Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Referee services include, but are not
limited to, the following:
(1) The issuance
of repair cost waivers and economic hardship extensions pursuant to Sections
44017
and
44017.1
of the Health and Safety Code.
(2)
The inspection of a vehicle in which the vehicle owner disputes the results of
a previous smog check inspection and is seeking an independent
evaluation.
(3) The inspection of
vehicular exhaust systems in accordance with Section
27150.2 of
the Vehicle Code.
(4) Inspection of
vehicles equipped with engine or emission control configurations that do not
match an original equipment manufacturers' United States Environmental
Protection Agency or California Air Resources Board emission control
certification standard. These vehicles include, but are not limited to, the
following:
(A) Vehicles equipped with an
engine change as defined in Section
3340.1.
(B) Direct import vehicle as defined in
Section
39024.6
of the Health and Safety Code.
(C)
Vehicles equipped with an alternative fuel retrofit system as defined in
Section 3340.1.
(D) Specially constructed vehicles, including
vehicles covered by the provisions described in Section
44017.4
of the Health and Safety Code.
(5) The inspection of a vehicle in which the
physical or operational design or the vehicle's condition presents unusual
inspection circumstances and/or inspection incompatibilities.
(6) The inspection of a vehicle in which a
law enforcement agency has requested a referee inspection.
(7) Issuance of a limited parts
exemption.
(8) The inspection of a
government vehicle that is exempt from annual registration renewal, or is part
of a fleet that is licensed pursuant to the provisions of Section
44020
of the Health and Safety Code.
(9)
The inspection of vehicles in which the bureau has requested a referee
inspection.
(b) As
applicable, the referee shall affix a tamper resistant label to the vehicle. At
a minimum, the label shall identify the engine and emission control systems
requirements applicable to the vehicle in which the label is installed. Once a
label is affixed, a vehicle with an engine change, a direct import vehicle, a
vehicle with an alternative fuel retrofit system, or a specially constructed
vehicle, excluding vehicles registered pursuant to Section
9565 of the
Vehicle Code, may have subsequent smog check inspections performed at a
licensed Smog Check station.
1. New
section filed 5-17-2013; operative 7-1-2013 (Register 2013, No.
20).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
44014,
44015
and
44036,
Health and Safety Code; and Section
9882,
Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
44017,
44017.1,
44017.4,
44020
and
44036,
Health and Safety Code; and Sections
9565 and
27150.2,
Vehicle Code.
