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Free ConsultationLos Angeles, California – December 19, 2025. Automotive Defense Specialists, a team of lawyers representing smog and auto repair shops against the California Bureau of Automotive Repair, is proud to announce new content on how to protect a smog test license.
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You’ve been running your smog check station like a pro. You’ve got regulars. You’ve invested in good tech. You’ve been part of the STAR program—maybe for years. Then, one day, you receive a STAR suspension notice from the Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR). Now what? Let’s break it down. I’ll explain what the STAR program […]
It seems that what we were confident about in the past, we are not so sure about now. Things appear to be naming themselves all the time, which makes it difficult to keep up. Just when you think you are planning a boat excursion to the Gulf of Mexico, you find out it’s been scheduled […]
Los Angeles, California – April 29, 2025. Automotive Defense Specialists, a California-based law firm servicing auto repair and SMOG shops, is proud to announce new content on the issue of combating a so-called “Suspension” order from the powerful Bureau of Automotive Repair. The complicated rules and regulations of the Bureau of Automotive Repair may be […]
Los Angeles, California – January 31, 2025. Automotive Defense Specialists, a California-based law firm servicing auto repair and SMOG technicians and shops is proud to announce a new post concerning so-called suspension notices by the California Bureau of Automotive Repair.