California Code of Regulations
Title 13 - Motor Vehicles
Division 2 - Department of the California Highway Patrol
Chapter 6.5 - Motor Carrier Safety
Article 6 - Carrier Requirements
Section 1231 - Vehicle Inspection Approval Certificate

(a) Display of Certificate. The certificate shall be placed in a certificate holder provided by the motor carrier and posted in an easy-to-reach and visible area of the driver's compartment of the vehicle for which it was issued. The certificate holder shall be designed so the certificate can be easily inserted and removed and is clearly legible under a transparent covering.

(b) Issuance of Certificate. The certificate shall be issued to the specific vehicle and motor carrier named on the certificate. The certificate will be signed and dated by an authorized employee of the department certifying that on the inspection date the vehicle complied with applicable laws and regulations governing its construction, design, and equipment (and color, if a school bus).

(c) Youth Bus Inspection Fee. The fee for inspection of a youth bus is eighty-five dollars ($85). When necessary to verify that corrections have been made, not more than one reinspection may be scheduled at each terminal or facility without payment of another inspection fee.

(d) GPPV Inspection. The fee for inspection of a GPPV is fifty dollars ($50). When necessary to verify that corrections have been made, not more than one reinspection may be scheduled at each terminal or facility without payment of another inspection fee. Application for inspection of GPPVs shall be made to the department on forms provided by the department and shall be accompanied by the prescribed fees.