Laws and Regulations
The Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) licenses and regulates automotive repair dealers, Smog Check stations and technicians, and brake and lamp stations and adjusters. BAR also administers the Smog Check Program. As part of its regulatory functions, BAR enforces the following laws and regulations:
- Business and Professions Code - Automotive Repair Act (Sections 9880-9889.68)
- Health and Safety Code - Motor Vehicle Inspection Program (Sections 44000-44127)
- California Code of Regulations (Sections 3300-3395.10)
Links to the Automotive Repair Act and related laws and regulations are provided below. To access all laws and regulations and search by keyword or code/section number, visit the California Legislative Information and California Code of Regulations websites.
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Business and Professions Code
Division 3. Professions and Vocations Generally
Chapter 20.3. Automotive Repair
| Article | Section |
|---|---|
| ARTICLE 1. General Provisions | 9880-9880.3 |
| ARTICLE 2. Administration | 9882-9882.14 |
| ARTICLE 3. Registration Procedure | 9884-9884.22 |
| ARTICLE 4. Revenue | 9886-9886.4 |
| ARTICLE 5. Licenses | 9887.1-9887.5 |
| ARTICLE 6. Lamp and Brake Adjusting Stations | 9888.1-9888.4.1 |
| ARTICLE 6.5. Vehicle Safety Systems Inspection | 9888.5-9888.6 |
| ARTICLE 7. Denial, Suspension, and Revocation | 9889.1-9889.10 |
| ARTICLE 8. Lamp and Brake Adjustment Certificates | 9889.15-9889.19.1 |
| ARTICLE 9. Penalties | 9889.20-9889.22 |
| ARTICLE 10.5. Auto Body Repair | 9889.50-9889.53 |
| ARTICLE 11. Auto Body Repair Study | 9889.66-9889.68 |
Health and Safety Code
Division 26. Air Resources
Chapter 5. Motor Vehicle Inspection Program
| Article | Section |
|---|---|
| ARTICLE 1. General | 44000-44005 |
| ARTICLE 2. Program Requirements | 44010-44025 |
| ARTICLE 3. Quality Assurance | 44030-44045.6 |
| ARTICLE 4. Penalties | 44050-44059 |
| ARTICLE 5. Financial Penalties | 44060-44063 |
| ARTICLE 6. Public Information | 44070-44071 |
| ARTICLE 7. Denial, Suspension, and Revocation | 44072-44072.11 |
| ARTICLE 8. Gross Polluters | 44080-44086 |
| ARTICLE 9. Repair or Removal of High Polluters | 44090-44096 |
| ARTICLE 10. Accelerated Light-Duty Vehicle Retirement Program | 44100-44122 |
| ARTICLE 11. Enhanced Fleet Modernization Program | 44124-44127 |
California Code of Regulations
Title 16. Professional and Vocational Regulators
Division 33. Bureau of Automotive Repair
Chapter 1. Automotive Repair Dealers and Official Stations and Adjusters
| Article | Section |
|---|---|
| ARTICLE 1. General Provisions | 3300-3303.4.4 |
| ARTICLE 2. Licensing of Official Stations and Adjusters | 3304-3310 |
| ARTICLE 3. Official Lamp Adjusting Stations | 3315-3316 |
| ARTICLE 4. Official Brake Adjusting Stations | 3320-3321 |
| ARTICLE 5.5. Motor Vehicle Inspection Program | 3340.1-3340.50.5 |
| ARTICLE 6. Registration and Requirements for Automotive Repair Dealers | 3350-3351.6 |
| ARTICLE 6.1. Mobile Automotive Repair | 3351.7.1-3351.7.3 |
| ARTICLE 7. Disclosure Requirements for Automotive Repair Dealers | 3352-3359 |
| ARTICLE 8. Accepted Trade Standards | 3360-3368 |
| ARTICLE 9. False or Misleading Statements and Advertising | 3370-3391 |
| ARTICLE 10. STAR Program | 3392.1-3392.6.1 |
| ARTICLE 11. Consumer Assistance Program and Enhanced Fleet Modernization Program | 3394.1-3394.7 |
| ARTICLE 11.1. Administrative Citations and Fines for Motor Vehicle Inspection Program Violations | 3394.25-3394.27 |
| ARTICLE 11.2. Administrative Citations and Fines for Unlicensed Activity | 3394.40-3394.46 |
| ARTICLE 11.3. Administrative Citations and Fines for Automotive Repair Act Violations by Registrants | 3394.50-3394.55 |
| ARTICLE 12. Miscellaneous | 3395-3395.6 |
| ARTICLE 12.5 Remedial Training for Automotive Repair Dealers and Course Provider Certification Program | 3395.7-3395.10 |