Smog Check Citation Training
CALIFORNIA SMOG CHECK PROGRAM – SMOG CHECK
CITATION TRAINING QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
LATEST 2026/2027
CALIFORNIA SMOG CHECK PROGRAM
SMOG CHECK CITATION TRAINING
1. Which state agency administers the California Smog Check Program
and enforces its licensing requirements?
A. Bureau of Automotive Repair
B. Department of Motor Vehicles
C. California Highway Patrol
D. California Air Resources Board
A. Bureau of Automotive Repair
BAR licenses stations and inspectors, enforces program rules, and issues
citations; CARB sets emission standards.
2. The Bureau of Automotive Repair operates as part of which state
department?
A. Department of Transportation
B. California Environmental Protection Agency
C. Department of Consumer Affairs
D. Department of Motor Vehicles
C. Department of Consumer Affairs
BAR is a bureau within the Department of Consumer Affairs.
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3. The statutes that establish the Smog Check Program are found
primarily in which California code?
A. Penal Code
B. Vehicle Code
C. Health and Safety Code
D. Labor Code
C. Health and Safety Code
The program statutes begin at Health and Safety Code section 44000.
4. Smog Check Program regulations adopted by BAR are located in
which title of the California Code of Regulations?
A. Title 13
B. Title 22
C. Title 8
D. Title 16
D. Title 16
BAR regulations are in Title 16, Division 33; Title 13 contains CARB motor
vehicle regulations.
5. Which agency evaluates aftermarket and add-on emission-related
parts and issues Executive Orders for those that are legal to install?
A. California Energy Commission
B. Bureau of Automotive Repair
C. Department of Motor Vehicles
D. California Air Resources Board
D. California Air Resources Board
CARB issues Executive Orders exempting approved aftermarket parts
from the anti-tampering prohibition.
6. The Automotive Repair Act, which sets obligations of repair dealers
toward consumers, is contained in which code?
A. Civil Code
B. Health and Safety Code
C. Government Code
D. Business and Professions Code
D. Business and Professions Code
The Automotive Repair Act begins at Business and Professions Code
section 9880.
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7. What is the primary purpose of the Smog Check Program?
A. To collect registration revenue for road maintenance
B. To establish the resale value of used vehicles
C. To verify that vehicles meet safety equipment standards
D. To reduce air pollution by identifying vehicles with excessive emissions
and requiring their repair
D. To reduce air pollution by identifying vehicles with excessive
emissions and requiring their repair
The program identifies high-emitting and tampered vehicles so they are
repaired, improving air quality.
8. When a vehicle passes a Smog Check inspection, the certificate of
compliance is transmitted electronically to which agency?
A. California Air Resources Board
B. Department of Motor Vehicles
C. The local air quality management district
D. The vehicle owner's insurance carrier
B. Department of Motor Vehicles
Certificates are sent electronically to DMV so the vehicle can be registered
or transferred.
9. Formal disciplinary hearings on accusations against a Smog Check
license are conducted under which law?
A. The Small Claims Act
B. The Administrative Procedure Act
C. The California Tort Claims Act
D. The federal Clean Air Act
B. The Administrative Procedure Act
License accusations are heard before an administrative law judge under
the Administrative Procedure Act.
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10. Which federal law requires states with air quality problems to
operate vehicle inspection and maintenance programs?
A. Clean Water Act
B. Occupational Safety and Health Act
C. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
D. Clean Air Act
D. Clean Air Act
The Clean Air Act requires inspection and maintenance programs in areas
that do not meet air quality standards.
SECTION B: CITATIONS AND REMEDIAL TRAINING
11. What is the main purpose of Smog Check citation training?
A. To provide remedial training that corrects the deficiencies identified in
a citation
B. To qualify a new applicant for the inspector licensing examination
C. To prepare technicians for ASE certification
D. To replace all license renewal training permanently
A. To provide remedial training that corrects the deficiencies
identified in a citation
Citation training is remedial training tied to a citation issued by BAR.
12. What is the minimum length of a standard Smog Check citation
training course?
A. 8 hours
B. 2 hours
C. 4 hours
D. 16 hours
A. 8 hours
BAR citation training courses are a minimum of eight hours.
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CALIFORNIA SMOG CHECK PROGRAM – SMOG CHECK
CITATION TRAINING QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
LATEST 2026/2027
CALIFORNIA SMOG CHECK PROGRAM
SMOG CHECK CITATION TRAINING
1. Which state agency administers the California Smog Check Program
and enforces its licensing requirements?
A. Bureau of Automotive Repair
B. Department of Motor Vehicles
C. California Highway Patrol
D. California Air Resources Board
A. Bureau of Automotive Repair
BAR licenses stations and inspectors, enforces program rules, and issues
citations; CARB sets emission standards.
2. The Bureau of Automotive Repair operates as part of which state
department?
A. Department of Transportation
B. California Environmental Protection Agency
C. Department of Consumer Affairs
D. Department of Motor Vehicles
C. Department of Consumer Affairs
BAR is a bureau within the Department of Consumer Affairs.
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3. The statutes that establish the Smog Check Program are found
primarily in which California code?
A. Penal Code
B. Vehicle Code
C. Health and Safety Code
D. Labor Code
C. Health and Safety Code
The program statutes begin at Health and Safety Code section 44000.
4. Smog Check Program regulations adopted by BAR are located in
which title of the California Code of Regulations?
A. Title 13
B. Title 22
C. Title 8
D. Title 16
D. Title 16
BAR regulations are in Title 16, Division 33; Title 13 contains CARB motor
vehicle regulations.
5. Which agency evaluates aftermarket and add-on emission-related
parts and issues Executive Orders for those that are legal to install?
A. California Energy Commission
B. Bureau of Automotive Repair
C. Department of Motor Vehicles
D. California Air Resources Board
D. California Air Resources Board
CARB issues Executive Orders exempting approved aftermarket parts
from the anti-tampering prohibition.
6. The Automotive Repair Act, which sets obligations of repair dealers
toward consumers, is contained in which code?
A. Civil Code
B. Health and Safety Code
C. Government Code
D. Business and Professions Code
D. Business and Professions Code
The Automotive Repair Act begins at Business and Professions Code
section 9880.
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7. What is the primary purpose of the Smog Check Program?
A. To collect registration revenue for road maintenance
B. To establish the resale value of used vehicles
C. To verify that vehicles meet safety equipment standards
D. To reduce air pollution by identifying vehicles with excessive emissions
and requiring their repair
D. To reduce air pollution by identifying vehicles with excessive
emissions and requiring their repair
The program identifies high-emitting and tampered vehicles so they are
repaired, improving air quality.
8. When a vehicle passes a Smog Check inspection, the certificate of
compliance is transmitted electronically to which agency?
A. California Air Resources Board
B. Department of Motor Vehicles
C. The local air quality management district
D. The vehicle owner's insurance carrier
B. Department of Motor Vehicles
Certificates are sent electronically to DMV so the vehicle can be registered
or transferred.
9. Formal disciplinary hearings on accusations against a Smog Check
license are conducted under which law?
A. The Small Claims Act
B. The Administrative Procedure Act
C. The California Tort Claims Act
D. The federal Clean Air Act
B. The Administrative Procedure Act
License accusations are heard before an administrative law judge under
the Administrative Procedure Act.
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10. Which federal law requires states with air quality problems to
operate vehicle inspection and maintenance programs?
A. Clean Water Act
B. Occupational Safety and Health Act
C. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
D. Clean Air Act
D. Clean Air Act
The Clean Air Act requires inspection and maintenance programs in areas
that do not meet air quality standards.
SECTION B: CITATIONS AND REMEDIAL TRAINING
11. What is the main purpose of Smog Check citation training?
A. To provide remedial training that corrects the deficiencies identified in
a citation
B. To qualify a new applicant for the inspector licensing examination
C. To prepare technicians for ASE certification
D. To replace all license renewal training permanently
A. To provide remedial training that corrects the deficiencies
identified in a citation
Citation training is remedial training tied to a citation issued by BAR.
12. What is the minimum length of a standard Smog Check citation
training course?
A. 8 hours
B. 2 hours
C. 4 hours
D. 16 hours
A. 8 hours
BAR citation training courses are a minimum of eight hours.
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