What Is in California’s Code of Regulations Title 13?
Motor Vehicles
By Chris Micheli, May 18, 2022 6:11 am
The California Code of Regulations (CCR) Title 13 is one of 27 Titles that contain state regulations. Title 13, called “Motor Vehicles,” contains 3 Divisions. There are also numerous chapters and articles containing regulatory sections, or individual regulations. The following is a broad overview of CCR Title 13.
Division 1 Department of Motor Vehicles
Chapter 1. Department of Motor Vehicles
Article 1. Department of Motor Vehicles – Conflict of Interest Code – 0
Article 2. Driver Licenses and Identification Cards – 9 Sections
Article 2.0. Driver Licenses and Identification Cards – 15 Sections
Article 2.1. Commercial Driver Licenses – 27 Sections
Article 2.2. Licenses for Minors Under Age of Eighteen – 8 Sections
Article 2.3. Financial Responsibility – 25 Sections
Article 2.4. Driver Safety – 59 Sections
Article 2.5. Driving Under the Influence Program – 7 Sections
Article 2.55. California Ignition Interlock Device Program – 24 Sections
Article 2.6. Reinstatement Fees – 1 Sections
Article 2.7. Certificates and Endorsements – 1 Section
Article 3. Vehicle Registration and Titling – 36 Sections
Article 3.1. Special Interest License Plates – 34 Sections
Article 3.2. Registration of Vessels – 31 Sections
Article 3.3. Special Plates – 30 Sections
Article 3.4. Hearing Procedure Seizure of Vehicles – 1 Section
Article 3.5. Motor Carriers Permit Program – 21 Sections
Article 3.55. Private Carriers of Passengers – 9 Sections
Article 3.6. Vehicle Industry and Business Enterprises – 50 Sections
Article 3.7. Testing of Autonomous Vehicles – 28 Sections
Article 3.8. Deployment of Autonomous Vehicles – 15 Sections
Article 4. Occupational Licenses – 7 Sections
Article 4.1. Advertising by Occupational Licensee – 14 Sections
Article 4.2. Vehicle Dealers – 13 Sections
Article 4.21. Vehicle Lessor-Retailers – 1 Section
Article 4.22. Vehicle Manufacturers and Remanufacturers – 3 Sections
Article 4.23. Vehicle Verifiers – 1 Section
Article 4.24. Vehicle Transporters – 26 Sections
Article 4.26. Vehicle Dismantlers – 9 Sections
Article 4.3. Administrative Remedies – 32 Sections
Article 4.5. Registration Services – 29 Sections
Article 4.6. Driving Schools and Instructors – 34 Sections
Article 4.7. Schools for Traffic Violators – 57 Sections
Article 4.8. Mature Driver Improvement Course Approval Program – 9 Sections
Article 5. Requesting Information from the Department – 101 Sections
Article 6. Administration – 6 Sections
Article 6.1. Administrative Adjudication – 3 Sections
Article 7. Federal Citizenship and Alien Status Requirements for Benefit Eligibility – 31 Sections
Chapter 2. New Motor Vehicle Board
Article 1. Administration – 31 Sections
Article 1.5 Administration of Fee Collection for Certification Account – 6 Sections
Article 2. Filing of Petition – 11 Sections
Article 3. Appeals from Decisions of the Department [Repealed] – 0
Article 4. Hearings on Petitions – 4 Sections
Article 5. Protests – 12 Sections
Article 6. Form of Filings and Notices – 8 Sections
Article 7. New Motor Vehicle Board – Conflict-of-Interest Code – 0
Division 2 Department of the California Highway Patrol
Chapter 1. Licensed Stations and Muffler Installers
Article 1. Licensed Muffler Certification Stations – 9 Sections
Article 2. Exhaust System Sale and Installation – 4 Sections
Article 3. Fleet Owner Inspection and Maintenance Stations – 8 Sections
Article 1. Lighting Equipment Subject to Regulation – 6 Sections
Article 2. Identification Markings – 8 Sections
Article 3. Construction Requirements – 9 Sections
Article 4. Photometric Requirements – 8 Sections
Article 5. Mechanical Test Requirements – 21 Sections
Article 7. Mounting Requirements – 18 Sections
Article 8. Advance Stoplamp Switches – 0
Article 9. Auxiliary Driving, Fog, and Passing Lamps – 4 Sections
Article 10. Cornering Lamps – 3 Sections
Article 11. Deceleration Signal Lamp Systems – 7 Sections
Article 12. Fog Taillamps – 4 Sections
Article 13. Headlamp Flashing Systems – 0
Article 14. Reflex Reflectors on Front of Vehicles – 3 Sections
Article 15. Replacement Lenses – 5 Sections
Article 16. Reserve Lighting and Outage Indicating Systems – 8 Sections
Article 17. Running Lamps – 4 Sections
Article 18. School Bus Sidelamps – 2 Sections
Article 19. Side-Mounted and Supplemental Signal Lamps – 5 Sections
Article 20. Traffic Signal Priority Devices – 0
Article 21. Warning Lamp Flashers – 5 Sections
Article 22. Warning Lamps – 9 Sections
Article 23. School Bus Strobe Lamps – 2 Sections
Article 1. Bunk Stake Assemblies – 7 Sections
Article 2. Compressed and Liquefied Gas Fuel Systems – 11 Sections
Article 3. Insigne for Licensed Physicians – 2 Sections
Article 4. Federally Regulated Equipment – 5 Sections
Article 4.5. Traffic Signal Priority Device – 0
Article 5. Seat Belt Assemblies – 0
Article 7. Safety Glazing Material – 0
Article 8. Sirens – 10 Sections
Article 8.5. HI-LO Audible Warning Sound – 4 Sections
Article 9. Exhaust System Noise Measurement – 7 Sections
Article 10. Vehicle Sound Measurement – 8 Sections
Article 11. Exhaust System Certification – 5 Sections
Article 12. Brake Equipment – 7 Sections
Article 13. Tire Traction Devices – 5 Sections
Article 14. Tires and Rims – 8 Sections
Article 15. Wheelchair Lifts – 6 Sections
Article 1. Ambulances – 26 Sections
Article 2. Armored Cars – 4 Sections
Article 3. Authorized Emergency Vehicles – Permits – 5 Sections
Article 4. School Bus Contractor’s License – 1 Section
Article 5. Color of Traffic Law Enforcement Vehicles – 2 Sections
Chapter 6. Hazardous Materials
Article 1. Explosives Routes and Stopping Places – 63 Sections
Article 2. Escorting of Inhalation Hazard Shipments – 10 Sections
Article 2.5. Inhalation Hazard Shipments; Routes and Stopping Places – 14 Sections
Article 3. General Hazardous Materials Regulations – 25 Sections
Article 4. Inspection Fees [Repealed] – 0
Article 6. Registration, Inspection, and Certification of Flammable and Combustible Liquid Cargo Tanks – 9 Sections
Chapter 6.5. Motor Carrier Safety
Article 1. Definitions and General Provisions – 5 Sections
Article 2. School Bus, SPAB, Youth Bus, and Farm Labor Vehicle Driver Certificates – 1 Section
Article 3. General Driving Requirements – 11 Sections
Article 4. Additional Requirements for School Bus, SPAB, PAB, and Youth Bus Drivers – 6 Sections
Article 5. Additional Requirements for School Bus Drivers – 3 Sections
Article 6. Carrier Requirements – 13 Sections
Article 6.5. Carrier Identification Numbers – 7 Sections
Article 7. Additional Requirements for School Bus, SPAB, and Youth Bus Carriers – 3 Sections
Article 7.5. Commercial Vehicle Out-of-Service Criteria – 1 Section
Article 8. General Equipment Requirements – 38 Sections
Article 9. Additional Equipment Requirements for School Buses – 27 Sections
Chapter 7. Cargo Securement Standards
Article 1. Protection Against Shifting and Falling Cargo – 1 Section
Article 2. Liquids in Collapsible Containers -Securement and Transportation – 6 Sections
Article 15. Lumber and Lumber Products -Safe Loading, Securement, and Transportation [Repealed] – 0
Chapter 8. Passenger Vehicle Inspection [Repealed] – 0
Chapter 9. Abandoned Vehicles [Repealed] – 0
Article 1. Conflict of Interest Code – 2 Sections
Chapter 11. Rules Applicable to Use of State Property
Article 1. General – 2 Sections
Article 2. Permits – 3 Sections
Article 3. Restrictions on Use of State Buildings and Grounds – 10 Sections
Article 1. Computer Crime Reporting – 1 Section
Chapter 13. Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program
Article 1. General Provisions – 5 Sections
Article 2. Project Categories – 4 Sections
Article 3. Application Evaluation System and Funding – 5 Sections
Article 4. Project Administration Procedures – 14 Sections
Division 3 Air Resources Board
Chapter 1. Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Devices
Article 1. General Provisions – 6 Sections
Article 2. Approval of Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Devices (New Vehicles) – 51 Sections
Article 2.5. California Clean Air Act Annual Certification Fees [Repealed] – 0
Article 3. Accreditation of Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Devices (Used Motor Vehicles) – 7 Sections
Article 3.1. Advanced Clean Trucks, Large Entity Reporting Requirement – 3 Sections
Article 4. Diesel Particulate Matter Control Measures – 7 Sections
Article 4.3. Innovative Clean Transit – 12 Sections
Article 4.5. – 2 Sections
Article 6. Emission Control System Warranty – 9 Sections
Chapter 2. Enforcement of Vehicle Emission Standards and Surveillance Testing
Article 1. Assembly-Line Testing – 2 Sections
Article 2. Enforcement of New and in-Use Vehicle Standards – 9 Sections
Article 2.1. Procedures for in-Use Vehicle Voluntary and Influenced Recalls – 11 Sections
Article 2.2. Procedures for in-Use Vehicle Ordered Recalls – 14 Sections
Article 2.3. In-Use Vehicle Enforcement Test Procedures – 6 Sections
Article 2.4. Procedures for Reporting Failures of Emission-Related Components – 9 Sections
Article 3. Surveillance Testing – 4 Sections
Article 4. Certificates of Compliance – 3 Sections
Article 5. Procedures for Reporting Failures of Emission-Related Equipment and Required Corrective Action – 14 Sections
Chapter 3. Highway and Mandatory Inspection Emission Standards
Article 1. General Provisions – 4 Sections
Chapter 3.5. Heavy-Duty Diesel Smoke Emission Testing, and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Emission Control System Inspections – 11 Sections
Chapter 3.6. Periodic Smoke Inspections of Heavy-Duty Diesel-Powered Vehicles – 5 Sections
Chapter 4. Criteria for the Evaluation of Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Devices and Fuel Additives – 20 Sections
Chapter 4.4. Specifications for Fill Pipes and Openings of Motor Vehicle Fuel Tanks – 1 Section
Chapter 5. Standards for Motor Vehicle Fuels – 72 Sections
Chapter 5.1. Standards for Fuels for Nonvehicular Sources – 5 Sections
Chapter 8. Clean Fuels Program – 21 Sections
Chapter 8.2. Guidelines for the AB 118 Air Quality Improvement Program – 10 Sections
Chapter 8.3. Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Standards – 6 Sections
Chapter 9. Off-Road Vehicles and Engines Pollution Control Devices – 32 Sections
Chapter 10. Mobile Source Operational Controls – 2 Sections
Chapter 12. Halogenated Refrigerants – 1 Section
Chapter 13. Voluntary Accelerated Vehicle Retirement Enterprises – 35 Sections
Chapter 15. Additional off-Road Vehicles and Engines Pollution Control Requirements – 61 Sections
Chapter 16. Certification Fees for Mobile Sources – 15 Sections
Division 4 Traffic Adjudication Board [Repealed] – 0
Title 13 contains 1,944 Sections.
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