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 3307 - Display of Licenses and Posting of Prices; Equipment Maintenance; Records

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Official stations shall comply with the following
					 provisions governing display of licenses, maintenance of equipment, and record
					 keeping.
(a) An official station
				  license shall be placed under glass or other transparent cover and prominently
				  displayed in an area of the station frequented by customers.
(b) Licenses of all official adjusters
				  employed at a licensed station shall be mounted under glass or other
				  transparent cover and prominently displayed in an area of the station
				  frequented by customers.
(c) Each
				  official station, except a fleet owner station, shall display an official
				  station sign that meets the specifications in section
				  3309, and the sign shall be
				  displayed in a location where it is clearly visible to the general public from
				  outside the station.
(d) Each
				  official station, except a fleet owner station, may make a reasonable charge
				  for the work performed and shall post conspicuously, in an area frequented by
				  customers, a list of prices for the specific activities for which it is
				  licensed. Prices may be stated either as a fixed fee or an hourly rate on a
				  time-and-material basis. No added charge shall be imposed for the issuance of
				  official lamp adjustment or official brake adjustment certificates, or
				  certifications on enforcement documents of the correction of lamp or brake
				  violations. No charge relating to repair, replacement of parts, or adjustment
				  of lamps or brakes shall be imposed in addition to the posted price for such
				  adjustment or inspection unless such additional work and added charges are
				  authorized in advance by the vehicle owner or operator.
(e) All adjusting, servicing, and testing
				  instruments, machines, devices, and equipment shall be maintained in good
				  condition. Instruments, machines, devices, and equipment requiring calibration
				  or adjustment shall be calibrated or adjusted in accordance with the
				  instructions of the manufacturers and the requirements of the Bureau.
(f) Each licensee shall make, keep, and have
				  available for inspection, upon request of the Bureau, records showing the
				  transactions as a licensee for a period of not less than three (3) years after
				  completion of any transaction to which the records refer, including, but not
				  limited to, records of all lamp adjustment certificates and brake adjustment
				  certificates issued by the licensee.
(g) This section shall become inoperative on
				  September 27, 2024.
Note: Authority cited: Section 9882.2, Business and
						Professions Code. Reference: Sections 9884.11, 9888.2 and 9888.3, Business and
						Professions Code.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						9882.2, Business and Professional
						Code. Reference: Sections
						9884.11,
						9888.2 and
						9888.3, Business and Professional
						Code.