Section 4000.3 Of Article 1. Vehicles Subject To Registration From California Vehicle Code >> Division 3. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 1.
4000.3
. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 44011 of the
Health and Safety Code, the department shall require biennially, upon
renewal of registration of any motor vehicle subject to Part 5
(commencing with Section 43000) of Division 26 of the Health and
Safety Code, a valid certificate of compliance issued in accordance
with Section 44015 of the Health and Safety Code. The department, in
consultation with the Department of Consumer Affairs, shall develop a
schedule under which vehicles shall be required biennially to obtain
certificates of compliance.
(b) The Department of Consumer Affairs shall provide the
department with information on vehicle classes that are subject to
the motor vehicle inspection and maintenance program.
(c) The department shall include any information pamphlet provided
by the Department of Consumer Affairs with notification of the
inspection requirement and with its renewal notices. The information
pamphlet in the renewal notice shall also notify the owner of the
motor vehicle of the right to have the vehicle pretested pursuant to
Section 44011.3 of the Health and Safety Code.