§ 43604

Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 957.

An exhaust device certified pursuant to Section 43601:

(a)Shall not cost, including the cost of installation, more than eighty-five dollars ($85).
(b)Shall not require maintenance more than once each 12,000 miles of operation, and such maintenance shall not cost, including the cost of parts and labor, more than fifteen dollars ($15).
(c)Shall equal or exceed the performance criteria established by the state board for such devices for new motor vehicles or, in the alternative, have an expected useful life of at least 30,000 miles of operation.

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