California Administrative Code

(a) Any freight contractor shall only contract with compliant vehicles or fleets and comply with the recordkeeping requirements specified in section 2197.3(b). In the case of contracts with intermediary parties where vehicle or fleet wide compliance cannot be verified by the frei…

(a) Various sections of this HD I/M Regulation require affected entities to report information to CARB. Such requirements are described in this section. (1) Submitting to CARB a false oral or written statement, including a material misstatement or a material omission, in connecti…

(a) Vehicle emissions control equipment inspections shall be performed by inspectors, referees, and HD I/M testers. (b) The inspection of the vehicle and engine components shall include observation and verification of all of the following: (1) The presence and legibility of the e…

(a) This section applies to 2019 and subsequent model-year light-duty certified engine packages for use in a light-duty specially-produced motor vehicle (SPMV) and the manufacturers of SPMVs. (b) Each part of this article is severable, and in the event that any part of this chapt…

(a) This section applies to 2019 and subsequent model year new vehicle engine packages for SPMVs. (b) An engine manufacturer of a new vehicle engine package for SPMVs that obtains a new vehicle engine package certification from CARB may request certification of a new vehicle engi…

(a) When an engine manufacturer delivers a certified engine package under this article to a SPMV manufacturer, the certified engine package must be complete, including all components of the certified engine package. (b) The following written materials must also accompany the cert…

(a) A SPMV manufacturer must be currently approved by the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration and registered with the United States Environmental Protection Agency to produce for the current model year of the SPMV certification application. (b) SPMV manufacturers p…

To request a hearing under Vehicle Code section 34623(f), a suspended motor carrier permit holder shall submit the following in writing to the Department of Motor Vehicles, Legal Affairs Division, 2415 First Avenue, MS C-128, Sacramento, CA 95818, or by facsimile to (916) 657-624…

Chapters 4.5 and 5 of Part 1 of Division 3 of the Government Code apply to the conduct of a motor carrier permit suspension hearing except for the following: (a) A hearing shall be set no later than 21 days after the department receives a complete request for hearing; (b) Neither…

(a) Any replacement part subject to the provisions of this article shall be presumed to be in compliance with this article unless the executive officer makes a finding to the contrary pursuant to Section 2224(a). (b) The manufacturer of any replacement part subject to the provisi…

§ 2223. Specific Criteria. [Repealed] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I8EF2D3835A1E11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=(s…

(a) Replacement parts. The executive officer may order, for cause, the manufacturer of any replacement part subject to the provisions of this article to submit any records relating to such part which are maintained pursuant to section 2221(b) above. The executive officer may orde…

Chapters 4.5 and 5 of Part 1, Title 2 of Division 3 of the Government Code apply to the conduct of a private carrier of passengers certificate suspension hearing except for the following: (a) A hearing shall be set no later than 21 days after the department receives a complete re…

No exhaust emission control device for controlling carbon monoxide from portable and from mobile internal combustion engines used in enclosed structures shall be certified by the Air Resources Board unless such devices operate within the standards for said pollutant set by the Oc…

No device controlling exhaust emissions from portable and from mobile internal combustion engines used in enclosed structures shall be certified by the Air Resources Board unless it meets the following criteria: (a) Such device shall operate so that, with engine maintenance which…

New 1977 through 2014 model-year gasoline-fueled motor vehicles and 1993 through 2014 model-year methanol-fueled passenger cars, light-duty trucks, medium-duty vehicles and heavy-duty vehicles shall not be sold, offered for sale or registered in California unless such vehicles co…

(a) A business partner shall notify the BPA Program Administrator within the timeframes identified for the changes listed in Sections 225.42(a)(1) through (7) of these regulations on a Business Partner Automation Program Application for Changes form, REG 4026 (Rev. 1/2017), which…

(a) A first-line business partner and a first-line service provider shall pay a transaction fee to the department, pursuant to subdivision (d) of Vehicle Code section 1685, in the amount provided and on the date specified in Article 6.0, Section 423.00, of Title 13, in the Califo…

§ 225.57. Inventory. [Reserved for future use.] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I5A1B73B35A1E11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&cont…

(a) Each business partner shall maintain all business records related to the BPA program. (b) First-line business partners and first-line service providers shall retain records for the term of the BPA permit to which they pertain, for three years following the termination, cancel…

(a) This section shall not apply to a second-line business partner. A business partner shall hire an independent auditor to perform three compliance audits during the term of the BPA contract. The audits shall be conducted by an independent auditor in accordance with generally ac…

(a) Regulatory Standard. (1) [Reserved] (2) [Reserved] (3) Starting January 1, 1994, no person shall sell, offer for sale, supply, or offer for supply any California gasoline: (A) which is not represented as unleaded, or (B) which has been produced with the use of any lead additi…

§ 2255. Sulfur Content of Diesel Fuel. [Renumbered] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I8F71EE935A1E11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&…

§ 2256. Aromatic Hydrocarbon Content of Diesel Fuel. [Renumbered] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I8F74D4C35A1E11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=Cat…

§ 2258. Oxygen Content of Gasoline in the Wintertime. [Repealed] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I8F8D3EC35A1E11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=Cate…

(a) The Interstate Carrier Program partner shall notify the department's Interstate Carrier Program Administrator, of a change in method of compliance with the Interstate Carrier Program (ICP) Security Agreement form, REG 216 I (NEW 11/2017), and/or approved floor plan, no less t…

(a) The Interstate Carrier Program partner shall ensure the designated employee has been trained prior to accessing the department's International Registration Plan system. (b) The Interstate Carrier Program partner shall process International Registration Plan vehicle registrati…

(a) Each Interstate Carrier Program partner shall maintain all business records related to the International Registration Plan. The records shall be retained for the term of the Interstate Carrier Program permit in which they pertain, for four years following the revocation or ex…

(a) The department may conduct audits of the Interstate Carrier Program partner's program activities even if the Interstate Carrier Program partner's permit is revoked, suspended, or expired. (b) The Interstate Carrier Program partner shall make available to the department, at th…

(a) Compliance with the minimum oxygen content cap limit standard in specified areas in the wintertime. (1) Within the areas and periods set forth in section (a)(2), no person shall sell, offer for sale, supply, offer for supply, or transport California gasoline unless it has an …

(a) Basic MTBE prohibitions. (1) Starting December 31, 2003, no person shall sell, offer for sale, supply or offer for supply California gasoline which has been produced at a California production facility in part by either (i) adding at the California production facility any met…

§ 2262.7. Standards for Aromatic Hydrocarbon Content. [Repealed] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I9081D7F35A1E11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=Cate…

Where a producer or importer is subject to multiple notification requirements pursuant to sections 2264(a)(2)(A), 2265.1 (applicable only to producers and importers that produce gasoline), 2265.5 (applicable only to producers and importers that produce gasoline), 2264.2(a)(2), 22…

(a) Certification of test-certified alternative gasoline formulations. Following application by a producer or importer, the executive officer may certify, and identify alternative specifications for, a test-certified alternative gasoline formulation pursuant to the Air Resources …

The executive officer shall consider and grant test program exemptions from the requirements of this subarticle in accordance with section 2259.

(a) Each producer shall, by September 1, 2000, submit to the executive officer a plan showing the producer's schedule for achieving compliance with the CaRFG Phase 3 standards set forth in this subarticle. Each producer shall, by September 1, 2001, September 1, 2002, and Septembe…

(a) The regulations in this article implement, interpret and make specific Division 16.6 (commencing with section 38750) of the Vehicle Code, originally added by Statutes of 2012, Chapter 570 (SB 1298), providing for the regulation of autonomous vehicles operated on public roads …

A manufacturer's obligation to provide evidence of an ability to respond to damages under Vehicle Code section 38750 is in addition to any other insurance obligation required by law.

(a) A manufacturer insured by a policy of insurance shall at all times maintain in its autonomous test vehicles a copy of the proof of insurance provided by the insurance company. (b) A manufacturer, when operating its test vehicles on public roads, shall keep a copy of the bond …

(a) A manufacturer shall not conduct testing of an autonomous vehicle on public roads in California without having applied to the department for a permit to conduct testing, the department having issued a Drivered Testing Permit, form OL 315 (Rev. 9/2024), which is hereby incorpo…

(a) Every Drivered Testing Permit, form OL 315 (Rev. 9/2024), which is hereby incorporated by reference, or Driverless Vehicles Testing Permit, form OL 315A (Rev. 10/2023), which is hereby incorporated by reference, issued under this article shall be valid for a period of two yea…

A manufacturer shall not allow any person to act as an autonomous vehicle test driver for testing autonomous vehicles on public roads unless all of the following have been met: (a) The manufacturer has identified each autonomous vehicle test driver to the department, providing th…

Every Deployment Permit, form OL 321A (Rev. 12/2024) which is hereby incorporated by reference, issued under this article shall be valid until such time that it is suspended or revoked by the department pursuant to section 228.26 or surrendered by the manufacturer.

(a) Upon refusal by the department to issue a Deployment Permit, form OL 321A (Rev. 12/2024) which is hereby incorporated by reference, a manufacturer shall be entitled to request in writing a hearing before the director or his or her representative. Such request must be delivere…

(a) The department shall provide a 30-day written notice, under the procedures specified in Government Code section 11505, to the manufacturer before suspending, revoking, or restricting a Deployment Permit, form OL 321A (Rev. 12/2024) which is hereby incorporated by reference, p…

(a) The manufacturer shall either: (1) Provide a written disclosure to the driver of an autonomous vehicle, and for vehicles that do not require a driver, the passengers of the vehicle, that describes the personal information collected by the automated driving system that is not …

(a) Regulatory Standard. (1) Standard starting in 2005 (A) Basic standard. Starting in January 1, 2005 in accordance with the phase-in schedule in section (a)(2), no person shall sell, offer for sale, supply, or offer for supply any vehicular diesel fuel unless at the time of the…

(a) Exemption for military-specification fuel used in qualifying military vehicles. The vehicular diesel fuel standards in sections 2281, 2282, and 2284 do not apply to military specification fuel that is sold, offered for sale, supplied, offered for supply, stored, dispensed, or…

(a) For the purposes of this subarticle, the following definitions apply: (1) “Alternative fuel” means any fuel which is commonly or commercially known or sold as one of the following: M-100 fuel methanol, M-85 fuel methanol, E-100 fuel ethanol, E-85 fuel ethanol, compressed natu…

The following standards apply to M-100 fuel methanol (The identified test methods are incorporated herein by reference): Specifications for M-100 Fuel Methanol Specification Value Test Method Methanol 96 vol. % (min.) As determined by the distillation range below Distillation 4.0…