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The mandatory start date for biometric palm scanner usage for BAR-OIS inspections will be announced at least 30 days before the start date. Below is a tentative timeline for important implementation activities: September 19, 2022: Biometric enrollment online appointment scheduling begins October 1, 2022: Biometric enrollment begins Early 2023: BAR-OIS biometric software update available May 2023: Tentative mandatory start date for biom …

BAR is now beginning to roll out the BAR-OIS biometric update to beta smog check stations, which enables the use of the palm vein scanner. Here we show the Emissions Depot BAR-Approved Biometric Palm Vein Scanner in action. The scanner is quick to scan your palm, allowing you to quickly start the smog check.Purchase your approved palm vein scanner here: https://emissionsdepot.com/bar-97-smog-parts/bar-approved-biometric-palm-vein-scanner-kit/ …

SetupThe kit consists of the hand guide, palm vein scanner unit, and a USB cord. The hand guide should come pre-assembled, but you should attach the micro USB end of the USB cord through the bottom of the unit, and through the ziptie loops, to the unit. For now, because the BAR-OIS software is not yet ready for the palm vein scanner, we recommend keeping your unit in a safe space until the BAR-OIS Hybrid Client comes out in the coming months. When the software is ready, plug the completed u …

Today, September 19, 2022, BAR released some updates on the biometric requirements. "The biometric enrollment period begins October 1, 2022. During the enrollment period, all licensed Smog Check inspectors must complete biometric enrollment at a BAR field office to establish a palm data profile. Inspectors who have not enrolled by the mandatory start date for biometric palm scanner usage will be unable to perform BAR-OIS inspections.""The mandatory start date for biometric palm sca …

Hi everyone, we here at Emissions Depot are committed to providing as much support as we can to smog check and related automotive repair businesses.If you are in California and operate a smog check station, you may have seen the August 22nd announcement about incoming biometric requirements starting October 1st, 2022. This is a still-developing situation and we will keep you updated as we receive more updates, but our understanding from reading BAR's Initial Statement of Reasons is that al …