California Code of Regulations
Title 13 - Motor Vehicles
Division 3 - Air Resources Board
Chapter 8.3 - Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Standards
Section 2360.2 - Payment Method Requirements for Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment

Universal Citation: 13 CA Code of Regs 2360.2

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

(a) Applicability. The requirements of this section apply to publicly available EVSE installed in California that require payment.

(b) The EVSP shall ensure that each EVSE subject to this section that it operates complies with the requirements of this section.

(c) Compliance deadlines.

(1) DCFC EVSE compliance deadline. A DCFC EVSE installed on or after January 1, 2022, shall comply with the requirements of this section. A DCFC EVSE installed prior to January 1, 2022, shall comply with the requirements of this section when the EVSE is replaced but in no case later than July 1, 2033.

(2) Level 2 EVSE compliance deadline. A Level 2 EVSE installed on or after July 1, 2023, shall comply with the requirements of this section. A Level 2 EVSE installed prior to July 1, 2023, shall comply with the requirements of this section when the EVSE is replaced but in no case later than July 1, 2033.

(d) All EVSE subject to this section shall have a credit card reader device physically located on either the EVSE unit or a kiosk used to service that EVSE. The credit card reader device shall comply with all of the following requirements:

(1) The credit card reader device shall accept, at a minimum, the Euro MasterCard Visa (EMV) chip and, at a minimum, one of the following credit card types: Visa, MasterCard, or American Express.

(2) The credit card reader device shall be non-locking and shall always permit customers to remove their credit card without damage to the card, including during a fault situation or power failure.

(3) The credit card reader device shall comply with PCI--DSS Level 1.

(e) All EVSE subject to this section shall have a mobile payment device physically located on the EVSE or kiosk used to service that EVSE.

(f) The EVSP shall provide and display a toll-free number on each EVSE or kiosk used to service that EVSE that provides the user with the option to initiate a charging session and submit payment at any time that the EVSE is operational and publicly available.

(g) The EVSP shall not require a subscription or membership in order to initiate a charging session for an EVSE subject to this section.

1. New section filed 5-29-2020; operative 7-1-2020 (Register 2020, No. 22).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 39600, 39601 and 44268.2, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 44268 and 44268.2, Health and Safety Code.

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