Now...I posted it because we seem to have a flurry of misinformation every now and then regarding California registration.
1. Note that it does NOT require retrofitting of smog equipment nor does it require vehicles that are already 30 years old to start complying with smog testing, so don't worry about the contractor's old trucks. What it DOES do is stop the rolling 30 year exemption from going forward. It DOES fix the exemption to those vehicles built before 1976.
That being said...it's still a POS bill. I've been holding onto a pristine 1976 Bronco waiting for it to be exempt. I've been waiting for 10 freeking years! If this bill passes...I'll miss it by one year.
But it will not require me to do a damn thing to my 65 Mustang, nor will it cause anyone with a 1975 or older vehicle any worries.
2. It does NOT do a damn thing to SB 100...and specifically refers to the Department handling "special construction" vehicles that are submitted for registration.
The Health and Safety Code provision which sets forth the exemption provisions of SB 100 is 44017...which is not amended by this bill.
Thus, it does nothing to cars already registered under SB 100, and, as currently drafted/amended (things can change...liberals/commies/mothers-against-fun/environmental nazis and others have brain f@rts every few nano-seconds), it will not affect future use of SB 100.
Again, some folks rely on what they hear from others or presume, and pretty soon there's a great deal of misinformation floating around. Read it for yourself.
