California

Health and Safety Code - HSC

17,661 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 43024 — (a) No later than March 1, 2011, the state board shall publish a penalty policy for civil or administrative penalties prescribed under Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 43000) to Chapter 4 (commencin
• § 43024.1 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Glider kit” means either of the following: (A) A new vehicle that is incomplete because it lacks an engine, transmission, or axl
• § 43024.2 — (a) (1) No later than January 1, 2021, and at least every five years thereafter, the state board, in consultation with the Department of Transportation, the State Energy Resources Conservation and Dev
• § 43025 — It is the intent of the Legislature in the enactment of this chapter to update the penalty provisions for violations of fuel regulations to ensure that the appropriate tools are available to effective
• § 43026 — (a) For purposes of this section, “motor vehicle fuel distributor” means any person who (1) refines, blends, or otherwise produces motor vehicle fuel, or (2) with an ownership interest in the fuel, tr
• § 43027 — The following civil penalties apply to the following acts not included within Section 43026: (a) Any person who willfully and intentionally violates any provision of this part, or any rule, regulation
• § 43028 — As an alternative to any civil penalties prescribed under this part, the state board may impose administrative civil penalties for a violation of this part, or any rule, regulation, permit, variance,
• § 43029 — In an action to recover civil penalties pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 43027, a proceeding to assess administrative civil penalties pursuant to Section 43028, or a criminal prosecutio
• § 43030 — (a) For the penalties prescribed in Sections 43027 and 43028, each day during any portion of which a violation occurs is a separate offense.
• § 43031 — (a) The civil or administrative civil penalties prescribed in this chapter shall be assessed and recovered either in a civil action brought in the name of the people of the State of California by the
• § 43031.5 — The revenues from penalties recovered by the state board pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the Air Pollution Control Fund and shall only be expended by the state board for environmental c
• § 43100 — The state board may certify new motor vehicles and new motor vehicle engines pursuant to this article.
• § 43101 — (a) The state board shall adopt and implement emission standards for new motor vehicles for the control of emissions from new motor vehicles that the state board finds to be necessary and technologica
• § 43101.5 — The emission standards adopted by the state board pursuant to Section 43101 for the 1983 and later model-year motor vehicles shall be limited by the following: (a) For all gasoline-powered passenger v
• § 43102 — (a) No new motor vehicle or new motor vehicle engine shall be certified by the state board, unless the vehicle or engine, as the case may be, meets the emission standards adopted by the state board pu
• § 43104 — For the certification of new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle engines, the state board shall adopt, by regulation, test procedures and any other procedures necessary to determine whether the vehicl
• § 43105 — No new motor vehicle, new motor vehicle engine, or motor vehicle with a new motor vehicle engine required pursuant to this part to meet the emission standards established pursuant to Section 43101 sha
• § 43105.5 — (a) For all 1994 and later model-year motor vehicles equipped with on board diagnostic systems (OBD’s) and certified in accordance with the test procedures adopted pursuant to Section 43104, the state
• § 43106 — Each new motor vehicle or engine required pursuant to this part to meet the emission standards established pursuant to Section 43101 shall be, in all material respects, substantially the same in const
• § 43107 — (a) The state board may, by regulation, adopt emission standards for new 1977 and later model year motorcycles registered or identified by the Department of Motor Vehicles which are sold in the state
• § 43108 — (a) In lieu of certification pursuant to Section 43102, the state board may certify a new motor vehicle designed for exclusive use as a schoolbus, or a new motor vehicle engine intended for use in a s
• § 43150 — The Legislature finds and declares that the people of this state, in order to achieve the purposes of this part, have a special interest in assuring that only those new motor vehicles and new motor ve
• § 43151 — (a) A person shall not offer for sale, introduce into commerce, import, deliver, purchase, rent, lease, acquire, or receive a new motor vehicle, new motor vehicle engine, or motor vehicle with a new m
• § 43152 — No person who is engaged in this state in the business of selling to an ultimate purchaser, or renting or leasing new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle engines, including, but not limited to, manufa
• § 43153 — No person who is engaged in this state in the business of selling to an ultimate purchaser or renting or leasing new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle engines, including, but not limited to, manufac
• § 43154 — (a) (1) A person who violates any provision of this article shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed thirty-seven thousand five hundred dollars ($37,500) for each such action.
• § 43155 — An action brought pursuant to Section 43154 to recover such civil penalties shall take special precedence over all other civil matters on the calendar of the court except those matters to which equal
• § 43156 — (a) For purposes of this article, it is conclusively presumed that the equitable or legal title to any motor vehicle with an odometer reading of 7,500 miles or more, has been transferred to an ultimat
• § 43200 — (a) The state board may adopt a regulation to prohibit the sale and registration in this state of a new motor vehicle certified by the state board to which there has not been securely and conspicuousl
• § 43200.1 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that since 1998, the state board has imposed smog index label specifications on new passenger cars and light-duty trucks that are sold and registered in the stat
• § 43200.5 — (a) The sale and registration in this state of any new motor vehicle is prohibited unless a decal in the form specified by the state board pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 44254 has been securel
• § 43201 — Any dealer or person holding a retail seller’s permit who sells a new motor vehicle without the decal required by Section 43200 shall be subject to a civil penalty of not to exceed one thousand dollar
• § 43202 — No new motor vehicle required to meet the emission standards adopted by the state board pursuant to Section 43101 shall be sold and registered in this state unless the manufacturer thereof permits the
• § 43202.5 — (a) For purposes of this section, “real-world conditions emissions testing” includes both new and used motor vehicles being driven on-road, outside of normal laboratory testing conditions.
• § 43202.6 — (a) The state board, by regulation, may impose fees on manufacturers of new motor vehicles to recover the state board’s reasonable costs in implementing Section 43202.
• § 43203 — (a) In connection with surveillance of emissions from new motor vehicles prior to their retail sale, the state board may, by regulation, impose fees on manufacturers of these vehicles to recover the s
• § 43203.5 — The state board shall adopt, by regulation, a certification program for new direct import vehicles, as defined by Sections 39024.
• § 43204 — (a) The manufacturer of each motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine manufactured prior to the 1990 model-year shall warrant to the ultimate purchaser and each subsequent purchaser that the motor vehicl
• § 43205 — (a) Commencing with the 1990 model-year, the manufacturer of each light-duty and medium-duty motor vehicle and motor vehicle engine shall warrant to the ultimate purchaser and each subsequent purchase
• § 43205.5 — Commencing with the 1990 model-year, the manufacturer of each motor vehicle and motor vehicle engine, other than a light-duty or medium-duty motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine, shall warrant to the
• § 43206 — Commencing January 1, 1982, and annually thereafter, every person who manufactures new motor vehicles for sale in California shall file with the state board a report as to the person’s efforts and pro
• § 43207 — The state board may revoke outstanding certification of new motor vehicles for sale in California if the manufacturer thereof willfully fails to file any semiannual report required by Section 43206 or
• § 43208 — Factory assembly line test procedures shall not apply to light-duty motor vehicles, if (a) the manufacturer thereof advises the state board in writing that the manufacturer does not intend to sell mor
• § 43209 — No manufacturer or distributor who pays a penalty pursuant to Section 43212 shall add the amount of such penalty to the cost of any motor vehicles sold by such manufacturer, and any provision of any c
• § 43210 — (a) The state board shall provide, by regulation, for the testing of motor vehicles on factory assembly lines or in a manner which the state board determines best suited to carry out the purpose of th
• § 43210.5 — The state board shall, by regulation, require manufacturers of motor vehicles and motor vehicle engines to determine the extent to which emissions-related defects exist in each engine family and to re
• § 43211 — (a) A new motor vehicle sold in California shall meet the emission standards adopted by the state board, and a manufacturer who sells, attempts to sell, or causes to be offered for sale a new motor ve
• § 43212 — (a) (1) A manufacturer or distributor who does not comply with the emission standards or the test procedures adopted by the state board shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed thirty-seven t
• § 43213 — Sections 43211 and 43212 shall be enforced by the state board, and may be enforced by the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the Department of Motor Vehicles, and the bureau.
• § 43214 — The state board may order a manufacturer of motor vehicles to bring its vehicles into compliance with the emissions configuration to which they were certified.
• § 43600 — The state board shall adopt and implement emission standards for used motor vehicles for the control of emissions therefrom, which standards the state board has found to be necessary and technological
• § 43601 — The state board shall certify exhaust devices for 1955 through 1965 model year motor vehicles.
• § 43602 — An exhaust device certified by the state board pursuant to Section 43601 shall not allow emissions exceeding any of the following: (a) 350 parts per million hydrocarbons.
• § 43603 — The state board shall adopt, by regulation, criteria for the certification of exhaust devices pursuant to Section 43601.
• § 43604 — An exhaust device certified pursuant to Section 43601: (a) Shall not cost, including the cost of installation, more than eighty-five dollars ($85).
• § 43610 — The state board shall set standards for, and certify, exhaust devices to significantly reduce the emission of oxides of nitrogen from 1966 through 1970 model year motor vehicles, as determined by the
• § 43611 — The state board shall adopt, by regulation, criteria for the certification of exhaust devices pursuant to Section 43610.
• § 43612 — An exhaust device certified pursuant to Section 43610: (a) Shall not cost, including the cost of installation, more than thirty-five dollars ($35).
• § 43613 — The manufacturer of an exhaust device certified pursuant to Section 43610 shall include, with the sale of such device, instructions setting forth what steps the purchaser should take to maintain such
• § 43614 — After one or more devices are initially certified pursuant to Section 43610, no device shall be certified under that section which is less effective than the one or ones initially certified.
• § 43630 — (a) In addition to certifying devices which meet the standards set forth in, or established pursuant to, Sections 43602 and 43610, the state board shall adopt standards for certifying exhaust devices
• § 43635 — As a condition to the certification of any motor vehicle pollution control device required under this chapter, except Section 43630, the manufacturer of such a device, in order to protect the public i
• § 43636 — (a) In establishing the fair and reasonable retail price for a motor vehicle pollution control device for purposes of subdivision (b) of Section 43635, the state board shall take into consideration th
• § 43640 — The state board may revoke, suspend, or restrict a certification of a previously certified device, or an exemption previously granted, upon a determination by the state board that the device no longer
• § 43641 — Proceedings to review the denial of an application for certification or exemption, or proceedings to revoke, suspend, or restrict a certification previously granted by the state board, shall, upon the
• § 43642 — Certification for a motor vehicle pollution control device may be revoked by the state board, if the actual cost of the device installed exceeds the cost permitted by law or established pursuant to su
• § 43643 — Any motor vehicle equipped with a certified device shall not be deemed in violation of the provisions of this part, or Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code, because the certification of the device is sub
• § 43644 — (a) No person shall install, sell, offer for sale, or advertise, or, except in an application to the state board for certification of a device, represent, any device as a motor vehicle pollution contr
• § 43645 — Whenever the state board certifies a motor vehicle pollution control device for the control of emissions of pollutants from a particular source of emissions from motor vehicles for which standards hav
• § 43646 — (a) The bureau, in consultation with the state board, may develop, not later than 180 days from the operative date of this section, a list of engine maintenance practices that are designed to improve
• § 43650 — Every 1955 and later model motor vehicle shall be equipped with the certified device as required by the Department of Motor Vehicles Manual of Registration Procedures as of January 1, 1975, or as amen
• § 43651 — Every 1963 or later model year motor vehicle, subject to registration in this state, shall be equipped with a certified device to control its crankcase emissions.
• § 43652 — Except as provided in Section 43657, every 1955 through 1965 model year motor vehicle, subject to registration in this state, upon either transfer of ownership and registration, or upon initial regist
• § 43653 — Every 1966 or later model year motor vehicle, subject to registration and first sold and registered in this state, shall be equipped with a certified device to control its crankcase emissions and exha
• § 43654 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), every 1966 through 1970 light-duty motor vehicle, subject to registration in this state, shall be equipped with a certified device to control its e
• § 43655 — (a) The state board shall adopt, by regulation, schedules of installation of certified devices to control exhaust emissions for purposes of Section 43652, after consultation with the Department of the
• § 43656 — The state board may exempt from any schedule of installation adopted pursuant to Section 43654 or 43655: (a) Motor vehicles or classifications or subclassifications of motor vehicles for which certifi
• § 43656.5 — The charge that can be made for the inspection and certification of exemption granted by the state board pursuant to Section 43656 shall not exceed three-tenths (0.
• § 43657 — The state board may also exempt, from the schedule of installation adopted pursuant to Section 43655, any motor vehicle registered to an owner whose residence is in a county, or portion thereof, which
• § 43658 — (a) If the evidence submitted at a public hearing indicates that, in order to preserve the ambient air quality of a district, it is necessary that every 1955 through 1965 model year motor vehicle with
• § 43659 — (a) The state board shall annually review the requirement that an exhaust device be installed on every 1955 through 1965 model year light-duty motor vehicle upon initial registration, upon transfer of
• § 43660 — The state board shall review the requirement that every 1966 through 1970 light-duty motor vehicle be equipped with a certified device to control its exhaust emissions of oxides of nitrogen upon initi
• § 43700 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Significant reductions in diesel emissions from existing vehicles can be achieved by the adoption of stricter diesel fuel specifications on
• § 43700.1 — (a) The state board shall convene a panel of interested parties to develop a test protocol for the evaluation of California Air Resources Board (CARB) diesel fuel, and to recommend to the executive of
• § 43701 — (a) (1) Not later than July 15, 1992, the state board, in consultation with the bureau and the review committee established pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 44021, shall, after a public hearing,
• § 43702 — (a) Any revenues received by the state board from any variance fees imposed upon manufacturers who receive a variance from the standards for the content of diesel fuel adopted by the state board, whic
• § 43704 — Any person who violates Section 2485 of Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations is subject to a minimum civil penalty of three hundred dollars ($300).
• § 43706 — (a) The state board shall petition the Federal Trade Commission, pursuant to Part 455 of Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations, for a limited exemption from the Federal Trade Commission’s Buyer’
• § 43707 — This article shall become inoperative five years from the date determined pursuant to Section 32 of the act adding this article, and on the January 1 following that date is repealed.
• § 438 — The Office of the Surgeon General is hereby established within the California Health and Human Services Agency.
• § 43800 — As used in this article, “low-emission motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle which has been certified by the state board to meet all applicable emission standards and which meets at least one of the fo
• § 43801 — The Legislature finds and declares that emission of air pollutants from motor vehicles is a major contributor to air pollution within the State of California and, therefore, declares its policy to enc
• § 43802 — Low-emission motor vehicles shall be submitted to the state board for testing to determine if such vehicle meets the standard set forth in Section 43800.
• § 43803 — For each vehicle identified by the state board as a low-emission motor vehicle, the Department of General Services, in consultation with the state board and the State Energy Resources Conservation and
• § 43804 — (a) If a low-emission motor vehicle meets the requirements of this chapter and the performance, cost, service, and maintenance requirements adopted by the Department of General Services for such motor
• § 43805 — The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the following motor vehicles: (a) Patrol cars of the Department of the California Highway Patrol.
• § 43806 — On or before January 1, 1993, the state board shall adopt emission standards and procedures applicable to new engines used in publicly owned and privately owned public transit buses, and shall make th
• § 43810 — This article shall be known, and may be cited as, the California Energy-Efficient Vehicle Group Purchase Program.
• § 43811 — It is the intent of the Legislature that the state encourage the purchase of energy-efficient vehicles by local and state agencies through a group-purchasing program that uses the purchasing leverage
• § 43812 — For the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Department” means the Department of General Services.
• § 43813 — (a) There is established in the Department of General Services an energy-efficient vehicle group purchase program.
• § 43820 — The state board shall adopt, by regulation, criteria for the certification of fuel system evaporative loss control devices for installation on motor vehicles not equipped with such a device when first
• § 43821 — In adopting criteria for the certification of fuel system evaporative loss control devices, the state board shall take into consideration the cost of the device and its installation, its durability, t
• § 43823 — The installation of a certified fuel system evaporative loss control device on used motor vehicles shall not be mandated except by statute.
• § 43824 — The state board may adopt, by regulation, standards and test procedures for the certification of fuel system evaporative loss control devices on new motor vehicles in the absence of any such federal r
• § 43830 — (a) The state board shall establish, by regulation, maximum standards for the volatility of gasoline at or below nine pounds per square inch Reid vapor pressure as determined by the American Society f
• § 43830.5 — Notwithstanding any other law, the Governor shall suspend the regulatory control periods under Section 2262.
• § 43830.8 — (a) The state board may not adopt any regulation that establishes a specification for motor vehicle fuel unless that regulation, and a multimedia evaluation conducted by affected agencies and coordina
• § 43831 — The state board shall establish, by regulation, maximum standards for the degree of unsaturation at a bromine number 30 as established by the American Society for Testing and Materials test D 1159-66,
• § 43832 — The state board may request, from any person who advertises, or causes to be advertised, in any manner or claim that a fuel or fuel additive reduces motor vehicle exhaust emissions, a report detailing
• § 43833 — (a) The state board shall establish criteria for the evaluation of the effectiveness of, and may conduct tests respecting the composition or the chemical or physical properties of, any motor vehicle f
• § 43834 — (a) The state board shall establish standards or criteria for the certification of auxiliary gasoline fuel tank evaporative loss control devices or systems on vehicles which are required, pursuant to
• § 43835 — (a) The state board shall, by March 1, 1976, adopt specifications for the fill pipes and openings of motor vehicle fuel tanks to ensure that the size, design, and location of the fill pipe and opening
• § 43840 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that emission of air pollutants from motor vehicles is a major contributor to air pollution within the State of California and, therefore, declares its policy to
• § 43843 — (a) The state board, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, shall establish and conduct, until January 1, 1988, an experimental program in which fleet
• § 43844 — Fuels used in vehicles participating in the methanol-gasoline experimental vehicle fleet program shall not be required to comply with the standards established pursuant to Section 43830 or the require
• § 43845 — (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Employee” means an employee of an employer subject to this section.
• § 43865 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The production, marketing, and use of petroleum fuels in California causes significant degradation of public health and environmental quali
• § 43866 — Not later than June 30, 2007, the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, in partnership with the state board, and in consultation with the State Water Resources Control Board,
• § 43867 — For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Alternative fuel” means a nonpetroleum fuel, including electricity, ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen, methanol, or n
• § 43868 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that, when the California Hydrogen Highway Blueprint Plan is implemented, it be done in a clean and environmentally responsible and advantageous manner.
• § 43869 — (a) The state board shall, no later than July 1, 2008, develop and, after at least two public workshops, adopt hydrogen fuel regulations to ensure the following: (1) That state funding for the product
• § 43870 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (e), commencing January 1, 2017, at least 3 percent of the aggregate amount of bulk transportation fuel purchased by the state government shall be procured from v
• § 43871 — (a) The State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, in consultation with the state board and the Public Utilities Commission, shall prepare a statewide assessment of the fuel cell
• § 439 — (a) The Surgeon General shall be appointed by the Governor and shall be the director of the Office of the Surgeon General.
• § 439.900 — This act shall be known and may be cited as the Health Research Fairness Act.
• § 439.901 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The National Institutes of Health (NIH), the nation’s major source of funding for medical research conducted in the United States, spends a
• § 439.902 — (a) On or before June 30, 1992, state agencies shall adopt, and it is the intent of the Legislature that the Regents of the University of California adopt, policies based on the publication “NIH/ADHMA
• § 439.903 — State agencies shall, and it is the intent of the Legislature that the University of California: (a) Provide special opportunities for funding research projects devoted to diseases, disorders, or othe
• § 439.904 — (a) State agencies and the University of California shall report, consistent with available data, on the extent to which state funds administered by those agencies and the University of California are
• § 439.905 — It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage research on the effectiveness of RU-486 (mifepristone) in treating breast and ovarian cancer, meningioma, endometriosis, Cushing’s syndrome, osteoporos
• § 439.906 — For purposes of this part, “state agency” has the same meaning as defined in Section 11000 of the Government Code.
• § 440.10 — “Health facility,” as used in this chapter, means any general acute care hospital required to be licensed pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) of Division 2.
• § 440.20 — Within seven days after completion of the patient’s itemized bill, every health facility shall provide to the primary attending health care practitioner a copy, upon written request specifying the ind
• § 440.30 — The primary attending health care practitioner’s written request to the health facility shall specify the records to be copied pursuant to Section 440.
• § 440.40 — The primary attending health care practitioner shall obtain prior written consent from each patient for whom a billing is requested, authorizing the release of the patient’s billing.
• § 440.50 — No information, other than the itemized billing set forth in Section 440.
• § 44000 — By the enactment of the 1994 amendments to this chapter made pursuant to the act that added this section, the Legislature hereby declares its intent to meet or exceed the air quality standards establi
• § 44000.1 — It is the intent of the Legislature that the amendments made to this part by the act that added this section during the 1999–2000 Regular Session not negatively affect the ability of the state to achi
• § 44000.5 — (a) The Legislature further finds and declares that the motor vehicle inspection and maintenance program implemented under this chapter has, since 1984, provided beneficial emission reductions without
• § 44001 — (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that California has been required, by the amendments enacted to the Clean Air Act in 1990, and by regulations adopted by the Environmental Protection Agen
• § 44001.1 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that additional reductions of motor vehicle emissions could be achieved by effective repairs to motor vehicle emission control components.
• § 44001.3 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows: (a) Under the state’s previous smog check program, a motor vehicle owner could obtain unlimited repair cost waivers and, therefore, avoid repair o
• § 44001.5 — (a) A duty of enforcing and administering this chapter is vested in the chief of the bureau who is responsible to the director.
• § 44002 — The department shall have the sole and exclusive authority within the state for developing and implementing the motor vehicle inspection program in accordance with this chapter.
• § 44003 — (a) (1) An enhanced motor vehicle inspection and maintenance program is established in each urbanized area of the state, any part of which is classified by the Environmental Protection Agency as a ser
• § 44003.5 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, an enhanced motor vehicle inspection and maintenance program, including the provisions of Section 44010.
• § 44004 — (a) The motor vehicle inspection program provided by this chapter, when implemented in a district, shall supersede and replace any other program for motor vehicle emission inspection in the district.
• § 44005 — (a) The Department of Motor Vehicles shall cooperate with the department in implementing any changes to enhance the program to achieve greater efficiency, cost effectiveness, and convenience, or to re
• § 44010 — The motor vehicle inspection program shall provide for privately operated stations which shall be referred to as smog check stations and are authorized pursuant to Section 44015 to issue certificates
• § 44010.5 — (a) The department shall implement a program with the capacity to inspect that portion of the total state vehicle fleet subject to inspection each year in the biennial program and registered in the en
• § 44011 — (a) All motor vehicles powered by internal combustion engines that are registered within an area designated for program coverage shall be required biennially to obtain a certificate of compliance or n
• § 44011.1 — For purposes of Section 44011, the term “registered within an area designated for program coverage” includes any vehicle registered pursuant to the Vehicle Code in this state when the registered owner
• § 44011.3 — Every motor vehicle that is subject to testing pursuant to this chapter may be pretested.
• § 44011.5 — Documentation that a motor vehicle is exempt from the requirements of Section 44011 may not be based solely on the owner’s statement that the vehicle is in an exempt category.
• § 44011.6 — (a) The use of a heavy-duty motor vehicle that emits excessive smoke is prohibited.
• § 44012 — The test at the smog check stations shall be performed in accordance with procedures prescribed by the department and may require loaded mode dynamometer testing in enhanced areas, two-speed idle test
• § 44012.1 — (a) The department shall incorporate a visible smoke test into the motor vehicle inspection and maintenance program by January 1, 2008.
• § 44013 — (a) (1) The department, in cooperation with the state board, shall prescribe maximum emission standards to be applied in inspecting motor vehicles under this chapter.
• § 44013.5 — (a) If the department, in consultation with the state board, determines that substantial demand for emission retrofit devices exists, the department shall develop a program for the certification of em
• § 44014 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the testing and repair portion of the program shall be conducted by smog check stations licensed by the department, and by smog check technicians who
• § 44014.2 — (a) The department shall develop a program for the voluntary certification of licensed smog check stations, or the department may accept a smog check station certification program proposed by accredit
• § 44014.4 — (a) A licensed smog check station that has been certified pursuant to Section 44014.
• § 44014.5 — (a) The enhanced program shall provide for the testing and retesting of vehicles in accordance with Sections 44010.
• § 44014.6 — (a) The inspection-based performance standards created for the certification program established pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 44014.
• § 44014.7 — (a) The department shall require 2 percent of the vehicles required to obtain a certificate of compliance each year in enhanced program areas to receive their certificate from a licensed smog check st
• § 44015 — (a) A licensed smog check station shall not issue a certificate of compliance, except as authorized by this chapter, to any vehicle that meets the following criteria: (1) A vehicle that has been tampe
• § 44015.5 — (a) A certificate of compliance shall not be issued to any new motor vehicle or motor vehicle with a new motor vehicle engine which is not certified by the state board, and which is the subject of a t
• § 44016 — The department shall, with the cooperation of the state board and after consultation with the motor vehicle manufacturers and representatives of the service industry, research, establish, and update a
• § 44017 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section or Section 44017.
• § 44017.1 — (a) For purposes of this section, “low-income motor vehicle owner” means a person whose income does not exceed 185 percent of the federal poverty level.
• § 44017.3 — (a) The department shall provide a licensed smog check station with a sign informing customers about options when their vehicle fails a biennial smog check inspection, including, but not limited to, t
• § 44017.4 — (a) Upon registration with the Department of Motor Vehicles, a passenger vehicle or pickup truck that is a specially constructed vehicle, as defined in Section 580 of the Vehicle Code, shall be inspec
• § 44017.5 — At the earliest possible date, as determined by the bureau, the bureau shall implement at the referee stations, where appropriate, an alternative workday schedule which substitutes Saturday working ho
• § 44018 — (a) The motor vehicle inspection program may include advisory safety equipment maintenance checks, fuel efficiency checks, or both, on the motor vehicle if the department finds that cost-effective met
• § 44019 — (a) Every public agency, including, but not limited to, a publicly owned public utility, owning or operating any motor vehicle that is exempt from annual renewal of registration, and is otherwise subj
• § 44020 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the department may license any registered owner of a fleet of 10 or more motor vehicles subject to this chapter, who so elects, to implement and co
• § 44024 — (a) The department, in cooperation with the state board, shall investigate new technologies, including the role of onboard diagnostic systems in vehicles, as a means both for detecting excess emission
• § 44024.5 — (a) The department shall compile and maintain statistical and emissions profiles and data from motor vehicles that are subject to the motor vehicle inspection program.
• § 44025 — The department shall act as a clearinghouse to provide access to the vendors who possess service information generated by the vehicle manufacturers.
• § 44030 — (a) The department shall develop standards for the licensing of smog check stations.
• § 44030.5 — The department shall develop standards for certification of institutions and instructors for purposes of providing training of smog check mechanics.
• § 44031.5 — (a) No smog check technician may perform tests or make repairs required by this chapter, for compensation, unless qualified by the department for the class and category of vehicle being tested or repa
• § 44032 — No person shall perform, for compensation, tests or repairs of emission control devices or systems of motor vehicles required by this chapter unless the person performing the test or repair is a quali
• § 44033 — (a) (1) Any facility meeting the requirements established by the department pursuant to this chapter may be licensed as a test-only, test and repair, or repair-only smog check station.
• § 44034 — Annual license fees for smog check stations and biennial license fees for smog check technicians shall be imposed by the department, but shall not exceed the reasonable cost of administering the quali
• § 44034.1 — The department may impose an examination fee, sufficient to recover the reasonable cost of administering, developing, and updating the examination, for initial and biennial renewal smog check technici
• § 44035 — (a) A smog check station’s license or a qualified smog check technician’s qualification may be suspended or revoked by the department, after a hearing, for failure to meet or maintain the standards pr
• § 44036 — (a) The consumer protection-oriented quality assurance portion of the motor vehicle inspection program shall ensure uniform and consistent tests and repairs by all qualified smog check technicians and
• § 44036.1 — The department may require that equipment manufacturers, submitting equipment for certification pursuant to Section 44036, submit proof of financial security, including, but not limited to, insurance
• § 44036.2 — (a) To ensure uniform and consistent inspection, tests, and repairs by all qualified smog check technicians and licensed smog check stations, and to ensure consumer protection, manufacturers of motor
• § 44036.3 — (a) The department shall direct licensed smog check stations and technicians to private diagnostic assistance service information vendors or intermediaries who possess the electronically formatted inf
• § 44036.5 — (a) The department shall set standards for test analyzer system (TAS) calibration gases and shall establish criteria to certify and decertify gas blenders who blend, fill, or sell TAS calibration gase