Jim Macklow writes:

> This may be an urban (californian?) legend, but when I was shopping for
> a car here in CA (I'm recent transplant), I was told that the seller had
> to (by law) give a smog certificate with the car, or else they would be
> liable for any repairs needed to smog the car.

	Jim, as far as I know, you are correct. It isn't always done, however.
I haven't always required or given one in the past, and I think I've seen
the error in my ways. 

	Bill