Re: CA 708 to repeal 30 year exemption?

[James Montebello <jamesm@domain.elided>]

This is the text of the bill in question:

http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0701-0750/sb_708_bill_20030221_introduced.html

This bill has been introduced and read.  This is not yet law, it's only
a bill.  It can still be significantly amended or killed.  The listed
author is Dean Florez, D-District 16 (Fresno and points south).

In short, it amends the 30-year rolling exemption so that, starting 1
Jan 2005, the exemption becomes 45 years instead.  The start date gets
pushed back to 1960.

My opinion: California didn't introduce any regulation until 1965.
The rest of the statute sets testing procedures to use the test in force
when the car was built.  Since there were no tests in force prior to
1965, any '65 or older car passes the test by default, no matter where
they set the date.  They may amend this to 40 years or older (starting
the clock again at 1965).  They may throw the whole thing out altogether.

I'm not a lawyer, or a legislator, or involved with the government in
any way...

james montebello


On Wed, 26 Feb 2003 greg@domain.elided wrote:

> I just saw this on another list, is this true??
>
> --- excerpt below ---
> Forward from the National Motorists Association...
>
> Dear California NMA Members,
>
> Senate Bill 708 repeals the current pro-hobbyist exemption for
> vehicles 30 years and older and replaces it with an exemption for
> vehicles that are 45 or more model years old commencing
> January 1, 2005.
> --- excerpt above ---
>
> If this is true, then I'm even MORE glad that I left CA behind. I feel for
> you in CA. Of course, sadly, as does CA first so goes the rest of the
> country eventually it seems. :(
>
> I'm hoping this is not true, but given the "radical" nature of some CA
> laws this would not surprise me in the least.
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