CA smog exemption

[CARIBOULH@domain.elided]

Hello Biba,

Yes, it is frustrating when DMV employees don't know the "law", but here it 
is...

currently 1973 model year and earlier vehicles are exempted from smog tests 
when transferring titles or upon registration renewal

starting January 1, 2003 (or about 2 weeks from now) 1974 model year vehicles 
will be added to the exemption

Sorry, but your 1974 Alfetta has to wait yet another year (Jan, 1, 2004) 
until it becomes exempt.

It should be noted that the exemption does not give us free reign to modify 
our vehicles (according to the law). We are still "required" to keep our 
vehicles in stock condition and not modify or remove anything; it is simply 
that he required "tests" to confirm this are no longer necessary, but...

if you get caught at a mobile "sniffer" (the type they occasionally set up by 
the side of the freeway) for excess emissions and they find your car has been 
modified or emission stuff removed you will then be required to return it to 
"stock" condition and get it checked yet again. So the absence of tests for 
older vehicles is not a "carte blanc" to do as we wish (at least as the law 
is written).

Best Wishes,

Ed at Caribou
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