Keith:
Excellent resources. Thanks.
I would make one tiny addendum to what you stated:
You cannot register a *NEW* vehicle in California unless it
is certified for California emissions. New is defined as any vehicle
with less than 7500 miles on the odometer.
You are also exempt from this requirement if the vehicle was
*ORIGINALLY* registered in another state *AND* the vehicle is
federally certified for emissions *AND* the owner is relocating to
California from another state. This applies even if the vehicle
is new (<7500 miles).
Cheers,
Vance
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-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Meinhold [mailto:keith@navyboy.com]
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2003 12:11 PM
To: Erik; 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: TR6 move from NY to Calif.
The way I understand it, you are in luck:
Cars 30ys (1974, 73...) and older are exempt from CA emissions testing.
If you are moving to California from another state, you may register a new
federally certified vehicle if it was first registered by you in your home
state.
Newer < 30yo cars must have CA emissions testing. They must have been built
and CA certified (placard on door jam/under hood stating CA emissions
vehicle), and all of the original emissions equipment installed. Non-CA
certified cars, can not be retrofitted with emissions equipment. And no
matter how clean your vehicle runs, and passes emissions testing, if it not
CA cert vehicle from new with all the proper equipment you can not register
it.
This my help:
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/newtoca/newtoca.htm
http://www.smogcheck.ca.gov/STDPAGE.ASP?BODY=/GENINFO/PUBLICATIONS/OUT_OF_ST
ATE_CAR_(STOP_BEFORE_YOU_BUY).HTM
Keith Meinhold
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