Vehicles: Basic Inspection of Terminals program: agricultural vehicles.

Existing law, the Basic Inspection of Terminals (BIT) program, makes it unlawful for a motor carrier to operate specified vehicles, such as motortrucks of 3 or more axles that are more than 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating, truck tractors, or other motortrucks regulated by the Department of Motor Vehicles, the Department of Consumer Affairs, or the United States Secretary of Transportation, without identifying to the Department of Motor Vehicles all terminals, as defined, where the vehicle may be inspected by the department and where vehicle inspection and maintenance records and driver records will be made available for inspection. Existing law, until January 1, 2023, excludes an agricultural vehicle, as defined, from being subject to the BIT program. This bill would extend the exemption for agricultural vehicles from the BIT program until January 1, 2026.