2005 California Vehicle Code Sections 9950-9955 CHAPTER 1. ADVERTISING, BROCHURES, AND MANUALS

9950.  Any advertisement, brochure, owner's manual, or sales manual
relating to any gasoline-powered motor vehicle of a type subject to
registration with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of
under 6,000 pounds of 1972 or later year model which contains any
reference to the horsepower of the engine of the vehicle shall state
only the Society of Automotive Engineers horsepower rating of such
engine, as installed (net), as determined by S.A.E. Standard  J1349.
9951.  (a) A manufacturer of a new motor vehicle sold or leased in
this state that is equipped with one or more recording devices
commonly referred to as "event data recorders (EDR)" or "sensing and
diagnostic modules (SDM)," shall disclose that fact in the owner's
manual for the vehicle.
   (b) As used in this section, "recording device" means a device
that is installed by the manufacturer of the vehicle and does one or
more of the following, for the purpose of retrieving data after an
accident:
   (1) Records how fast and in which direction the motor vehicle is
traveling.
   (2) Records a history of where the motor vehicle travels.
   (3) Records steering performance.
   (4) Records brake performance, including, but not limited to,
whether brakes were applied before an accident.
   (5) Records the driver's seatbelt status.
   (6) Has the ability to transmit information concerning an accident
in which the motor vehicle has been involved to a central
communications system when an accident occurs.
   (c) Data described in subdivision (b) that is recorded on a
recording device may not be downloaded or otherwise retrieved by a
person other than the registered owner of the motor vehicle, except
under one of the following circumstances:
   (1) The registered owner of the motor vehicle consents to the
retrieval of the information.
   (2) In response to an order of a court having jurisdiction to
issue the order.
   (3) For the purpose of improving motor vehicle safety, including
for medical research of the human body's reaction to motor vehicle
accidents, and the identity of the registered owner or driver is not
disclosed in connection with that retrieved data.  The disclosure of
the vehicle identification number (VIN) for the purpose of improving
vehicle safety, including for medical research of the human body's
reaction to motor vehicle accidents, does not constitute the
disclosure of the identity of the registered owner or driver.
   (4) The data is retrieved by a licensed new motor vehicle dealer,
or by an automotive technician as defined in Section 9880.1 of the
Business and Professions Code, for the purpose of diagnosing,
servicing, or repairing the motor vehicle.
   (d) A person authorized to download or otherwise retrieve data
from a recording device pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (c),
may not release that data, except to share the data among the motor
vehicle safety and medical research communities to advance motor
vehicle safety, and only if the identity of the registered owner or
driver is not disclosed.
   (e) (1) If a motor vehicle is equipped with a recording device
that is capable of recording or transmitting information as described
in paragraph (2) or (6) of subdivision (b) and that capability is
part of a subscription service, the fact that the information may be
recorded or transmitted shall be disclosed in the subscription
service agreement.
   (2) Subdivision (c) does not apply to subscription services
meeting the requirements of paragraph (1).
   (f) This section applies to all motor vehicles manufactured on or
after July 1, 2004.
9952.  Any person who publishes, or causes to be published, or
offers for sale or sells, or gives to another person, any
advertisement, brochure, owner's manual, or sales manual which
violates Section 9950 is guilty of an infraction.
9953.  Every manufacturer of a new motor vehicle sold in this state
which, as equipped, may not be operated with tire chains shall do
both of the following:
   (a) Indicate that fact in the owner's manual for the vehicle or
other written material provided by the manufacturer regarding the
vehicle.
   (b) Provide each of its franchised new motor vehicle dealers in
this state with a list of the affected vehicle models on an annual
basis and prior to the manufacturer's introduction of its new model
year vehicles.  The list shall include sufficient information,
including information regarding tire sizes where necessary, to allow
the selling dealer to determine when disclosure is required pursuant
to Section 11713.6.
9955.  (a) A manufacturer of a pocket bike shall affix on the pocket
bike a sticker with a disclosure stating that the device is
prohibited from being operated on a sidewalk, roadway, or any part of
a highway, or on a bikeway, bicycle path or trail, equestrian trail,
hiking or recreational trail, or on public lands open to off-highway
motor vehicle use.
   (b) The disclosure required under subdivision (a) shall meet both
of the following requirements:
   (1) Be printed in not less than 14-point boldface type on a
sticker that contains only the disclosure.
   (2) Include the following statement: