California Code of Regulations
Title 13 - Motor Vehicles
Division 3 - Air Resources Board
Chapter 3.7 - Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program
Section 2196.5 - Roadside Emissions Monitoring Devices

Universal Citation: 13 CA Code of Regs 2196.5

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) All heavy-duty vehicles applicable to this HD I/M Regulation operating in California are subject to on-road emissions monitoring through a network of CARB-authorized roadside emissions monitoring devices. For a vehicle passing through a roadside emissions monitoring device, the Executive Officer may issue a Notice to Submit to Testing if one of the following criteria is met:

(1) OBD-Equipped Vehicles.
(A) A roadside emissions monitoring device records an OBD-equipped vehicle with a PM emissions measurement that corresponds to exceeding the equivalent OBD trigger threshold for illuminating the MIL, as described in title 13, CCR, section 1971.1 (e) (8.2.1);

(B) A roadside emissions monitoring device records an OBD-equipped vehicle with a NOx emissions measurement that corresponds to exceeding the equivalent OBD trigger threshold for illuminating the MIL, as described in title 13, CCR, section 1971.1 (e) (6.2.1);

(2) Non-OBD-Equipped Vehicles.
(A) A roadside emissions monitoring device records a non-OBD-equipped vehicle with a PM emissions measurement that corresponds to exceeding the equivalent smoke opacity standard, as specified in section 2196.6.

1. New section filed 10-5-2022; operative 1-1-2023 (Register 2022, No. 40).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 39002, 39003, 39600, 39601, 43000, 43013, 43018, 43701, 44011.6 and 44152, Health and Safety Code; and Sections 27153 and 24019, Vehicle Code. Reference: Section 44152, Health and Safety Code; and Sections 27153 and 24019, Vehicle Code.

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