California Code
DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY
CHAPTER 20.3 - Automotive Repair

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 9880. - 9880. This chapter constitutes the chapter on automotive repair dealers....

Section 9880.1. - 9880.1. The following definitions apply for the purposes of this...

Section 9880.2. - 9880.2. The following persons are exempt from the requirement of...

Section 9880.3. - 9880.3. Protection of the public shall be the highest priority...

ARTICLE 2 - Administration

Section 9882. - 9882. (a) (1) There is in the Department of Consumer...

Section 9882. - 9882. (a) (1) There is in the Department of Consumer...

Section 9882.1. - 9882.1. The director in accordance with the State Civil Service...

Section 9882.2. - 9882.2. The Governor shall appoint, subject to confirmation by the...

Section 9882.3. - 9882.3. Every power granted to or duty imposed upon the...

Section 9882.4. - 9882.4. The director shall keep a complete record of all...

Section 9882.5. - 9882.5. The director shall on his or her own initiative...

Section 9882.6. - 9882.6. (a) There is in the department an enforcement program...

Section 9882.14. - 9882.14. (a) The bureau shall cooperate with the Office of...

ARTICLE 3 - Registration Procedure

Section 9884. - 9884. (a) An automotive repair dealer shall pay the fee...

Section 9884.1. - 9884.1. Any business maintaining more than one automotive repair facility...

Section 9884.2. - 9884.2. Upon receipt of the form properly filled out and...

Section 9884.3. - 9884.3. Every registration shall cease to be valid one year...

Section 9884.4. - 9884.4. A registration shall cease to be valid when the...

Section 9884.5. - 9884.5. A registration that is not renewed within three years...

Section 9884.6. - 9884.6. (a) It is unlawful for any person to be...

Section 9884.7. - 9884.7. (a) The director, if the automotive repair dealer cannot...

Section 9884.76. - 9884.76. Notwithstanding Section 9889.20, an automotive repair dealer who prepares...

Section 9884.8. - 9884.8. All work done by an automotive repair dealer, including...

Section 9884.9. - 9884.9. (a) The automotive repair dealer shall give to the...

Section 9884.10. - 9884.10. Upon request of the customer at the time the...

Section 9884.11. - 9884.11. Each automotive repair dealer shall maintain any records that...

Section 9884.12. - 9884.12. All proceedings to deny, suspend, revoke, or place on...

Section 9884.13. - 9884.13. The expiration of a valid registration shall not deprive...

Section 9884.14. - 9884.14. The superior court in and for the county wherein...

Section 9884.15. - 9884.15. The director may file charges with the district attorney...

Section 9884.16. - 9884.16. A person required to have a valid registration under...

Section 9884.17. - 9884.17. The bureau shall design and approve of a sign...

Section 9884.18. - 9884.18. Nothing in the provisions of this chapter shall prohibit...

Section 9884.19. - 9884.19. The bureau may adopt, amend or repeal in accordance...

Section 9884.20. - 9884.20. All accusations against automotive repair dealers shall be filed...

Section 9884.21. - 9884.21. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the director...

Section 9884.22. - 9884.22. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the director...

ARTICLE 4 - Revenue

Section 9886. - 9886. All fees and revenues collected pursuant to this chapter...

Section 9886.1. - 9886.1. The director shall report to the Controller at the...

Section 9886.2. - 9886.2. The money in the Vehicle Inspection and Repair Fund...

Section 9886.3. - 9886.3. The fees prescribed by this chapter shall be set...

Section 9886.4. - 9886.4. All salaries, expenses, or costs incurred or sustained pursuant...

ARTICLE 5 - Licenses

Section 9887.1. - 9887.1. The director shall have the authority to issue licenses...

Section 9887.2. - 9887.2. Each application for a new or renewal license shall...

Section 9887.3. - 9887.3. (a) Licenses issued by the director shall not be...

Section 9887.4. - 9887.4. It is unlawful to violate any regulation adopted by...

Section 9887.5. - 9887.5. This article shall remain operative only until the effective...

ARTICLE 6 - Lamp and Brake Adjusting Stations

Section 9888.1. - 9888.1. As used in this chapter: (a) “Station” means a...

Section 9888.2. - 9888.2. The director shall adopt regulations which prescribe the equipment...

Section 9888.3. - 9888.3. No person shall operate an “official” lamp or brake...

Section 9888.4. - 9888.4. An owner of a fleet of three or more...

Section 9888.4.1. - 9888.4.1. This article shall remain operative only until the effective...

ARTICLE 6.5 - Vehicle Safety Systems Inspection

Section 9888.5. - 9888.5. (a) The director shall develop inspection criteria and standards...

Section 9888.6. - 9888.6. (a) A licensee shall issue to the owner or...

ARTICLE 7 - Denial, Suspension and Revocation

Section 9889.1. - 9889.1. Any license issued pursuant to Articles 5 and 6,...

Section 9889.2. - 9889.2. The director may deny a license if the applicant...

Section 9889.3. - 9889.3. The director may suspend, revoke, or take other disciplinary...

Section 9889.4. - 9889.4. A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction...

Section 9889.5. - 9889.5. The director may take disciplinary action against any licensee...

Section 9889.6. - 9889.6. Upon the effective date of any order of suspension...

Section 9889.7. - 9889.7. The expiration or suspension of a license by operation...

Section 9889.8. - 9889.8. All accusations against licensees shall be filed within three...

Section 9889.9. - 9889.9. When any license has been revoked or suspended following...

Section 9889.10. - 9889.10. After suspension of the license upon any of the...

ARTICLE 8 - Lamp and Brake Adjustment Certificates

Section 9889.15. - 9889.15. As used in this article, “station,” “licensed station,” and...

Section 9889.16. - 9889.16. Whenever a licensed adjuster in a licensed station upon...

Section 9889.19. - 9889.19. The director may charge a fee for lamp and...

Section 9889.19.1. - 9889.19.1. This article shall remain operative only until the effective...

ARTICLE 9 - Penalties

Section 9889.20. - 9889.20. Except as otherwise provided in Section 9889.21, any person...

Section 9889.21. - 9889.21. (a) Any person who violates any provision of Article...

Section 9889.21. - 9889.21. (a) Any person who violates any provision of Article...

Section 9889.22. - 9889.22. The willful making of any false statement or entry...

ARTICLE 10 - Used Tires

Section 9889.30. - 9889.30. (a) (1) Subject to subdivision (b), an automotive repair...

ARTICLE 10.5 - Auto Body Repair

Section 9889.50. - 9889.50. The Legislature finds the following: (1) Thousands of California...

Section 9889.51. - 9889.51. “Auto body repair shop” means a place of business...

Section 9889.52. - 9889.52. An application for registration pursuant to Section 9884 shall...

Section 9889.53. - 9889.53. A check or draft issued to a repairer pursuant...

ARTICLE 11 - Auto Body Repair Study

Section 9889.66. - 9889.66. The form for registration pursuant to Section 9884 shall...

Section 9889.68. - 9889.68. Any auto insurance company check or draft issued to...