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District Of Columbia Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENT
Chapter 20-9 - AIR QUALITY - MOTOR VEHICULAR POLLUTANTS, LEAD, ODORS, AND NUISANCE POLLUTANTS
Rule 20-909 - VEHICLE EMISSION STANDARDS - VEHICLE TESTING

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 20, r. 20-909

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Current through Register Vol. 72, No. 2, January 10, 2025
Rule 20-909 - VEHICLE EMISSION STANDARDS - VEHICLE TESTING
909.1

All new vehicles subject to §905 shall be certified to meet all applicable California standards in accordance with the test procedures defined in those standards.

909.2

Motor vehicle certification testing performed for the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and associated findings made by CARB will be acceptable to demonstrate compliance with §909.1 of this regulation.

909.3

All manufacturers of new vehicles subject to this chapter shall comply with all applicable California Assembly Line and In-Use Requirements.

909.4

Motor vehicle testing and inspections performed for or by CARB and associated findings made by CARB will be acceptable to demonstrate compliance with this chapter, except as specified.

909.5

If a vehicle manufacturing facility that manufactures vehicles for sale in the District of Columbia that are certified to the California standards is not subject to the California Assembly Line and In-Use Requirements administered by CARB, the Department may:

(a) Require demonstration of compliance with all California Assembly Line and In-Use Requirements; and
(b) Upon a manufacturer's written request and demonstration of need, approve the functional testing of a statistically significant testing sample instead of an otherwise required one hundred percent (100%) testing rate.
909.6

The Department may conduct tests and inspections performed in accordance with California Assembly Line and In-Use Requirements on vehicles produced or delivered for sale in the District of Columbia for purposes of:

(a) Compliance monitoring;
(b) Effectiveness demonstration;
(c) Detection of noncomplying vehicles in the District of Columbia; and
(d) The determination of appropriate corrective actions.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 20, r. 20-909

Section 3(a) of the Clean Fuel Fleet Vehicle Program and Alternative Fuels Incentives Amendment Act of 1994, D.C. Law 10-201, 41 DCR 7178, 7190 (November 4, 1994); Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 16673 (12/29/2023)