California Health and Safety Code

§ 44017

HSC § 44017 Effective Jan 1, 2017Div. 26 · Part 5 · Ch. 5 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)Except as otherwise provided in this section or Section 44017.1, a motor vehicle owner shall qualify for a repair cost waiver only after expending at least four hundred fifty dollars ($450) for repairs, including parts and labor.

(b)The department shall periodically revise the repair cost limit specified in subdivision (a) in accordance with changes in the Consumer Price Index, as published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.

(c)A repair cost limit shall not be imposed in those cases where emissions control equipment is missing or is partially or totally inoperative as a result of being tampered with.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 190. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.