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DaveR,
That is exactly what it means. Unfortunately if they don't change the laws, next January 2nd. there will be lines in front of DMV offices at 5:00AM as if lined up to get tix for a Rock concert.
Imagine everyone who didn't get their numbers by Monday and the cars bought, sold, completed during the next 360 days.
It is an outrage.

You don't have to have your car finished. Actually you don't even need to have a car. All they want is your documentation, MSO and the sales taxes, registration fees. They could care less about the car. Within 60 or 90 days upon issuance of the SB-100 numbet, you need to go back for the balance of the documentation etc.

At the mean time some DMV offices have been known to give extensions in order for you to get it finished and taken to CHP and then to Smog Referee.

Offroad35,
The very reason why there are only 500 numbers is the reason I wouldn't hold my breath on them issuing more numbers unless, Governor does something different. Yes they want the taxes, but if the Autonazis were only after our money and didn't mind all these hotrods, they wouldn't have limited them to only 500 numbers to begin with in a state as populated as California. It is nuts!!