Section 44254 Of Chapter 8. Smog Index Numbers From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 26. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 8.
44254
. (a) The state board shall publish the smog index numbers in
a form that is convenient for use by the Department of Motor
Vehicles, the bureau, vehicle owners, manufacturers, dealers, and
consumers shopping for a new or used motor vehicle of a particular
type.
(b) The state board, in consultation with the Environmental
Protection Agency, shall adopt regulations specifying a form of decal
to be affixed by manufacturers to new motor vehicles pursuant to
Section 43200.5 to inform purchasers of the smog index for the
vehicle, a smog index chart listing vehicle model years and the
corresponding smog index for that model year to be affixed by motor
vehicles dealers to used motor vehicles pursuant to subdivision (c)
of Section 43705, and information to inform purchasers of the
significance of the smog index and smog index chart.
(c) The state board, in consultation with the Department of Motor
Vehicles, shall specify a form of notice to be provided by the
Department of Motor Vehicles to each owner of a motor vehicle
registered in this state, informing the owner of the smog index for
the vehicle and the significance of the smog index.