SECTIONS 9889.50-9889.53

9889.50.  The Legislature finds the following: (1) Thousands of California automobile owners each year requirerepair of their vehicles as a result of collision or other damage. (2) California automobile owners are suffering direct and indirectharm through unsafe, improper, incompetent, and fraudulent auto bodyrepairs. (3) There is a lack of proper training and equipment that autobody repair shops need to meet the demands of the highly evolved andsophisticated automobile manufacturing industry. (4) California has no minimum standards or requirements for autobody repair shops. (5) Existing laws currently regulating the auto body industrycould be strengthened. (6) There is a compelling need to increase competency andstandards for the auto body repair industry.9889.51.  "Auto body repair shop" means a place of business operatedby an automotive repair dealer where automotive collision repair orreconstruction of automobile or truck bodies is performed.9889.52.  An application for registration pursuant to Section 9884shall designate that the applicant is registering as an auto bodyrepair shop if the applicant intends to perform auto body repair. Inaddition, an application for registration to operate an auto bodyrepair shop shall include a written statement signed under penalty ofperjury that the applicant has been issued licenses or permits, ifrequired by law, including, but not limited to, all of the following: (1) A city or county business license. (2) A State Board of Equalization identification or resale permitnumber. (3) An Environmental Protection Agency hazardous waste permitnumber. (4) An Air Quality Management District spray booth permit number.9889.53.  A check or draft issued to a repairer pursuant to Section560 of the Insurance Code shall include the repairer's registrationnumber or taxpayer identification number.