(a) Every heavy-duty vehicle operated by a transit authority or transit district, or owned by a private entity providing transit service under contract with a transit district or transportation authority, and used to transport persons for compensation shall meet the emission standards adopted by the State Air Resources Board pursuant to § 43806 of the Health and Safety Code.

(b) As used in this section, “heavy-duty” has the same meaning as defined in § 39033 of the Health and Safety Code.

Terms Used In California Vehicle Code 28114

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • vehicle: is a device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved, or drawn upon a highway, excepting a device moved exclusively by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. See California Vehicle Code 670

(c) This section applies to all new heavy-duty motor vehicles purchased on or after January 1, 1996, and all new or replacement engines purchased on or after January 1, 1996, for use in heavy-duty vehicles.

(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 496, Sec. 4.)