And if the station doesn't have the sign or Free Air?

A catch 22 I would say.

tim o'brien (still looking for free air in some parts of San Jose)

Ari Ollikainen wrote:
>
> At 1:26 PM -0700 9/17/00, Chuck & Lillian wrote:
> >I strongly agree!  Free air is also rare to nonexistant in the So Calif
> >area.  I was about to email my congressman to suggest that in their
> >debates over the Firestone fiasco that they take this opportunity to
> >mandate free air for everyone.  I suggest that everyone else write
> >their C-people. Maybe we can help save a couple of lives.
>
>         Air and water is FREE to service station customers in California
>         as of 1/1/00.
>
>         You might want to draw the attention of the service station
>         operators you frequent in Southern California to the provisions
>         of Section 13651 of the Business and Professions Code, relating
>         to service stations...as in the following:
>
>     AB 531, Soto.  Service stations.
>     (1) Existing law requires every service station in this state to
> provide, during operating hours, water, compressed air, and a gauge
> for measuring air pressure, to the public for use in servicing any
> passenger or commercial vehicle, as defined.  Existing law provides
> that the failure of an owner or manager of a service station to have
> adequate water and air facilities for use by the public for 5
> consecutive working days constitutes a rebuttable presumption that
> the owner or manager has intentionally violated these provisions.  An
> intentional violation of these provisions is an infraction
> punishable by a fine not to exceed $50 per day.
>     This bill would require that these air and water services be made
> available at no cost to customers who purchase motor vehicle fuel, as
> defined.  The bill would require service stations to place and
> maintain a specified sign regarding these services.
>     The bill would create a specified enforcement system by which
> consumers may report complaints via a toll-free customer complaint
> telephone number to the Division of Measurement Standards.  The bill
> would provide that upon inspection, or upon notice of a complaint,
> employees of the division would be empowered to investigate
> complaints and issue citations, punishable by a fine of $250 per
> valid complaint,  unless the citation is challenged in court.  The
> issuance of a citation would be precluded if the air and water
> equipment is in good working order upon initial inspection, or if the
> air and water equipment is repaired to the satisfaction of the
> inspecting entity within 10 working days of that initial inspection.
> The bill would also exempt from the issuance of a citation air and
> water equipment that is the target of repeated vandalism, as
> specified.
>
> THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
>
>    SECTION 1.  The Legislature finds and declares that air and water
> are essential to the safe operation of motor vehicles, and therefore
> public safety requires that free air and water be accessible at all
> service stations.
>    SEC. 2.  Section 13651 of the Business and Professions Code is
> amended to read:
>     13651.  (a) (1) On and after January 1, 2000, every service
> station in this state shall provide, during operating hours, and make
> available at no cost to customers who purchase motor vehicle fuel,
> water, compressed air, and a gauge for measuring air pressure, to the
> public for use in servicing any passenger vehicle, as defined in
> Section 465 of the Vehicle Code, or any commercial vehicle, as
> defined in Section 260 of the Vehicle Code, with an unladen weight of
> 6,000 pounds or less.
>     (2) Every service station in this state shall display, at a
> conspicuous place on, at, or near the dispensing apparatus, at least
> one clearly visible sign which shall read as follows:  "CALIFORNIA
> LAW REQUIRES THIS STATION TO PROVIDE FREE AIR AND WATER FOR
> AUTOMOTIVE PURPOSES TO ITS CUSTOMERS WHO PURCHASE MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL.
>    IF YOU HAVE A COMPLAINT NOTIFY THE STATION ATTENDANT AND/OR CALL
> THIS TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER:  1 (800) ___ ____." This sign shall
> meet the requirements of Sections 13473 and 13474 with regard to
> letter size and contrast.  As used in this paragraph, automotive
> purposes does not include the washing of vehicles.