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 10 - Star Program › Section 3392.3 - Causes for Suspension of Star Station Certification

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The Bureau has cause to suspend the
				  certification of a STAR station if any of the following occur:
(1) The STAR station fails to comply with any
				  of the certification criteria specified in section
				  3392.2(b) for two
				  consecutive calendar quarters.
(2)
				  In the most recently completed FPR reporting period:
(A) The station did not receive a score and
				  it adds an inspector who did not receive a score.
(B) The station employs an inspector who
				  received a score less than 0.10.
(C) The station employs an inspector who did
				  not receive a score and the station's score is less than 0.10.
(D) The station adds an inspector who
				  received a score less than 0.40.
(E) The station's score is less than 0.40 and
				  it adds an inspector who did not receive a score.
(3) The STAR station or any Smog Check
				  inspector maintained in the Inspector Information Table by the station receives
				  a citation, other than a citation containing only an order of abatement, that:
(A) became final and effective, and
(B) was issued for violation of any of the
				  following sections: 44012, 44015(a), 44015(b), 44015.5, 44016, 44032, and
				  44035(b) of the Health and Safety Code; or 3340.15(a), 3340.15(b), 3340.16(a),
				  3340.16(b), 3340.16.5(a), 3340.16.5(b), 3340.17, 3340.30(a), 3340.35,
				  3340.41(b), 3340.41(c), 3340.42, 3340.42.2, and 3340.45 of this
				  chapter.
(4) The license
				  held by the STAR station, responsible managing employee, any Smog Check repair
				  technician, or any Smog Check inspector maintained by the station in the
				  Inspector Information Table receives an order of suspension or a probationary
				  order.
(5) The STAR station owner,
				  including any partner, corporate officer, member, director, trustee,
				  responsible managing employee, Smog Check repair technician, Smog Check
				  inspector, or any other employee of the station:
(A) is convicted of a crime substantially
				  related to the duties of an automotive repair dealer, a Smog Check station, or
				  a Smog Check repair technician or inspector;
(B) is found liable in a civil proceeding,
				  excluding small claims matters, for acts or omissions that are substantially
				  related to the duties of an automotive repair dealer, a Smog Check station, or
				  a Smog Check repair technician or inspector; or
(C) receives a probationary order as a result
				  of a criminal or administrative proceeding substantially related to the duties
				  of an automotive repair dealer, a Smog Check station, or a Smog Check repair
				  technician or inspector.
(6) The STAR station's automotive repair
				  dealer registration or Smog Check station license expires or otherwise becomes
				  delinquent.
(7) The STAR station
				  fails or is unable to provide applicable services specified in section
				  3392.1.
(8) The STAR station, if located in a basic
				  or change of ownership area, fails to perform an ASM test and issues a
				  certificate of compliance to a vehicle registered in an enhanced area that is
				  owned by an entity other than a motor vehicle dealer licensed by the Department
				  of Motor Vehicles and located in an enhanced area.
(9) The STAR station fails to allow access
				  for, or prevents the Bureau from, conducting a physical inspection of the STAR
				  station to ensure compliance with the requirements established in section
				  3392.2, subsections
				  (a)(6)-(10).