Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Official automotive repair dealer signs
shall meet the following specifications:
(1)
Until June 30, 2006, signs shall be worded exactly as shown in either Figure 1
or Figure 3. On and after June 30, 2006, signs shall be worded exactly as shown
in Figure 3, except that an automotive repair dealer possessing a valid a
registration on June 30, 2006, may comply with Section
3351.3 and this section by
displaying a supplementary sign, containing the bureau's Web site address. The
supplementary sign shall be worded exactly as shown in Figure 5, and shall be
displayed immediately below any sign that was displayed by the automotive
repair dealer in compliance with Section
3351.3 and this section on and
before June 30, 2006.
(2) Signs as
shown in Figure 1 shall have the dimensions shown in Figure 2, signs as shown
in Figure 3 shall have the dimensions shown in Figure 4, and signs as shown in
Figure 5 shall have the dimensions shown in that figure.
(3) 24-gauge steel or aluminum or synthetic
material of equivalent rigidity may be used. Synthetic material may be
acceptable provided it meets all of the requirements herein, including
durability.
(4) The background
shall be semi-gloss white. All print, border stripe and divider stripes,
including the State Seal shall be gloss black in color.
(5) Paint shall be a premium grade exterior
acrylic enamel or equivalent. The silk screen/bake-on process or an acceptable
equivalent may be used.
(6) All
bare metal shall be etched and coated with white primer or equivalent to insure
proper paint adhesion and corrosion protection.
(7) Largest lettering shall be 72 pt. Futura
Demi "condensed"; medium lettering shall be 48 pt. Futura Bold; and smallest
lettering shall be 36 pt. Futura Bold for the signs shown in Figures 1 and 3.
The lettering of the supplementary sign shown in Figure 5 shall be 48 pt.
Futura Bold for the message and 72 pt. Future Demi "condensed" for the Web site
address.
(8) A three and one-half
inch diameter State Seal is required for the signs shown in Figures 1 and
3.
(9) The use of embossed letters
or a clear protective finish coat is permitted, but not required.
(10) There shall be a one-quarter inch
mounting hole in each corner.
(b) The bureau may require replacement of any
sign that fails to meet the outlined specifications or that is no longer
legible.
1.
Renumbering and amendment of former Section
3386 to Section 3351.4 filed
2-22-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 9).
2.
Amendment of section and NOTE and new Figures 3-5 filed 3-9-2006; operative
4-8-2006 (Register 2006, No. 10).
3. Editorial correction of Figure
3 (Register 2006, No. 19).
Note: Authority cited: Section
9882,
Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
9880.3
and
9884.17,
Business and Professions Code.
