Health & Saf. Code, § 43802 · Article 1. Low-Emission Motor Vehicles
Health & Saf. Code, § 43802
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Low-emission motor vehicles shall be submitted to the state board for testing to determine if such vehicle meets the standard set forth in Section 43800.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 957. Repealed by Stats. 1989, Ch. 990, Sec. 2, on date prescribed by Sec. 8. See later operative version added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 990, Sec. 3.
Another version listed by the Legislative Counsel
Repealed and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 990, Sec. 3. Effective September 29, 1989. Operative on date prescribed by Sec. 8 of Ch. 990.
(a) At the time of certification pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 43100) of Chapter 2 of this part, the state board shall identify those motor vehicles which qualify as low-emission vehicles as defined in Section 39037.05. As part of the identification process, the state board shall require qualifying vehicles to be clearly labeled as low-emission vehicles. Labeling shall include a statement of the incremental cost, determined pursuant to Section 43804.3, exempted from sales and use tax pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 6356.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. For motor vehicles identified as low-emission motor vehicles by the board, the standards specified in Section 39037.05 shall be the applicable emission standards for Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 43100) of this part. No later than October 1, 1990, and at least annually thereafter, the state board shall submit a listing of certified low-emission motor vehicles to the Department of General Services. Certification determinations for all vehicle and fuel types shall be based solely on vehicle emissions and shall not be based on emissions from the production, compressing, refining, or transportation of fuel.
(b) Each time a resolution is granted pursuant to Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code, the state board shall identify those motor vehicle control devices and applications which convert conventional vehicles into low-emission vehicles as identified in Section 39037.05. As part of the identification process, the state board shall require identified devices to be clearly labeled as such for purposes of those applications specified by the state board. Labeling shall include a statement that the device is exempt from sales and use tax pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 6356.5 of Revenue and Taxation Code.
(c) For purposes of this section, “device” means physical equipment to be installed on a vehicle.
History (another version listed by the Legislative Counsel)
Repealed and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 990, Sec. 3. Effective September 29, 1989. Operative on date prescribed by Sec. 8 of Ch. 990.
Source of truth
- Edition
- As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=43802.
- Text hash
- sha256 09b84fe070374334e3be943fd83e9d9860bd8c90dcfda76fd107f4ee5722047f
- Composed by
- compose_ca.py 2026-10-22: the Legislative Counsel's CAML content files read by a tokenizer (caml_readers.reader_a); an independent xml.etree reading (caml_readers.reader_b) agrees on every section
- the Legislative Counsel lists 2 versions of this section; the version shown is the one in force by its history, the other is under "Another version listed by the Legislative Counsel" (current)
This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Health and Safety Code
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.