Article 2 - Administration - California Business and Professions Code

Sections (3)

Current Version

Amended (as amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 681, Sec. 4) by Stats. 2025, Ch. 786, Sec. 1. (SB 774) Effective January 1, 2026. Repealed as of January 1, 2028, by its own provisions. See later operative version, as amended by Sec. 2 of Stats. 2025, Ch. 786.

(a)(1) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a Bureau of Automotive Repair under the supervision and control of the director. The duty of enforcing and administering this chapter is vested in the chief who is responsible to the director. The director may adopt and enforce those rules and regulations that the director determines are reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter and declare the policy of the bureau, including a system for the issuance of citations for violations of this chapter as specified in Section 125.9.

(2)(A) On or after July 1, 2023, the director may include in the citation system a process for informal

review of and recommendation on citations, including establishment of an informal citation conference conducted by a panel of independent representatives appointed by the chief. The informal citation conference panel shall consist of three members, with one representative each from the bureau, the public, and the automotive repair industry.

(B)(i) The director may include in the citation system a process for an automotive repair dealer, upon successful completion of remedial training conducted by a provider certified pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 9884.7, to prevent disclosure of the citation on the internet as provided in Section 27.

(ii) To be eligible for citation nondisclosure under this subparagraph, the automotive repair dealer shall not have

attended remedial training in the prior 18-month period from the effective date of citation.

(iii) Any employee of the automotive repair dealer who was involved in the violation resulting in the bureau’s issuance of the citation also may be required by the bureau to attend remedial training with the automotive repair dealer to prevent disclosure of the citation.

(3)Rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this subdivision shall be adopted pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

(b)Notwithstanding any other law, the powers and duties of the bureau, as set forth in this article and under the Automotive Repair Act, shall be subject to review

by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. In that review, the bureau shall have the burden of demonstrating a compelling public need for the continued existence of the bureau and its regulatory program, and that its function is the least restrictive regulation consistent with the public health, safety, and welfare.

(c)This section shall be effective only until January 1, 2028, and as of that date is repealed.

Future Version

Amended (as amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 681, Sec. 5) by Stats. 2025, Ch. 786, Sec. 2. (SB 774) Effective January 1, 2026. Operative January 1, 2028, by its own provisions.

(2)The director may include in the citation system a process for informal review of and recommendation on

citations, including establishment of an informal citation conference conducted by a panel of independent representatives appointed by the chief. The informal citation conference panel shall consist of three members, with one representative each from the bureau, the public, and the automotive repair industry.

(3)Rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this subdivision shall be adopted pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

(b)This section shall become operative on January 1, 2028.

§ 9882.1

Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1578.

The director in accordance with the State Civil Service Act, Part 2 (commencing with Section 18500) of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code, may appoint and fix the compensation of such clerical, inspection, investigation, and auditing personnel, as well as an assistant chief, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter except as otherwise provided by Section 159.5. All such personnel shall perform their respective duties under the supervision and the direction of the chief.

§ 9882.14

Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 783, Sec. 3. (SB 1046) Effective January 1, 2017.

(a)The bureau shall cooperate with the Office of Traffic Safety and adopt standards for the installation, maintenance, and servicing of certified ignition interlock devices by automotive repair dealers.

(b)The manufacturers of certified ignition interlock devices shall comply with standards established by the bureau for the installation of those ignition interlock devices.

(c)The bureau may charge manufacturers of certified interlock ignition devices a fee to recover the cost of monitoring installation standards.

(d)(1) The director may issue a citation to, or suspend

or revoke the registration of, an automotive repair dealer who installs, maintains, and services ignition interlock devices if the automotive repair dealer is not in compliance with subdivision (k) of Section 23575.3 of the Vehicle Code.

(2)An automotive repair dealer shall provide to an individual receiving ignition interlock device services the information provided in subdivision (k) of Section 23575.3 of the Vehicle Code along with the contact telephone number of the bureau.