Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 13, § 228.20 - Suspension or Revocation of Permit

(a) The department will provide a 30-day written notice, under the procedures specified in Government Code section 11505, to the manufacturer before suspending or revoking the Permit to Deploy Autonomous Vehicles on Public Streets. The department may suspend or revoke a Permit to Deploy Autonomous Vehicles on Public Streets for any of the following reasons:

(1) The manufacturer has failed to maintain financial responsibility in the amount required by Vehicle Code section 38750, subsection (c)(3), and section 228.04 of this Article.

(2) The manufacturer submitted incorrect or misleading information in the Application for a Permit to Deploy Autonomous Vehicles on Public Streets.

(3) The manufacturer fails to report to the department any change to the information or certifications required and provided in the application under Section 228.10 within 10 days of the date of the change.

(4) The manufacturer fails to comply with any of the provisions of this article related to the deployment of autonomous vehicles.

(b) The department may immediately suspend the Permit to Deploy Autonomous Vehicles on Public Streets for any of the following reasons:

(1) If a manufacturer's vehicle manufacturer, distributor, or remanufacturer license has been suspended or revoked by the department.

(2) If the manufacturer deploys any vehicle equipped with autonomous vehicle functions that were not disclosed in the manufacturer's Application for a Permit to Deploy Autonomous Vehicles on Public Streets.

(3) If the manufacturer has misrepresented any information related to safety of the autonomous technology of its vehicles.

(4) If the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration determines that the autonomous technology of the manufacturer's vehicles makes inoperative any federally required motor vehicle safety systems.

(5) If the manufacturer's autonomous vehicles are subject to an open National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recall related to the vehicle's autonomous technology. Such immediate suspension shall apply only to those vehicles the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has deemed subject to the open recall.

(6) Based upon the performance of the vehicles, the department determines the manufacturer's vehicles are not safe for the public's operation.

(c) Upon suspension or revocation by the department of a Permit to Deploy Autonomous Vehicles on Public Streets, a manufacturer shall cease all further deployments of affected autonomous vehicles with the affected autonomous technology feature enabled on public streets until the department has verified that the manufacturer has taken appropriate action to correct the deficiencies or complied with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recall that led to the suspension or revocation and the suspension has been lifted or the revocation withdrawn by the department.

(d) Upon suspension or revocation by the department of a Permit to Deploy Autonomous Vehicles on Public Streets, a manufacturer shall also notify all owners of its autonomous vehicles that the manufacturer's Permit to Deploy has been suspended or revoked by the department and the reason for the suspension or revocation.

Notes

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 13, § 228.20

1. New section filed 2-26-2018; operative 4-1-2018 (Register 2018, No. 9).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 1651 and 38750, Vehicle Code. Reference: Section 11505, Government Code; and Section 38750, Vehicle Code.

1. New section filed 2-26-2018; operative 4/1/2018 (Register 2018, No. 9).