
				  Section
				  39024.6
				  of the Health and Safety Code.
(C)
				  Vehicles equipped with an alternative fuel retrofit system as defined in
				  Section 3340.1.
(D) Specially constructed vehicles, including
				  vehicles covered by the provisions described in Section
				  44017.4
				  of the Health and Safety Code.
(5) The inspection of a vehicle in which the
				  physical or operational design or the vehicle's condition presents unusual
				  inspection circumstances and/or inspection incompatibilities.
(6) The inspection of a vehicle in which a
				  law enforcement agency has requested a referee inspection.
(7) Issuance of a limited parts
				  exemption.
(8) The inspection of a
				  government vehicle that is exempt from annual registration renewal, or is part
				  of a fleet that is licensed pursuant to the provisions of Section
				  44020
				  of the Health and Safety Code.
(9)
				  The inspection of vehicles in which the bureau has requested a referee
				  inspection.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 33 - Bureau of Automotive Repair › Chapter 1 - Automotive Repair Dealers and Official Stations and Adjusters › Article 5.5 - Motor Vehicle Inspection Program › Section 3340.5 - Vehicles Exempt from Inspections

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(a) In addition to the vehicles exempted from
				  the program by section
				  44011
				  of the Health and Safety Code, the following vehicles are exempted:
(1) any two cylinder vehicle.
(2) any vehicle powered exclusively by
				  electricity.
(3) any two-cycle
				  powered vehicle.
(4) any vehicle
				  powered by diesel fuel until December 31, 2009.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 33 - Bureau of Automotive Repair › Chapter 1 - Automotive Repair Dealers and Official Stations and Adjusters › Article 5.5 - Motor Vehicle Inspection Program › Section 3340.6 - Vehicles Subject to Inspection upon Change of Ownership and Initial Registration in California

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This program shall not replace any requirements contained
					 in Sections
					 4000.1 and
					 4000.2 of the
					 Vehicle Code for inspection upon change of ownership or initial registration in
					 California.
1. Editorial
					 correction of printing error inadvertently omitting Authority and Reference
					 (Register 91, No. 6).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						44002,
						Health and Safety Code; and sections
						4000.1 and
						4000.2,
						Vehicle Code. Reference: Sections
						44005
						and
						44011,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 33 - Bureau of Automotive Repair › Chapter 1 - Automotive Repair Dealers and Official Stations and Adjusters › Article 5.5 - Motor Vehicle Inspection Program › Section 3340.7 - Fee for Inspection at State-Contracted Test-Only Facility

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(a) The fee for an
				  inspection at a test-only facility operating under the contract in existence on
				  the effective date of this section shall be as negotiated with the department,
				  and shall not exceed the department's actual cost of the test-only service.
				  This fee shall remain operative in all regions of the state until
				  implementation of subsection (b). Thereafter, the inspection fees shall be as
				  provided in subsection (b).
(b)
				  Upon commencement of testing by a contractor pursuant to an amended contract,
				  or a new contract developed in the competitive bidding process, the fee for
				  inspection at test-only facilities operated by the contractor shall be the fee
				  as negotiated with the department.
(c) The department shall publish notice of
				  each negotiated inspection fee, initially and as it may subsequently be
				  modified, in one or more newspapers of general circulation in each region of
				  the state in which the contractor's test-only facilities are to charge the fee.
				  The department may also publish such notice in the California Regulatory Notice
				  Register.
1. New
					 section filed 8-17-95 as an emergency; operative 8-17-95 (Register 95, No. 33).
					 A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-15-95 or emergency
					 language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
2. Editorial correction of subsection (b) (Register 96, No.
					 4).
3. Certificate of Compliance as to 8-17-95 order transmitted to
					 OAL 12-15-95 and filed 1-25-96 (Register 96, No.
					 4).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						44002,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						44014.5
						and
						44015,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 33 - Bureau of Automotive Repair › Chapter 1 - Automotive Repair Dealers and Official Stations and Adjusters › Article 5.5 - Motor Vehicle Inspection Program › Section 3340.8 - Economic Hardship Extension. [Repealed]

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1. New
					 section filed 11-20-95 as an emergency; operative 11-20-95 (Register 95, No.
					 47). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-19-96 or
					 emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
2. Editorial correction of subsection (a) (Register 96, No.
					 14).
3. Certificate of Compliance as to 11-20-95 order, including
					 amendment of subsection (e), transmitted to OAL 3-8-96 and filed 4-5-96
					 (Register 96, No. 14).
4. Repealer filed 10-30-98 as an emergency;
					 operative 10-30-98 (Register 98, No. 44). A Certificate of Compliance must be
					 transmitted to OAL by 3-1-99 or emergency language will be repealed by
					 operation of law on the following day.
5. Repealer refiled 2-25-99
					 as an emergency; operative 3-1-99 (Register 99, No. 9). A Certificate of
					 Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-29-99 or emergency language will be
					 repealed by operation of law on the following day.
6. Certificate of
					 Compliance as to 2-25-99 emergency transmitted to OAL 3-18-99 and filed
					 4-15-99; effective 5-1-99 (Register 99, No. 16).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						44002,
						44015.3
						and
						44060,
						Health and Safety Code; and Section
						9882,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						44014.5,
						44015,
						44017,
						44060
						and
						44062.1,
						Health and Safety Code; and Section
						11519,
						Vehicle Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 33 - Bureau of Automotive Repair › Chapter 1 - Automotive Repair Dealers and Official Stations and Adjusters › Article 5.5 - Motor Vehicle Inspection Program › Section 3340.9 - Repair Assistance Program. [Renumbered]

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1. New
					 section and Form RAP-APP filed 10-30-98 as an emergency; operative 10-30-98
					 (Register 98, No. 44). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL
					 by 3-1-99 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the
					 following day.
2. New section and Form RAP-APP refiled 2-25-99 as an
					 emergency; operative 3-1-99 (Register 99, No. 9). A Certificate of Compliance
					 must be transmitted to OAL by 6-29-99 or emergency language will be repealed by
					 operation of law on the following day.
3. Certificate of Compliance
					 as to 2-25-99 emergency, including amendment of subsections (b)(2)-(3) and
					 (b)(5)(A)-(B) and new version of form RAP-APP, transmitted to OAL 3-18-99 and
					 filed 4-15-99; effective 5-1-99 (Register 99, No. 16).
4. Amendment
					 of section heading, section and NOTE, and repealer and new forms filed
					 3-27-2000 as an emergency; operative 3-27-2000 (Register 2000, No. 13). A
					 Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-25-2000 or emergency
					 language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
5. Renumbering of former section
					 3340.9 (including Form RAP-APP) to
					 section 3394.6 filed 6-26-2000 as an
					 emergency; operative 7-1-2000 (Register 2000, No. 26). A Certificate of
					 Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-30-2000 or emergency language will
					 be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
6. Renumbering
					 of former section
					 3340.9 (including Form RAP-APP) to
					 section 3394.6 refiled 10-30-2000 as an
					 emergency; operative 10-30-2000 (Register 2000, No. 44). A Certificate of
					 Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-27-2001 or emergency language will
					 be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
7. Certificate
					 of Compliance as to 10-30-2000 order transmitted to OAL 2-9-2001 and filed
					 3-27-2001 (Register 2001, No. 13).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						44001.5,
						44002
						and
						44095,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						44014.7,
						44015,
						44017,
						44017.1,
						44020,
						44062.1,
						44092,
						44093,
						44094
						and
						44095,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 33 - Bureau of Automotive Repair › Chapter 1 - Automotive Repair Dealers and Official Stations and Adjusters › Article 5.5 - Motor Vehicle Inspection Program › Section 3340.10 - Licensing of Smog Check Stations

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A registered automotive repair dealer may be licensed as a
					 Smog Check test-only station, a Smog Check test-and-repair station, or a Smog
					 Check repair-only station in accordance with the following:
(a) Application. An applicant for an initial
				  or renewal license shall submit an application to the bureau on Form R-3 (Rev.
				  10/14) "Application for Smog Check Station License," which is hereby
				  incorporated by reference, along with the fee required in subsection (b). An
				  application to redesignate a license to another license type at any time shall
				  be reviewed in the same manner as an application for an initial
				  license.
(b) Fees. Fees are
				  established as follows:
(1) Initial license
				  fee--$100.00.
(2) Renewal license
				  fee if submitted on or before the date of license
				  expiration--$100.00.
(3)
				  Delinquency fee if a renewal license fee is submitted after the date of license
				  expiration--$50.00, which shall be assessed in addition to the $100.00 renewal
				  license fee.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 33 - Bureau of Automotive Repair › Chapter 1 - Automotive Repair Dealers and Official Stations and Adjusters › Article 5.5 - Motor Vehicle Inspection Program › Section 3340.16 - Test-Only Station Requirements

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(a) A Smog Check test-only station shall meet
				  the requirements for equipment and materials as specified in the Smog Check
				  Manual referenced in section
				  3340.45.
(b) A Smog Check test-only station shall post
				  conspicuously, in an area frequented by consumers, a notice to the effect that
				  the station is licensed to test vehicles only and cannot make any required
				  diagnosis or repairs to a vehicle that has failed a Smog Check test.
(c) A Smog Check test-only station shall not
				  engage in any automotive repair.
(d) No Smog Check test-only station may refer
				  a consumer to a provider of repair services in which the owner of the test-only
				  station has a financial interest.
(1) A
				  financial interest includes any ownership in both automotive repair dealers, or
				  any compensation for business referrals by either station including, but not
				  limited to, direct payment, barter agreements, or "quid pro quo"
				  arrangements.
(2) The test-only
				  station shall provide consumers with instructions regarding how to access on
				  the Bureau's website an updated list, compiled by region, of stations licensed
				  to make repairs of vehicular emission control systems, including STAR
				  test-and-repair stations.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 33 - Bureau of Automotive Repair › Chapter 1 - Automotive Repair Dealers and Official Stations and Adjusters › Article 5.5 - Motor Vehicle Inspection Program › Section 3340.16.4 - Repair-Only Station Requirements

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(a) A smog check repair-only station shall
				  meet the requirements for equipment and materials as specified in the Smog
				  Check Manual referenced in section
				  3340.45.
(b) A smog check repair-only station shall
				  not accept a vehicle for repair if the station does not have the necessary
				  equipment, tools, personnel, diagnostic and reference materials to repair that
				  vehicle. The station may reject a vehicle if, as a matter of policy, the
				  station:
(1) Does not repair certain types,
				  makes or models of vehicles; or
(2)
				  Does not repair certain types of vehicle inspection
				  failures.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 33 - Bureau of Automotive Repair › Chapter 1 - Automotive Repair Dealers and Official Stations and Adjusters › Article 5.5 - Motor Vehicle Inspection Program › Section 3340.16.5 - Test-and-Repair Station Requirements

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(a) A Smog Check test-and-repair station
				  shall meet the requirements for equipment and materials as specified in the
				  Smog Check Manual referenced in section
				  3340.45.
(b) A Smog Check test-and-repair station that
				  has accepted a vehicle for inspection shall disclose both orally and in writing
				  on the written estimate provided pursuant to section
				  9884.9
				  of the Business and Professions Code, before the initial inspection of the
				  vehicle, if the vehicle is potentially affected by any of the following
				  conditions:
(1) The station does not have
				  adequate equipment, personnel, tools or reference materials to repair the
				  vehicle, should the vehicle fail its inspection; or
(2) The station, as a matter of policy, does
				  not repair certain types, makes or models of vehicles; or
(3) The station, as a matter of policy, does
				  not repair certain types of vehicle inspection failures.