Vehicles: commercial vehicle inspections.

Existing law requires the driver of a commercial vehicle to stop and submit to a vehicle and driver inspection, as described, wherever the California Highway Patrol (CHP) is conducting commercial vehicle inspections and signs are displayed requiring the stop. Under existing law, a failure to stop as required is punishable as a misdemeanor. This bill would authorize a public transit agency, as defined, to request the CHP to conduct an annual inspection and certification of its fleet. The bill would authorize the Commissioner of the CHP to issue stickers or other devices as evidence of certification. The bill would exempt any public transit agency vehicle that has been certified through that inspection from the requirement to stop at a roadside inspection.