Regulatory Actions
Proposed Regulations
Automotive Repair Dealer Registration Application Requirements
Title 16, California Code of Regulations sections 3303, 3351, and 3395.6
Comment Period Ends: December 27, 2022
Hearing Date: No hearing scheduled
Citation and Remedial Training Programs for Automotive Repair Dealers
Title 16, California Code of Regulations sections 3394.25, 3394.26, 3394.27, 3394.40, 3394.41, 3394.42, 3394.43, 3394.44, 3394.45, 3394.46, 3394.50, 3394.51, 3394.52, 3394.53, 3394.54, 3394.55, 3395.7, 3395.8, 3395.9, and 3395.10
Comment Period Ends: November 21, 2022
Hearing Date: No hearing scheduled
Approved Regulations
Smog Check Equipment Security and Fraud Prevention
Title 16, California Code of Regulations sections 3340.15, 3340.41, 3340.45, 3394.26
Date Filed with the Secretary of State: August 15, 2022
Effective Date: October 1, 2022
- Notice of Proposed Action
- Initial Statement of Reasons
- Proposed Text
- Proposed Smog Check Manual
- Proposed Biometric Data Collection Consent Statement
- Proposed Notice on Collection of Personal Biometric Information and Its Use
- Notice of Public Hearing
- Notice of Modified Text
- Modified Text
- Final Statement of Reasons
- Approved Text (Order of Adoption)
- Approved Smog Check Manual (Effective October 1, 2022)
- Approved Biometric Data Collection Consent Statement
- Approved Notice on Collection of Personal Biometric Information and Its Use
- Notice of Approval
STAR Program Updates
Title 16, California Code of Regulations sections 3340.1, 3340.16, 3340.16.5, 3340.41, 3392.1, 3392.2, 3392.2.1, 3392.3, 3392.3.1, 3392.4, 3392.5, 3392.5.1, 3392.6, 3392.6.1
Date Filed with the Secretary of State: May 5, 2022
Effective Date: July 1, 2022
- Notice of Proposed Action
- Initial Statement of Reasons
- Proposed Text
- Final Statement of Reasons
- Approved Text (Order of Adoption)
- Notice of Approval
Disciplinary Guidelines Amendments
Title 16, California Code of Regulations section 3395.4
Date Filed with the Secretary of State: February 24, 2022
Effective Date: April 1, 2022
- Notice of Proposed Action
- Initial Statement of Reasons
- Proposed Text
- Proposed Guidelines for Disciplinary Orders and Terms of Probation
- Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period
- Notice of Modified Text
- Modified Text
- Modified Guidelines for Disciplinary Orders and Terms of Probation
- Approved Text (Order of Adoption)
- Approved Guidelines for Disciplinary Orders and Terms of Probation (Effective April 1, 2022)
- Notice of Approval
Consumer Assistance Program Updates - Certificate of Compliance
Title 16, California Code of Regulations sections 3394.3, 3394.4, 3394.6
Date Filed with the Secretary of State: January 20, 2022
Effective Date: January 20, 2022
- Notice of Proposed Action
- Initial Statement of Reasons
- Proposed Text
- Proposed Application
- Notice of Addition of Documents
- Notice of Approval of Certificate of Compliance
Consumer Assistance Program Updates - Re-Adoption of Emergency Regulations
Title 16, California Code of Regulations sections 3394.3, 3394.4, 3394.6
Date Filed with the Secretary of State: June 4, 2021
Effective Date: June 30, 2021
- Notice of Intent to Re-Adopt Emergency Regulations
- Finding of Emergency
- Approved Text
- Approved Application
- Notice of Approval
Rehabilitation and Substantial Relationship Criteria
Title 16, California Code of Regulations sections 3395, 3395.2
Date Filed with the Secretary of State: February 18, 2021
Effective Date: February 18, 2021
- Notice of Proposed Action
- Initial Statement of Reasons
- Proposed Text
- Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period
- Notice of Modified Text
- Modified Text
- Notice of Second Modified Text
- Second Modified Text
- Notice of Approval
Mobile Automotive Repair and Automatic Transmissions - Section 100
Title 16, California Code of Regulations sections 3351.7.3, 3361.1
Date Filed with the Secretary of State: February 8, 2021
Effective Date: February 8, 2021
Consumer Assistance Program Updates - Emergency Regulations
Title 16, California Code of Regulations sections 3394.3, 3394.4, 3394.6
Date Filed with the Secretary of State: August 31, 2020
Effective Date: August 31, 2020
- Notice of Proposed Action
- Finding of Emergency
- Proposed Text
- Proposed Application
- Modified Finding of Emergency
- Modified Text
- Modified Application
- Notice of Publication/Regulations Submission (Form 400)
- Approved Text
- Approved Application
- Notice of Approval
Correction of Cross References, Punctuation, Redundancy, and Adding Conformity with Statute - Section 100
Title 16, California Code of Regulations sections 3303, 3352, 3353, 3356
Date Filed with the Secretary of State: June 4, 2019
Effective Date: June 4, 2019