{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-44040","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 44040","heading":"","body":"The department may require certificates of compliance, certificates of noncompliance, and repair cost waivers to contain a unique number encoded in bar code. These certificates may be sold to licensed smog check stations by the department, printed by test analyzer systems, or transmitted by electronic means. The department, with the cooperation of the Department of Motor Vehicles, shall periodically check certificates to determine their validity.","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 26. AIR RESOURCES [39000. - 44475.3.]","PART 5. VEHICULAR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL [43000. - 44299.91.]","CHAPTER 5. Motor Vehicle Inspection Program [44000. - 44127.]","ARTICLE 3. Quality Assurance [44030. - 44045.6.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"10bcda1cd00cb988e552cb59a8ba106b8bb0fff3a4f2df260cc6c99868e1876b","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-44039","next":"us-ca/hsc-44041"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}