What changed

California auto repair dealers have until Aug. 28, 2026, in BAR’s listed second 15-day public comment period on modified proposed storage-fee regulations.

BAR’s official regulatory-actions page lists the rulemaking as “Storage Fees Charged by Automotive Repair Dealers.” The page says the proposal would amend 16 CCR sections 3303 and 3351 and adopt sections 3351.8.1, 3351.8.2 and 3351.8.3.

The BAR page also lists earlier comment periods for the same proposal: a 45-day public comment period from Nov. 14-Dec. 31, 2025, and a first 15-day comment period on modified text from March 27-April 13, 2026.

BAR’s official record is here: https://www.bar.ca.gov/regulatory-actions

What it means for the shop

For California auto repair shops that charge storage fees, the practical point is timing: BAR has opened another short comment period, but the rulemaking remains proposed. The supplied BAR page does not show an adopted date or effective date for the storage-fee proposal.

Shops should not treat the proposal as current law based on the supplied record. The safe operational step is to review BAR’s linked Notice of Second Modified Text and Second Modified Text before the Aug. 28 close of the listed comment period if the proposal could affect how the shop charges or documents storage fees.

What remains unknown

The supplied BAR page does not include the text of the Notice of Second Modified Text or the Second Modified Text, so the exact second-round changes are not available from the provided material.

The supplied page also does not state the permitted scope of comments during the second 15-day period, the submission method for comments, the plain-language requirements of proposed sections 3351.8.1, 3351.8.2 or 3351.8.3, or the next procedural steps after Aug. 28.

BAR separately lists “Tear Down Disclosure Requirements for Automotive Repair Dealers” as an approved regulation adopted May 29, 2025, and effective July 1, 2025. That is a different entry from the proposed storage-fee rulemaking on the supplied BAR page.

Evidence

Sources

  1. Level 1 · Primary evidence
    California Bureau of Automotive Repair: Regulatory actions
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