There used to be an exemption in the registration process that allowed you to skip a biennial emissions test if you had just transferred a vehicle into your name and it had passed emissions less than a year ago. I can't find the text on the DMV website and am hoping it hasn't been changed as I just bought a car and will have to smog it again in June unless I can prove that it isn't necessary. Anybody know about this ?
Thanks.

 

I never heard of it while I lived there... but I was in Carlsbad and Vista, an "enhanced" area, so the rules were extra PITA in every way though... wherever you are might be a little different.

 

I have always lived in/around the Ontario area and its an enhanced area. I also just saw on the BAR FAQ page a statement that a 1974 will be exempt in 2003 and that in January a 30 year exemption law goes into effect. 2003-1974 is not 30 years so how can that be ?

 

Because nobody in this state can add properly.

Its a leftover from other 'rules' they had setup. I cant keep track, but it went something like 20 years and older, then it jumped and added a couple years every year, then that stopped completely and they decided it had to be 30 years old or more, so it's gonna sit at 1974 for a little bit. Keep in mind its kinda silly anyway, altering any emissions stuff on any car newer than 1966 in any state is a violation of federal law, even though just about everyone ignores that. Not like the FBI is gonna come knocking on your door and cite you for missing air pumps and such.

I'm not sure about the less than a year thing. I thought it was 3 months. You need to call Rocky Carlisle at the BAR and ask him what the deal is, he is supposed to be in charge of the whole emissions scheduling deal.

 

How do I reach this Rocky Carlisle you mentioned ?

SB800 is the 30 year code that goes into effect this coming January. You can find the FAQ's I'm talking about at the BAR's website: http://165.235.17.9/StdPage.asp?Body...ons_Part_1.htm

There is nothing about any of this yet at the DMV website.