Regulatory actions
Proposed regulations
Consumer Assistance Program Incentive Increases
California Code of Regulations, Title 16, Division 33, Chapter 1
Amend Sections 3394.3, 3394.4, and 3394.6
Public Comment Period: January 26-March 12, 2024
Updated Smog Check Inspection Equipment and Station Requirements
California Code of Regulations, Title 16, Division 33, Chapter 1
Amend Section 3340.17
Public Comment Period: January 19-March 5, 2024
- Notice of Proposed Action
- Initial Statement of Reasons
- Proposed Text
- Proposed Data Acquisition Device Specification
Approved regulations
Vehicle Safety Systems Inspection Program
California Code of Regulations, Title 16, Division 33, Chapter 1
Amend Sections 3303, 3303.2, 3305, 3306, 3307, 3308, 3309, 3310, 3315, 3316, 3320, 3321
Adopt Sections 3311.1, 3311.2, 3311.3, 3312.1, 3312.1.1, 3312.2, 3313.1, 3313.2, 3314.1, 3314.1.1, 3314.2
Public Comment Period: November 10-December 26, 2023
15-day Public Comment Period: February 21-March 8, 2024
Effective Date: March 27, 2024
- Notice of Proposed Action
- Initial Statement of Reasons
- Proposed Text
- Proposed Vehicle Safety Systems Inspection Manual
- Proposed Biometric Data Collection Consent Statement
- Proposed Notice on Collection of Personal Biometric Information and Its Use
- Notice of Modified Text
- Modified Text
- Modified Manual
- Proposed Station Sign Specifications
- Final Statement of Reasons
- Approved Text
- Approved Vehicle Safety Systems Inspection Manual
- Approved Biometric Data Collection Consent Statement
- Approved Notice on Collection of Personal Biometric Information and Its Use
- Approved Station Sign Specifications
- Notice of Approval
Automotive Repair Dealer Registration Renewal Requirements
California Code of Regulations, Title 16, Division 33, Chapter 1
Amend Section 3351.2
Public Comment Period: July 28-September 12, 2023
Date Filed with the Secretary of State: December 4, 2023
Effective Date: April 1, 2024
- Notice of Proposed Action
- Initial Statement of Reasons
- Proposed Text
- Final Statement of Reasons
- Approved Text
- Notice of Approval
Citation and Remedial Training Programs for Automotive Repair Dealers
Title 16, California Code of Regulations sections 3394.25, 3394.26, 3394.27, 3394.40, 3394.41, 3394.42, 3394.43, 3394.44, 3394.45, 3394.46, 3394.50, 3394.51, 3394.52, 3394.53, 3394.54, 3394.55, 3395.7, 3395.8, 3395.9, and 3395.10
Date Filed with the Secretary of State: May 31, 2023
Effective Date: July 1, 2023
- Notice of Proposed Action
- Initial Statement of Reasons
- Proposed Text
- Notice of Modified Text
- Modified Text
- Notice of Second Modified Text
- Second Modified Text
- Final Statement of Reasons
- Approved Text
- Notice of Approval
Automotive Repair Dealer Registration Application Requirements
Title 16, California Code of Regulations sections 3303, 3351, and 3395.6
Date Filed with the Secretary of State: May 1, 2023
Effective Date: July 1, 2023
- Notice of Proposed Action
- Initial Statement of Reasons
- Proposed Text
- Notice of Modified Text
- Modified Text
- Notice of Second Modified Text
- Second Modified Text
- Final Statement of Reasons
- Approved Text
- Notice of Approval
Smog Check Equipment Security and Fraud Prevention
Title 16, California Code of Regulations sections 3340.15, 3340.41, 3340.45, 3394.26
Date Filed with the Secretary of State: August 15, 2022
Effective Date: October 1, 2022
- Notice of Proposed Action
- Initial Statement of Reasons
- Proposed Text
- Proposed Smog Check Manual
- Proposed Biometric Data Collection Consent Statement
- Proposed Notice on Collection of Personal Biometric Information and Its Use
- Notice of Public Hearing
- Notice of Modified Text
- Modified Text
- Final Statement of Reasons
- Approved Text
- Approved Smog Check Manual (Effective October 1, 2022)
- Approved Biometric Data Collection Consent Statement
- Approved Notice on Collection of Personal Biometric Information and Its Use
- Notice of Approval
STAR Program Updates
Title 16, California Code of Regulations sections 3340.1, 3340.16, 3340.16.5, 3340.41, 3392.1, 3392.2, 3392.2.1, 3392.3, 3392.3.1, 3392.4, 3392.5, 3392.5.1, 3392.6, 3392.6.1
Date Filed with the Secretary of State: May 5, 2022
Effective Date: July 1, 2022
- Notice of Proposed Action
- Initial Statement of Reasons
- Proposed Text
- Final Statement of Reasons
- Approved Text
- Notice of Approval
Disciplinary Guidelines Amendments
Title 16, California Code of Regulations section 3395.4
Date Filed with the Secretary of State: February 24, 2022
Effective Date: April 1, 2022
- Notice of Proposed Action
- Initial Statement of Reasons
- Proposed Text
- Proposed Guidelines for Disciplinary Orders and Terms of Probation
- Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period
- Notice of Modified Text
- Modified Text
- Modified Guidelines for Disciplinary Orders and Terms of Probation
- Approved Text
- Approved Guidelines for Disciplinary Orders and Terms of Probation (Effective April 1, 2022)
- Notice of Approval
Consumer Assistance Program Updates - Certificate of Compliance
Title 16, California Code of Regulations sections 3394.3, 3394.4, 3394.6
Date Filed with the Secretary of State: January 20, 2022
Effective Date: January 20, 2022
- Notice of Proposed Action
- Initial Statement of Reasons
- Proposed Text
- Proposed Application
- Notice of Addition of Documents
- Notice of Approval of Certificate of Compliance
Consumer Assistance Program Updates - Re-Adoption of Emergency Regulations
Title 16, California Code of Regulations sections 3394.3, 3394.4, 3394.6
Date Filed with the Secretary of State: June 4, 2021
Effective Date: June 30, 2021
- Notice of Intent to Re-Adopt Emergency Regulations
- Finding of Emergency
- Approved Text
- Approved Application
- Notice of Approval
Rehabilitation and Substantial Relationship Criteria
Title 16, California Code of Regulations sections 3395, 3395.2
Date Filed with the Secretary of State: February 18, 2021
Effective Date: February 18, 2021
- Notice of Proposed Action
- Initial Statement of Reasons
- Proposed Text
- Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period
- Notice of Modified Text
- Modified Text
- Notice of Second Modified Text
- Second Modified Text
- Notice of Approval
Mobile Automotive Repair and Automatic Transmissions - Section 100
Title 16, California Code of Regulations sections 3351.7.3, 3361.1
Date Filed with the Secretary of State: February 8, 2021
Effective Date: February 8, 2021
Consumer Assistance Program Updates - Emergency Regulations
Title 16, California Code of Regulations sections 3394.3, 3394.4, 3394.6
Date Filed with the Secretary of State: August 31, 2020
Effective Date: August 31, 2020
- Notice of Proposed Action
- Finding of Emergency
- Proposed Text
- Proposed Application
- Modified Finding of Emergency
- Modified Text
- Modified Application
- Notice of Publication/Regulations Submission (Form 400)
- Approved Text
- Approved Application
- Notice of Approval
Correction of Cross References, Punctuation, Redundancy, and Adding Conformity with Statute - Section 100
Title 16, California Code of Regulations sections 3303, 3352, 3353, 3356
Date Filed with the Secretary of State: June 4, 2019
Effective Date: June 4, 2019