California Health and Safety Code

§ 44010.5

HSC § 44010.5 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 26 · Part 5 · Ch. 5 · Art. 2

Statute text

(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 enhanced program area, as established pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 44003, which is sufficient to meet the emission reduction performance standards established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency in regulations adopted pursuant to the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b), the department shall afford smog check stations licensed pursuant to Section 44014 and certified pursuant to Section 44014.2 the initial opportunity to inspect vehicles subject to the program in this section.

(b)(1) The program shall use the testing procedures described in Section 44012.

(2)Vehicles selected for testing pursuant to this section shall include vehicles equipped without second generation onboard diagnostic systems (OBD II) and vehicles with emission problems that may not be adequately detected by the vehicle’s OBD II, as determined by the department in consultation with the state board. Vehicles subject to testing under this paragraph shall be tested by referee facilities or a similar contracted inspection network established by the department, which may include subcontracted licensed smog check stations, as provided in subdivision (f) of Section 44014.

…

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 681, Sec. 14. (AB 1263) Effective January 1, 2024.