Under what circumstances, if any, can I register a car without passing the smog check?
The law provides for the following exemptions: • 1973 and older year model vehicles • “title only” or “transfer only” applications • vehicles being transferred for the purpose of being wrecked or dismantled • motor driven cycles and motorcycles (the California Air Resources Board requires inspection of emission labels for all 1998 and newer off-highway motorcycles and all-terrain vehicle with an engine displacement of 90 cc or more) • any two-cycle powered vehicle or any two-cycle vehicle • implements of husbandry • diesel powered vehicles • forklifts • horseless carriages and historical vehicles • vehicles altered prior to August 31, 1969, to use a fuel other than gasoline or diesel • special construction equipment (excluding dump trucks) • vehicles of a body type that present prohibitive inspection problems as determined by the Bureau of Automotive Repair • cranes • concrete/transit mix/cement mixers • golf carts • street sweepers • any vehicle powered solely by electrical energy (so
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