California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 44032

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 681, Sec. 21. (AB 1263) Effective January 1, 2024.

No person shall perform, for compensation, tests or repairs of emission control devices or systems of motor vehicles required by this chapter unless the person performing the test or repair is a qualified smog check technician and the test or repair is performed at a licensed smog check station. Qualified smog check technicians shall perform tests of emission control devices and systems in accordance with Section 44012.

Cite this section

Cal. Health & Saf. Code § 44032 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/hsc/division-26-air-resources/part-5-vehicular-air-pollution-control/chapter-5-motor-vehicle-inspection-program/article-3-quality-assurance/section-44032

Other sections in Article 3 - Quality Assurance

§ 44030§ 44030.5§ 44031.5§ 44032§ 44033§ 44034§ 44034.1§ 44035§ 44036§ 44036.1…§ 44036.8§ 44037§ 44037.1§ 44037.2§ 44038§ 44039§ 44040§ 44041§ 44045.5§ 44045.6

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