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Free ConsultationSanta Monica, California – October 1, 2022. Automotive Defense Specialists, a team of top-rated SMOG tech and SMOG shop defense attorneys, is proud to announce new content for auto repair and smog technicians. The post explains the challenges of “going it alone” against powerful state agencies in California.
California’s Bureau of Automotive Repair speaks its’ own “language”. Things like “accusation” or “suspension” or “certification” or even “invalidation”. All this mumbo-jumbo can really get confusing!
When it comes to the business of smogging vehicles in California, the STAR program is right up there as the crème de la crème. You are among the elite. You have worked hard to get there, but you still have to work hard to keep your STAR status.
Running an auto repair shop, or even working as a technician, is not without it’s dangers. Many a time you can be sued by a customer who is unhappy about something such as a repair that they feel has not been carried out correctly.
All of us Californians have things that appeal to us. It could be California avocados. It could be a glass of Merlot or Chardonnay from the Napa Valley. It could be watching tennis. It could be gardening. It could be Penelope Cruz or Denzel Washington or other Hollywood Actors. The list goes on.
There are many small auto repair shops in California, and if you are either the owner of one or a technician, you may well find yourself on the wrong side of the law as far as the Bureau of Automotive Repair is concerned. There is always the danger of receiving a STAR invalidation, citation, or […]