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BAR reports 63 citations issued under new citation authority; remedial training used to avoid public disclosure in some cases
Summary
Since July 1 BAR has issued 63 Automotive Repair Act citations and held two three‑member citation review conferences. BAR said 18 ARDs requested remedial training to avoid public disclosure of a citation; eight completed the training within the required timeframe and nine did not.
BAR enforcement staff briefed advisory members on the new informal citation conference process and the remedial‑training option that allows Automotive Repair Dealers (ARDs) to prevent public disclosure of certain citations.
Patrick Lutfi of BAR’s enforcement operations said Assembly Bill 471 (2021) created authority to issue citations for Automotive Repair Act violations, to convene a three‑member informal citation review panel to hear appeals and to allow completion of bureau‑approved remedial training to prevent disclosure of a citation on BAR’s public license lookup for particular non‑serious violations.
Lutfi reported BAR has issued 63 citations to ARDs since the regulations took…
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