Answer: Here's what you
can do. Go ahead and pay the registration fees and get your
"half way papers"
(Not valid registration, but an attempt
to show responsibility plus not be charged late fees). You
may then explain to the DMV agent your vehicle's repair
situation and ask for at least a 30 day
Temporary
Registration Tag. You can post this on your vehicle's rear
window, and drive your vehicle
legally for 30 days or
more, depending on the Temporary Tags you are given.
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Question: I lost the smog test
results for my Ford pickup truck. I was wondering who is
responsible for
keeping the data on Smog, and the results of
inspections. Is this an outside provider, or handled within
the
state of CA?
Answer: The information
is kept at the VID (Vehicle Information Database) which is run
by the State of
California's Bureau of Automotive Repairs
and looked over by the California Air Resources Board. 99%
of the information in the database is not public record.
The information that is, is the vehicle
smog check history
report available through
www.smogcheck.ca.gov.
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Question: Had a smog check done
on my Honda Accord this morning (saturday 8:00am) tried to
register
with the dmv tonight, but they said they
haven't recieved my smog test yet.Was wondering how long
after
a saturday smog check does it take so i can go
online to register?
Answer: It usually take
48 hours. However even if the information is not yet in the
DMV system, the VIR
report which you received at the smog
station is proof enough of your vehicle's smog check results.
Hand this document to the DMV clerk and you will be able
to continue with your vehicle's
registration.
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Question: I purchased a car… 1987
Toyota Camry from a private owner…he brought the price down
once I
inquired about the smog certificate assuring
me that it would pass as is. Well low and behold the car has
not passed…how do I obtain legal ownership of this vehicle so
that I can get the plates (yeah he sold it to me
without the plates on it) and either sell it
or give it to charity? I don’t want to invest money into this
car…it failed
and now I want it off of my hands.
Answer: Here's what you
can do. Go ahead and pay the registration fees and get your
"half way papers"
You may then explain to the DMV
agent your vehicle's repair situation and ask for at least a
30 day
Temporary Registration
Tag. Once you pay your fees the title will be transfered to
you.
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Question: I have 2000
Dodge neon a little over 60000 miles on it. I am currently
station in Germany, i am
planning on shipping my car which
i bought in loiusiana, can you give an rough estimate on how
much
the smog check is goinf to cost me? are we talking
hundres or thousands of dollars? I also have a
2005 Toyota
Sienna 6000 miles that i will ship by the end of the year,
what do you think its going
to cost me for the smog
check?
Answer: Vehicles from
other countries are less likely to meet U.S. specifications.
Vehicles that were not
built to meet U.S. specifications
must be imported as gray-market vehicles. This can be
extremely
expensive and time consuming. If you are
considering importing a foreign vehicle, you should review
what the Department of Homeland Security, Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) has to say on this
subject, as CBP
controls what vehicles may be brought into the United States.
Your intended vehicle
must clear customs before it can be
registered in any state. The costs for a laboratory to modify
and certify the emissions and safety equipment on a
gray-market vehicle are considerable. You may
also wish to
contact the California Air Resources Board for its brochure on
gray-market vehicles.
PLEASE CALL: ARB at
(800)242-4450.
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Question (a): I will be residing
in Calaveras County, CA., and will be bringing my Nissan
Xterra from the Bay
Area. Are the smog requirements different in
Calaveras County vs. San Mateo County?
Question (b): I want to buy
a Chevy Corvette out of state. I’ve heard things like you can’t
because of ca. smog laws
or it’s ok because 02 and up are
all smog legal in ca. Can you help me please?
Question (c): Hi, I am thinking
of purchasing a 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe from MO and I live in
CA. It has Federal Emissions on it but not CA
emissions. How hard will it be to get it CA certified so
that I may register it here?
I need some idea on what may have to take
place and cost ideas. I don't want to purchase this
vehicle if I won't
be able to register it. Also, is it
possible that it could pass smog on it's own?
Answer: There is a
difference with California legal and Federal legal emission
requirements. California
is stricter. However, a USED
vehicle which has all the Federal required emission
components, can
pass the California smog inspection
process and be legally registered in this state. A vehicle
which
is equipped with the necessary Federal Emission
Components is eligible for California registration
as long
as the vehicle's exhaust emissions fall within California's
limits.
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Question: I have
misplaced my smog test report which failed the smog test, how
would i be able to get
another copy or information on that?
The my Buick still needs to pass smog test and I have
no paper work
on it. The registration is expired
too.
Answer: Unfortunately the
only place you can get a smog check report copy is the smog
station where the
vehicle was tested. They may charge a
fee to pull this record from there files.
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Question:
I can't seem to find my paperwork from the
dmv to get my Jaguar XJ6 smoged. Is it necessary
to
have the paperwork in order to get one
done?
Answer: No need to worry.
The smog station you visit can inspect your vehicle without
the Smog Check
Requirement From or registration renewal.
The smog technician inspecting your vehicle can enter your
car's VIN number into the smog machine, and the machine
will pull the required information from the
DMV's computer
and allow him/her to perform the smog inspection. Once the
inspection is complete,
the smog machine will
automatically send the results to the DMV. You will not need
to send in the
smog certificate.