On Mon, 21 Sep 2015 05:20:13 -0700, trader_4 wrote:

I was thinking that too, ie that it's the monitors, not pending codes.

In California, they can refuse the test if the readiness monitors aren't
fully set, even if you'd still pass otherwise.

They get dinged on demerits for every readiness monitor not set, even if
it's within the limits of the law.

Such is bureaucracy.