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HomeHealth and Safety CodeDiv. 26Pt. 5Ch. 5Art. 8§ 44084 High-Emitter Vehicle Repair Incentives

§ 44084 High-Emitter Vehicle Repair Incentives

Health and Safety Code·California
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§ 44084 High-Emitter Vehicle Repair Incentives

Key Takeaways

  • •The law lets cities find cars that pollute a lot using special tools like remote sensors.
  • •If your car pollutes too much, the city might offer you money to fix it or get rid of it.
  • •This program helps clean the air by fixing or removing dirty cars.
  • •It’s not a new rule—just a different way to follow the old rules about clean air.

Example

Your old car fails a smog test because it’s polluting too much.

The city might give you money to fix your car or buy a new one so it doesn’t pollute as much.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 44084 High-Emitter Vehicle Repair Incentives

In addition to other programs authorized in this article, a district may, on or after March 1, 1993, establish programs to identify gross polluters and other high-emitting vehicles whose emissions could be reduced by repair, using remote sensors or other methods, and to provide financial incentives to encourage the repair or scrapping of these vehicles as a method of reducing mobile source emissions for the purposes of Section 40914. The programs authorized by this section are not intended to impose additional emission reduction requirements, but instead are intended to provide more cost-effective alternative methods to meet existing requirements. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 972, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)

Last verified: January 24, 2026

Key Terms

gross polluterspollutionemissionoffervehiclestarting marchadditionreduction

Related Statutes

  • § 44080 Gross Polluter Vehicle Enforcement
  • § 44085 Emission Credit Generation Rules
  • § 44062.2 Vehicle Emission Credit Exchange
  • § 44090 High Polluter Vehicle Definitions
  • § 44104 High Polluter Vehicle Retirement

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 44084.
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