-----Original Message-----
From: jbender <jbender@pe.com>
To: 'riverside' <riverside@cedar-rapids.net>
Date: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 2:23 PM
Subject: RE: Anyone Know Status of New Cal Emission Law on Older Cars?
>Yes signed by Gov. Applies to cars made after 1975. Here is text.
>
>This bill would instead, commencing April 1, 2005, exempt from the
>smog check requirements, and the smog check compliance
>requirements, any motor vehicle manufactured prior to the 1976
>model-year.
>Existing law exempts from existing smog check requirements, any
>motor vehicle 4 or less model-years old and also exempts any motor
>vehicle up to 6 model-years old, unless the state board determines that
>the exemption would prohibit the state from meeting specified
>requirements of the federal Clean Air Act.
>Ch. 704 2
>93
>This bill would, commencing April 1, 2005, make the exemption for
>any motor vehicle 4 or less model-years old inapplicable if the state
>board makes those same determinations regarding the requirements of
>the federal act.
>The bill would also provide that, commencing April 1, 2005, defined
>collector motor vehicles for which proof of insurance is submitted on
>that basis in accordance with regulations of the Bureau of Automotive
>Repair, and that are at least 35 model-years old, shall be subject to
>otherwise applicable exhaust emissions standards, but shall not be
>required to pass a visual and functional inspection of emission
>equipment, other than a functional inspection of the fuel cap and a visual
>inspection for liquid fuel leaks.
>(2) Under existing law, the Department of Motor Vehicles, with
>certain exceptions, is required to obtain submission of a valid smog
>check certificate of compliance or noncompliance, as appropriate, in
>order to register a motor vehicle previously registered outside the state.
>Among other exemptions, from this requirement, existing law exempts
>1965 or earlier model-year motor vehicles.
>This bill, commencing April 1, 2005, would instead apply the
>model-year exemption that is applicable to vehicles registered in this
>state. The bill would also make technical clarifying changes.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: riverside [mailto:riverside@cedar-rapids.net]
>Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 3:28 PM
>To: jbender
>Subject: Fw: Anyone Know Status of New Cal Emission Law on Older Cars?
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Randall Young <ryoung@navcomtech.com>
>To: fot@Autox.Team.Net <fot@Autox.Team.Net>
>Date: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 10:57 AM
>Subject: RE: Anyone Know Status of New Cal Emission Law on Older Cars?
>
>
>>> Understand the Cal legislature has passed a bill to remove smog test
>>> exemption for older cars, does any one know whether Arnold signed
>>> the bill
>>
>>Yes, the bill was signed into law last week (I think it was).
>>
>>However, at least as I read it, it's not as draconian as some people are
>>claiming. Basically, it stops the smog exemption date from rolling
forward
>>each year, 1976 cars will continue to have to be smog inspected even after
>>2006. It's not clear to me if 1975 cars will continue to have to be
>>inspected or not.
>>
>>The new law also seems to prescribe a very minimal inspection (visual
>>inspection of the fuel cap and no fuel leaks) for cars 35 model years old
>>and older, that are registered as 'classic' cars. As I read the law, all
>>you have to do to sidestep this requirement is to license and insure the
>car
>>as an ordinary car, rather than a collector car.
>>
>>Randall
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