No Smog Check?

[ctwo]

My car is model year 2006 and I bought it at the end of last year and put it in non-op rather than paying full registration and smog requirement.

Around June, I needed to use the vehicle, so to get it registered required a smog check. I always thought that if the vehicle had a smog check within 90 days of being purchased or its registration due date, a smog would not be required until the next cycle.

Well, registration is due in January, and it's an even year, so I was expecting a smog test, but it's not listed on the renewal. arty

 

[Melissa]

Aren't smog tests that pass registered with DMV?

 

[Abacinator]

Since it was just smogged at the end of last year it shouldn't be due until end of next year.

 

[Alan_Hepburn]

What Chris said: smog checks are every 2 years...

 

[Eldritch]

Is it true Sonoma County Residents are still SMOG check exempt?

 

[Melissa]

anyone, anyone-are smog certificates on file with the DMV?
real question.

 

[Bubba_s]

Is it true Sonoma County Residents are still SMOG check exempt?

No. I just smogged my car two weeks ago as required to obtain registration. I am a Sonoma city, county resident.

anyone, anyone-are smog certificates on file with the DMV?
real question.

My recent smog was passed due. Once I completed the smog check, my tags were automatically sent. Smog checks go directly into the DMV system.

 

[Melissa]

thanks so very much Shaun.
I actually was able to look up smog certificates in the DMV website.
I found my 2005 Miata's cert.#.
YAYAY!

 

[Eldritch]

No. I just smogged my car two weeks ago as required to obtain registration. I am a Sonoma city, county resident.

My recent smog was passed due. Once I completed the smog check, my tags were automatically sent. Smog checks go directly into the DMV system.

Oh, interesting. Apparently such exemptions are available only by request.

https://nosocoair.org/permits/

I wonder if most people just don't know about that or if it is one of those CA things that, "may," be issued, but never is.

 

[tuxumino]

I got your Smaug check right here

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[Holeshot]

Is it true Sonoma County Residents are still SMOG check exempt?

Lake County is a smog exempt county. It's great to not have to smog vehicles that are reg'd there (which is all of them).

 

[Bubba_s]

Looks like I'm going to testing out this exemption thing. Thanks for the heads up!

 

[auntiebling]

SMOG check requirements are by Zip Code, which isn't always an entire county but sometimes is

even in the "exempt" counties that's only for the Biennial checks for 1976 and newer vehicles. it's still required for change of ownership and vehicles brought in from out of state if otherwise required

https://www.bar.ca.gov/services/programarea/smogcheckprogramarealookup

CA DMV doesn't seem to have a list by county of which are exempt but of course widipedia does

 

[Eldritch]

Lake County is a smog exempt county. It's great to not have to smog vehicles that are reg'd there (which is all of them).

Yeah, that is what I was thinking. I own some real estate up there. Kind of a pain to have to drive up to my Clearlake mailbox every time one of the vehicles tags comes up, but an interesting idea.

 

[Holeshot]

It's a good time to check your property, though. Or do a mail fwd.

 

[Melissa]

I just got the car smogged again so we are all set to go in the sale of the fantastic Miata.

 

[Bay Arean]

Yeah, that is what I was thinking. I own some real estate up there. Kind of a pain to have to drive up to my Clearlake mailbox every time one of the vehicles tags comes up, but an interesting idea.

Well, you know what they say about Lake County: “Come on vacation, leave on probation.” From my bro-in-law in Upper Lake.

Not relevant but I had to because it makes me laugh every time.

 

[auntiebling]

Yeah, that is what I was thinking. I own some real estate up there. Kind of a pain to have to drive up to my Clearlake mailbox every time one of the vehicles tags comes up, but an interesting idea.

"Registered at" address can be different than mailing address

 

[deathbug74]

"Registered at" address can be different than mailing address

although watch them like a hawk if you do your renewals at AAA.

i've had the same jackwagon at one of the offices down here change my address 3 times without being asked, because he refuses to put it through with a PO box as the mailing address. twice he changed it to my parents' address; one of those was well after i moved out, but he took it off my check anyway.

another, he did it after i specifically told him i want the PO box on there...since it wasn't on my checks by that point, the only explanation i can come up with is he looked it up in the system (either residence address from DMV, or my home address from my insurance).