California · Business and Professions Code - BPC

BPC §9884.6: (a) It is unlawful for any person to be an automotive repair dealer unless that person has registered in accordance with this chapter and unless that registration is currently valid.

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What this law says, in plain English

Operating as an automotive repair dealer without valid registration is unlawful. Persons adjusting or installing retrofit systems for compensation are classified as automotive repair dealers.

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(a) It is unlawful for any person to be an automotive repair dealer unless that person has registered in accordance with this chapter and unless that registration is currently valid. (b) A person who, for compensation, adjusts, installs, or tests retrofit systems for purposes of Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 44200) of Part 5 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code is an automotive repair dealer for purposes of this chapter.

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