California Health and Safety Code

§ 44081

HSC § 44081 Effective Jan 1, 2003Div. 26 · Part 5 · Ch. 5 · Art. 8

Statute text

(a)(1) The department, in cooperation with the state board, shall institute procedures for auditing the emissions of vehicles while actually being driven on the streets and highways of the state. The department may undertake those procedures itself or seek a qualified vendor of these services. The primary object of the procedures shall be the detection of gross polluters. The procedures shall consist of techniques and technologies determined to be effective for that purpose by the department, including, but not limited to, remote sensing. The procedures may include pullovers for roadside emissions testing and inspection. The department shall consider the recommendations of the review committee based on the outcome of the pilot demonstration program conducted pursuant to Section 44081.6.

(2)The department may additionally use other methods to identify gross polluting vehicles for out-of-cycle testing and repair.

(b)The department shall, by regulation, establish a program for the out-of-cycle testing and repair of motor vehicles found, through roadside auditing, to be emitting at levels that exceed specified standards. The program shall include all of the following elements:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1001, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2003.