1. (a) These procedures shall apply to:

   1. (1) California-certified 1982 through the 2009 model-year passenger cars, light-duty trucks, medium-duty vehicles, heavy-duty vehicles, motorcycles, and California-certified 1997 and subsequent model-year off-road motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles, and 2007 and subsequent model-year off-road sport vehicles, off-road utility vehicles, and sand cars, including those federally certified vehicles which are sold in California pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 43102,
   2. (2) California-certified motor vehicle engines used in such vehicles,
   3. (3) California-certified 2000 and subsequent model-year off-road compression-ignition engines, and
   4. (4) California-certified 2009 and subsequent model-year spark-ignition inboard and sterndrive marine engines complying with the Option 1 requirements in Section 2442(b)(1) and California-certified 2008 and subsequent model-year spark-ignition inboard and sterndrive marine engines complying with the Option 2 requirements in Section 2442(b)(1).
2. (b) These procedures shall not apply to zero emission vehicles and those vehicles certified under Health and Safety Code section 44201.
3. (c) The Executive Officer may waive any or all of the requirements of these procedures if he or she determines that the requirement constitutes an unwarranted burden on the manufacturer without a corresponding emission reduction.

For purposes of this section, any cross-referenced section in title 13 or title 17 of the California Code of Regulations shall refer to the section identified as the alternative version “(Alternative)” for the corresponding section, to the extent an alternative version of that section exists.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 39600, 39601, 43013, 43018, 43105 and 43106, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 43000, 43009.5, 43013, 43018, 43101, 43104, 43105, 43106, 43107 and 43204-43205.5, Health and Safety Code.

History

1. New section filed 10-2-2025 as an emergency; operative 10-2-2025 (Register 2025, No. 40). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-1-2026 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

2. New section refiled 3-26-2026 as an emergency; operative 4-1-2026 (Register 2026, No. 13). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-30-2026 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.