Reference

Clean Air Act Compliance by State.

The Legal Tuning Compliance Standard is drafted for use in all fifty states plus the District of Columbia. State-specific reference pages cover the regulatory framework, top compliance risk areas, and the instruments most relevant to performance automotive shops operating in each jurisdiction.

Section 177 jurisdictions

Section 177 of the federal Clean Air Act allows states to adopt California vehicle emission standards in lieu of the less-strict federal standards. The seventeen states below have done so. Aftermarket parts that are illegal in California under CARB rules are also illegal in these jurisdictions.

CACalifornia
CACalifornia
COColorado
CTConnecticut
DEDelaware
MAMassachusetts
MDMaryland
MEMaine
MNMinnesota
NJNew Jersey
NMNew Mexico
NYNew York
OROregon
PAPennsylvania
RIRhode Island
VAVirginia
VTVermont
WAWashington

State-customized compliance instruments.

Each member shop's instruments are customized to the shop's primary state of operation, with the applicable jurisdiction's framework written into every relevant section.