Laws and Regulations

The Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) licenses and regulates automotive repair dealers, Smog Check stations and technicians, and brake and lamp stations and adjusters. BAR also administers the Smog Check Program. As part of its regulatory functions, BAR enforces the following laws and regulations:

Links to the Automotive Repair Act and related laws and regulations are provided below. To access all laws and regulations and search by keyword or code/section number, visit the California Legislative Information and California Code of Regulations websites.

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Business and Professions Code

Division 3. Professions and Vocations Generally
Chapter 20.3. Automotive Repair

Article Section
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions 9880-9880.3
ARTICLE 2. Administration 9882-9882.14
ARTICLE 3. Registration Procedure 9884-9884.22
ARTICLE 4. Revenue 9886-9886.4
ARTICLE 5. Licenses 9887.1-9887.5
ARTICLE 6. Lamp and Brake Adjusting Stations 9888.1-9888.4.1
ARTICLE 6.5. Vehicle Safety Systems Inspection 9888.5-9888.6
ARTICLE 7. Denial, Suspension, and Revocation 9889.1-9889.10
ARTICLE 8. Lamp and Brake Adjustment Certificates 9889.15-9889.19.1
ARTICLE 9. Penalties 9889.20-9889.22
ARTICLE 10.5. Auto Body Repair 9889.50-9889.53
ARTICLE 11. Auto Body Repair Study 9889.66-9889.68

Health and Safety Code

Division 26. Air Resources
Chapter 5. Motor Vehicle Inspection Program

Article Section
ARTICLE 1. General 44000-44005
ARTICLE 2. Program Requirements 44010-44025
ARTICLE 3. Quality Assurance 44030-44045.6
ARTICLE 4. Penalties 44050-44059
ARTICLE 5. Financial Penalties 44060-44063
ARTICLE 6. Public Information 44070-44071
ARTICLE 7. Denial, Suspension, and Revocation 44072-44072.11
ARTICLE 8. Gross Polluters 44080-44086
ARTICLE 9. Repair or Removal of High Polluters 44090-44096
ARTICLE 10. Accelerated Light-Duty Vehicle Retirement Program 44100-44122
ARTICLE 11. Enhanced Fleet Modernization Program 44124-44127

California Code of Regulations

Title 16. Professional and Vocational Regulators
Division 33. Bureau of Automotive Repair
Chapter 1. Automotive Repair Dealers and Official Stations and Adjusters

Article Section
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions 3300-3303.4.4
ARTICLE 2. Licensing of Official Stations and Adjusters 3304-3310
ARTICLE 3. Official Lamp Adjusting Stations 3315-3316
ARTICLE 4. Official Brake Adjusting Stations 3320-3321
ARTICLE 5.5. Motor Vehicle Inspection Program 3340.1-3340.50.5
ARTICLE 6. Registration and Requirements for Automotive Repair Dealers 3350-3351.6
ARTICLE 6.1. Mobile Automotive Repair 3351.7.1-3351.7.3
ARTICLE 7. Disclosure Requirements for Automotive Repair Dealers 3352-3359
ARTICLE 8. Accepted Trade Standards 3360-3368
ARTICLE 9. False or Misleading Statements and Advertising 3370-3391
ARTICLE 10. STAR Program 3392.1-3392.6.1
ARTICLE 11. Consumer Assistance Program and Enhanced Fleet Modernization Program 3394.1-3394.7
ARTICLE 11.1. Administrative Citations and Fines for Motor Vehicle Inspection Program Violations 3394.25-3394.27
ARTICLE 11.2. Administrative Citations and Fines for Unlicensed Activity 3394.40-3394.46
ARTICLE 11.3. Administrative Citations and Fines for Automotive Repair Act Violations by Registrants 3394.50-3394.55
ARTICLE 12. Miscellaneous 3395-3395.6
ARTICLE 12.5 Remedial Training for Automotive Repair Dealers and Course Provider Certification Program 3395.7-3395.10