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dwadia · 08-07-2011, 01:04 AM

I'm in the middle of moving to CA... not sure exactly when it will be "finished." I already bought a used car there around Feb. and i remember it's due to have the registration renewed and smog done this month. I'm at home in NJ and got the registration renewal form in the mail here, but it didn't say anything about smog. So... what do i do? I don't want to have fines or legal penalties (like registration suspension or ???) but idk how CA laws work and what is required of me right now. Do i have someone go get the car smogged for me or wait till i get there and start driving it again (maybe a couple months)? If i have someone take it to get smogged, how do i get that "registered" with the DMV that the smog has been done?

This situation should be easy to deal with, i just don't know what to do so i'd appreciate the advice.

08-07-2011, 01:04 AM	#1
dwadia Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NJ Age: 42 Posts: 302 Trader Rating: (2)	For CA guys: some basic questions about registration and smog laws I'm in the middle of moving to CA... not sure exactly when it will be "finished." I already bought a used car there around Feb. and i remember it's due to have the registration renewed and smog done this month. I'm at home in NJ and got the registration renewal form in the mail here, but it didn't say anything about smog. So... what do i do? I don't want to have fines or legal penalties (like registration suspension or ???) but idk how CA laws work and what is required of me right now. Do i have someone go get the car smogged for me or wait till i get there and start driving it again (maybe a couple months)? If i have someone take it to get smogged, how do i get that "registered" with the DMV that the smog has been done? This situation should be easy to deal with, i just don't know what to do so i'd appreciate the advice.