Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
Two farm labor vehicle certification stickers issued by the
department shall be displayed on each certified farm labor vehicle. The
following provisions shall apply to farm labor vehicle certification
stickers:
(a) Issuance and Display of
Stickers. Farm labor vehicle certification stickers shall be issued in pairs to
a specific vehicle and shall be affixed as follows to the front and rear of
each certified farm labor vehicle at the time the inspection approval
certificate is issued pursuant to Section
1231.
(1) Front. One farm labor vehicle
certification sticker shall be displayed on the lower right-hand corner of the
windshield farthest removed from the driver.
(2) Rear. One farm labor vehicle
certification sticker shall be displayed on the right side of the rear window
of the vehicle. If the vehicle does not have a rear window, the sticker shall
be displayed on the right side of the rear bumper.
(b) Removal of Farm Labor Vehicle
Certification Stickers. Farm labor vehicle certification stickers shall be
removed from any vehicle:
(1) before the
vehicle is transferred into the possession of a new owner, is registered to a
new owner, or is discarded or otherwise released from the ownership of the
person or organization named on the vehicle inspection approval certificate
issued pursuant to Section
1231.
(2) when the stickers are replaced by new
stickers at the time of the next certification inspection by the
department.
(c) Design of
Stickers.
(1) Size and Content: The farm labor
vehicle certification sticker shall be approximately 2.5 inches in height by 4
inches wide, and shall have the words "Certified Farm Labor Vehicle"
superimposed over the California Highway Patrol shield. The month and year of
issue shall be indicated by punch-outs (see figure 1). The last two digits of
the year of expiration of the sticker shall be shown at the top of the sticker.
Each sticker shall show the toll-free telephone number for reporting farm labor
vehicle violations, and each pair of stickers shall have a unique serial
number.
(2) Color. Each farm labor
vehicle certification sticker shall be color-coded to denote the quarter of the
calendar year in which it was issued and will expire as follows:
(A) Stickers issued in the first quarter
shall be green.
(B) Stickers issued
in the second quarter shall be yellow.
(C) Stickers issued in the third quarter
shall be orange.
(D) Stickers
issued in the fourth quarter shall be white.
(3) Month of Issue. The upper left and upper
right-hand corners of the sticker shall be removed as follows to indicate the
month of the quarter in which it was issued:
(A) During the first month of the quarter,
the upper left-hand and upper right-hand corners shall be removed before the
sticker is affixed.
(B) During the
second month of the quarter, only the upper left-hand corner shall be removed
before the sticker is affixed.
(C)
During the third month of the quarter, no corners shall be
removed.
(4)
Specifications. Stickers shall be fabricated of durable material, and
construction shall assure self destruction when any attempt is made to remove a
sticker from its original application surface. Evidence of self-destruction
must permanently alter the appearance of the sticker.
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(d) Modification of Stickers. No person other
than an authorized employee of the department shall punch dates into or
otherwise modify any farm labor vehicle certification sticker. A farm labor
vehicle certification sticker which has been modified to indicate more than one
issue date, or which has been otherwise tampered with is invalid and both
stickers shall be removed from the vehicle.
(e) Transfer of Inspection Stickers or
Certificates. No farm labor vehicle certification sticker, label, or vehicle
inspection approval certificate issued by the department to a farm labor
vehicle shall be transferred to another vehicle.
1. New
section filed 7-3-2001; operative 8-2-2001 (Register 2001, No.
27).
Note: Authority cited: Section 31401.5, Vehicle Code.
Reference Sections 31401 and 31401.5, Vehicle
Code.
