Quick Hits
- Dept. of Consumer Affairs
- Enhanced Smog Check Area Information
- Equipment and Manuals List
- ARB Approved Aftermarket Parts
- Certified BAR-97 Systems
- BAR-97 Parts and Accessories
- BAR Certified Gas Blenders
- BAR-97 Specifications
- Planning For Buying a BAR97 Emissions Inspection System
- Digital Storage Oscilloscopes
- Enhanced Scan Tools
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Initial Smog Check Station License:
What type of license do I need?
There are two types of Smog Check station licenses. Please check the box on your application for which type of license you are applying:
| Test-Only Station Test-Only stations perform Smog Check tests on vehicles. They are prohibited from performing any repair services. Gross Polluters can be certified at these stations. Potentially high-polluting vehicles in the state's smoggiest regions are also directed to these stations for their biennial Smog Check inspections. | |
| OR | |
| Test and Repair Station Test-and-repair stations provide Smog Check tests and repairs to most vehicles. Test-and-repair stations are prohibited from certifying repaired Gross Polluters or vehicles that have been directed to Test-Only stations for inspection. Only Test-Only stations and Gold Shield stations are able to certify repaired Gross Polluters. |




