California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 3 - Air Resources Board › Chapter 1 - Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Devices › Article 3 - Accreditation of Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Devices (Used Motor Vehicles) › Section 2008 - 1966-1970 Light Duty NOx Exhaust Emission Control Device Installation Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Emission control devices, accredited pursuant to Sections
				  43610
				  and
				  43614
				  of the Health and Safety Code for 1966 through 1970 model-year vehicles under
				  6,001 pounds gross vehicle weight, shall be installed commencing October 1,
				  1973 upon initial registration and upon transfer of ownership and registration,
				  pursuant to Section
				  4000.1 of the
				  Vehicle Code, and upon registration of a vehicle previously registered outside
				  this state, pursuant to Section
				  4000.2 of the
				  Vehicle Code, in the following counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa,
				  San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma, Los Angeles, Orange,
				  Riverside, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Diego. Commencing
				  April 1, 1974, installation under this subdivision shall be
				  statewide.
(b) Certificates of
				  compliance shall be issued and affixed by motor vehicle pollution control
				  device installation and inspection stations licensed by the Bureau of
				  Automotive Repair at the time of any installation made pursuant to subdivision
				  (a) above to indicate that an accredited device has been installed, or that the
				  vehicle is exempt from mandatory installation.
(c) A window sticker, designed and sold by
				  the Bureau of Automotive Repair and approved by the California Highway Patrol
				  and the State Board, shall be issued and affixed by the motor vehicle pollution
				  control device installation and inspection stations with the certificate of
				  compliance.
(d) Whenever a vehicle
				  is declared by a motor vehicle pollution control device installation and
				  inspection station to be exempt from installation pursuant to the exemption
				  list adopted by the State Board, a window sticker, designed by the Bureau of
				  Automotive Repair and approved by the California Highway Patrol and the State
				  Board, indicating such exemption shall be issued and affixed by such
				  station.
(e) Pursuant to the
				  provisions of Section
				  4000.1(b)
				  of the Vehicle Code, and other provisions of law, it is unlawful for the
				  operator or owner of any vehicle which has had a window sticker affixed
				  pursuant to subdivisions (c) and (d) above, to remove or deface said window
				  sticker or to request, cause or permit such removal or defacement.
If any such window sticker has been removed, defaced or
					 lost, the owner or operator of the vehicle shall immediately obtain a
					 replacement window sticker from a motor vehicle pollution control device
					 installation and inspection station.
(f) Vehicles with accredited or exempt
				  devices installed pursuant to the installation schedule established in former
				  subdivision (b) of this section on July 19, 1974 (statewide license plate
				  installation schedule) or pursuant to the installation schedule established in
				  former subdivision (b) of this section on September 13, 1974 (license plate
				  installation schedule applicable to six counties in whole or in part in the
				  South Coast Air Basin) may be removed or rendered inoperative without penalty
				  so long as the emission control devices and other emission-related parameters
				  of the subject vehicle are restored to manufacturer's specifications. This
				  subdivision shall not be applicable to any vehicle for which an accredited or
				  exempt device has been or will be installed pursuant to any change of ownership
				  or initial registration requirement.
1. Amendment
					 filed 4-30-75 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 75, No. 18). For
					 prior history, see Register 74, No. 47.
2. Certificate of Compliance
					 filed 8-14-75 (Register 75, No. 33).
3. Amendment of subsection (a)
					 and NOTE filed 3-16-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No.
					 12).
4. Repealer and new section filed 1-14-83; effective thirtieth
					 day thereafter (Register 83, No. 3).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						39600
						and
						39601,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						39002,
						39003,
						39500,
						40000,
						43000,
						43600,
						43650
						and
						43654,
						Health and Safety Code.