California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 33 - Bureau of Automotive Repair
Chapter 1 - Automotive Repair Dealers and Official Stations and Adjusters
Article 2.5 - Vehicle Safety Systems Inspection Program
Section 3312.2 - Display of Licenses and Posting of Prices; Equipment Maintenance; Records

(a) A vehicle safety systems inspection station license shall be placed under glass or other transparent cover and displayed in a place where the license is visible, legible, and located adjacent to a counter where customers are served.

(b) Licenses of all licensed vehicle safety systems technicians employed at a licensed vehicle safety systems inspection station shall be mounted under glass or other transparent cover and displayed in a place where the licenses are visible, legible, and located adjacent to a counter where customers are served.

(c) Each licensed vehicle safety systems inspection station, except a station owned by a fleet owner, shall display a vehicle safety systems inspection station sign that meets the specifications in section 3313.1 of this Article, and the sign shall be displayed in a location where the sign and text are visible and legible to the general public from outside of the station. For the purposes of this Article, "fleet owner" shall mean an owner of a fleet of three or more vehicles who is not an interstate carrier.

(d) Each licensed vehicle safety systems inspection station, except a station owned by a fleet owner, shall post, in a location where a member of the general public within the station's place of business will be able to observe and read, the price(s) for a vehicle safety systems inspection. No charge relating to repair, replacement of parts, or adjustments shall be imposed in addition to the posted price for the inspection unless such additional work and added charges are authorized by the customer in accordance with section 3354 of this Chapter.

(e) All inspection machines, devices, and equipment shall be maintained in good working condition by the vehicle safety systems inspection station. Good working condition shall mean that machines, devices, and equipment requiring calibration or adjustment shall be useable as intended by the manufacturer and calibrated or adjusted in accordance with the instructions of the manufacturer.

(f) Each licensed vehicle safety systems inspection station shall maintain and have available for inspection, upon request of the Bureau, records relating to the vehicle safety systems inspections conducted by the licensee, including certificates of compliance numbers and Vehicle Safety Reports (as specified in Chapter 1.8 of the Vehicle Safety Systems Inspection Manual, referenced in section 3311.1 of this Article) for each vehicle inspected, for not less than three (3) years after completion of any vehicle safety systems inspection.