Section 27158.1.
Cal. Vehicle Code - VEH § 27158.1.
in effect(a)
Commencing one year after the effective date of a regulation implementing the Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program (Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 44150) of Part 5 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code), a legal owner or registered owner of a nongasoline heavy-duty onroad motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 14,000 pounds shall maintain a Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Compliance Certificate, as described in Section 44152 of the Health and Safety Code, or a facsimile or electronic copy of that certificate of compliance, with the vehicle for which the certificate is issued.
(b)
Subdivision (a) does not apply when a Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Compliance Certificate is necessarily removed from the vehicle for the purpose of renewal or when the vehicle is left unattended.
(c)
A violation of this section shall be cited in accordance with Section 40610.
References
referencesCal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 44150.
referencesCal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 44152.
referencesCal. Vehicle Code - VEH § 40610.
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