Chapter 9. Tire Pressure of California Health And Safety Code >> Division 26. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 9.
(a) For purposes of this chapter, "unsafe tire" means any
tire considered unsafe in accordance with standard industry practices
due to tire tread wear, tread irregularity, or damage. Examples
include any tire with an exposed ply or cord, a sidewall crack, a
bulge, a knot, or a ply separation.
(b) For purposes of a regulation adopted pursuant to Division 25.5
(commencing with Section 38500) that requires an automotive service
provider to check and inflate a vehicle's tires while performing
automotive maintenance or repair service, a tire pressure gauge used
by the provider to inflate a tire pursuant to that regulation shall
be accurate within a range of plus or minus two pounds per square
inch of pressure (2 psi).
(c) An automotive service provider shall not be required to check
and inflate a vehicle's tire pursuant to subdivision (b) if that tire
is determined to be an unsafe tire.
(d) This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2018, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2018, deletes or extends
that date.