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Subject:Re: CA Smog Stuff
From:David Schwarze
Date:Tue, 25 Oct 94 10:47:35 PDT

Scott Harvey writes:
> 
> In CA the BUYER is responsible for obtaining a smog certificate even if
> the vehicle was recently smogged e.g. registration was expired and owner
> needed to resmog to reregister.  

NO NO NO!!!!   Sorry, but this is wrong.  It is the SELLER's responsibility
to provide a smog certificate when selling a used vehicle, unless they
have changed the rules in the last couple of months, which I doubt...

> 				Smogging has to be done every other year
> and mailed in with the reregistration payment.  

Well, it doesn't *have* to be.  You can register a vehicle without a smog
certificate, without penalty.  They just won't let you drive it.  :)

-David

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David Schwarze			'73 VW Safare Custom Camper (Da Boat)
SAIC Comsystems, San Diego	'73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast)
schwarze@nosc.mil		'87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser?  Soon...)
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