Section 3310 - Licensing Official Lamp and Brake Adjusters(a) There shall be one class of official lamp adjusters' license. Official lamp adjusters' licenses may be issued to persons who have shown by examination that they are qualified to test, inspect, adjust, and repair the lamps and related electrical systems on all vehicles.(b) There shall be three classes of official brake adjusters' licenses: (1) Class A official brake adjusters' licenses may be issued to persons who have shown by examination that they are qualified to test, inspect, adjust, and repair the brakes and brake system on all vehicles.(2) Class B official brake adjusters' licenses may be issued to persons who have shown by examination that they are qualified to test, inspect, adjust, and repair all brakes and brake systems on all buses, trucks, and truck tractors, trailers, and semitrailers.(3) Class C official brake adjusters' licenses may be issued to persons who have shown by examination that they are qualified to test, inspect, adjust, and repair all brakes and brake systems on all trucks and truck tractors having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of less than 10,000 pounds and all trailers and semitrailers which do not use compressed air or vacuum to actuate the brakes, and all passenger vehicles including motorcycles and motor-driven cycles.(c) A person desiring to be licensed as an official adjuster shall submit a separate application for each license or license class desired. The Application for Brake Adjuster License, Form R-2A (Rev. 10/14), and Application for Lamp Adjuster License, Form R-2B (Rev. 10/14), are hereby incorporated by reference. A separate license shall be required for each license type or license class.(d) Each application shall be accompanied by the fee prescribed in section 9887.2 of the Business and Professions Code, except that the late renewal fee shall be $7.50 if the Bureau receives the renewal application within 30 days after the date of expiration. An applicant who fails the examination may submit an application for another examination and in each such instance shall pay the prescribed application fee.(e) Official adjusters' licenses shall expire four years from date of issue. When any person licensed as an adjuster ceases to be employed at an official station, the person's right to act as an official adjuster shall immediately cease. The person shall not engage in the activity of official adjuster until the person is again employed at an appropriate official station.(f) This section shall become inoperative on September 27, 2024.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 16, § 3310
Note: Authority cited: Sections 9882, 9887.1, 9887.2 and 9888.2, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 163.5, 9887.1, 9887.2 and 9888.2, Business and Professions Code.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 9882, 9887.1, 9887.2 and 9888.2, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 163.5, 9887.1, 9887.2 and 9888.2, Business and Professions Code.
1. Amendment of subsections (d), (e), (f) and (g) filed 10-4-72 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 72, No. 41).
2. Certificate of Compliance filed 12-22-72 (Register 72, No. 52).
3. Amendment filed 2-22-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 9).
4. Amendment filed 5-11-90; operative 6-10-90 (Register 90, No. 26).
5. Editorial correction of subsection (b)(3) (Register 2002, No. 23).
6. Amendment filed 1-23-2007; operative 2-22-2007 (Register 2007, No. 4).
7. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (c) (incorporating Form R2-A, Application for Brake Adjuster License and Form R2-B, Application for Lamp Adjuster License by reference) filed 4-8-2015 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2015, No. 15).
8. Amendment of subsections (b)(3) and (d) and new subsection (f) filed 3-27-2024; operative 3/27/2024 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2024, No. 14).