Option #1
When is Bienniel Smog required?
Vehicles with VIN numbers (not license plate numbers)
ending in an even-digit require inspection in even years;
vehicles with odd-ending digit or a letter require inspection
in odd years.
I could not find the basis for this loophole within California
Law so I assume that the waiver is based upon the Constitutional right of citizens to freely cross state borders with
their personal property.
The only place to get a California
Smog is in the State of California.
If you look at Box B (entitled Certificate of Compliance Exemption)
of the DMV form called 'STATEMENT OF
FACTS' you will see this line:
[ ] Vehicle is located outside the State of California.
( Exception: Nevada and Mexico)
This one works in all situations.
This loophole is only meant for those whose vehicles are
legitimately out of the State and whose owners face a
Catch-22 situation. When you use this one, sometimes
the clerk will give you the Registration and stickers, and
sometimes they will mail them to the out-of-state address
that you MUST provide on the back of the STATEMENT OF
FACTS...
Be sure to provide a valid out-of-state address,
otherwise the post office will return the reg. and stickers
to Sacramento, and you will then have to phone your local
DMV and give them your California address so that
Sacramento will resend the papers to you.
PLEASE do not abuse this loophole...OK...TEX..
Option #2
Although there are no longer any counties in California with no Smog requirement there are many counties with no bienniel smog requirement, only
the transfer smog applies in these counties.
Find out what type of the 3 Smog Areas you reside in.
The only DMV restriction on Change of Address is that you can
only do it once in any given 30 day period.
All Documents allow for Residential as well as a separate Mailing
address.
Residential address and ZIP code is crucial when determining smog
requirements.
Check out the
ZIP CODE
lookup website
Alameda County Entire County: $450 Alpine County Change of ownership only: No cost Limit Amador County Change of ownership only: No cost Limit Butte County Entire County: $450 Calaveras County Change of ownership only: No cost limit Colusa Entire County: $450 Contra Costa County Entire County: $450 Contra Costa County Entire County: $450 Del Norte County Change of ownership only: No cost limit El Dorado County Only these zips have: $450 95613, 95614, 95619, 95623, 95630, 95633-95636, 95643, 95651, 95656, 95664, 95667, 95672, 95682, 95684, 95709, 95720, 95721, 95725, 95726, 95727,95735, 95762 All other zips are change of ownership only: No cost limit Fresno County Much of this county is: $450 Only these zips have sliding scale: $50-$300 93611-93613, 93626, 93650, 93700-93712, 93714-93718, 93720-93722, 93724-93729, 93740, 93741, 93744, 93745, 93747, 93750, 93755, 93759-93765,93771-93780, 93782, 93784, 93786, 93790-93794, 93844, 93888 Glenn County Entire County: $450 Humboldt County Change of ownership only: No cost limit Imperial County Change of ownership only: No cost limit Inyo County Change of ownership only: No cost limit Kern County Much of county is: $450 Only these zips have sliding scale: $50-$300 93220, 93241, 93263, 93300-93309, 93311-93313, 93380-93389, 93399 Kings County Entire County: $450 Lake County Change of ownership only: No cost limit Lasen County Change of ownership only: No cost limit Los Angeles Most of county uses old cost limit Only these zips have: $450 93510, 93532, 93534-93536, 93539, 93543, 93544, 93550-93553, 93560, 93563, 93584, 93586, 93590, 93591 Madera County Entire County: $450 Marin County Entire County: $450 Mariposa County Change of ownership only: No cost limit Mendocino County Change of ownership only: No cost limit Merced County Entire County: $450 Modoc County Change of ownership only: No cost limit Mono County Change of ownership only: No cost limit Monterey County Entire County: $450 Napa County Entire County: $450 Neveda County Entire County: $450 Orange County Entire County: $450 Placer County Much of county is: $450 Only thses zips are change of ownership only. No cost Limit 95728, 96140-96143, 96145, 96146, 96148 Plumas County Change of ownership only: No cost limit Riverside County Much of county uses sliding scale: $50-$300 Only these zips have $450 92201, 92202, 92203, 92210, 92211, 92220, 92223, 92230, 92234, 92235, 92236,92240, 92241, 92253, 92254, 92255, 92258, 92260, 92261, 92262, 92263,92264, 92270, 92274, 92276, 92282, 92292, 92302, 92306, 92330, 92343, 92344, 92348, 92349, 92353, 92361, 92362, 92367, 92370, 92380, 92381, 92383,92390, 92395, 92396, 92530-92532, 92356, 92539, 92543, 92544, 92545, 92546, 92548, 92549, 92561-95264, 92567, 92570-92572, 92581, 92582, 92583,92584-92587, 92589-92593, 92595, 92596, 92599 Only these zips are change of ownership only: No cost limit. 92225, 9226, 92239, 92272 Sacramento County Entire County: $450 San Benito County Entire County: $450 San Bernardino County Much of this county is: $450 Only these zips have sliding scale: $50-$300 91701, 91708-91710, 91729, 91730, 91737, 91739, 91743, 91458, 91759, 91761-91764, 91784-91786, 91798, 92313, 92316, 92318, 92324, 92334-92337,92346, 92354, 92359, 92369, 92373-92377, 92388-92418, 92420, 92423, 92424, 92427 Onlt these zips are change of ownership only: No cost limit 92242, 92267, 92280, 92323, 92332, 92340, 92351, 92363, 92364, 92366, 92393 San Diego County Much of county uses sliding scale: $50-$300 Only these ZIPS have: $450 91917, 91935, 92039, 92053, 92061, 92065, 92082, 92090, 92100, 92125, 92141, 92144, 92146, 92148, 92151, 92156-92158, 92161, 92179, 92180, 92181,92183, 92184, 92185, 92187-92189, 92199 Only these ZIPS are change of ownership only: No cost limit 91905, 91906, 91916, 91931, 91934, 91948, 91962, 91963, 91980, 91987, 91990-91995, 92004, 92036, 92059, 92060, 92066, 92070, 92086, 92096 San Francisco County Entire County: $450 San Joaquin County Entire County: $450 San Luis Obispo County Entire County: $450 San Mateo County Entire County: $450 Santa Barbara County Entire County: $450 Santa Clara County Entire County: $450 Santa Cruz County Entire County: $450 Shasta County Entire County: $450 Sierra County Change of ownership only: No cost limit Siskiyou County Change of ownership only: No cost limit Solano County Entire County: $450 Sonoma County Much of county is: $450 Only these zips are change of ownership only 94922, 94923, 95412, 95413, 95419, 95421, 95425, 95430, 95436, 95441, 95445, 95446, 95448, 95450, 95462, 95465, 95471, 95473, 95480, 95486, 95497 Stanislaus County Entire County: $450 Sutter County Entire County: $450 Tehama County Entire County: $450 Trinity County Entire County: $450 Tulare County Entire County: $450 Tuolumne County Change of ownership only No cost limit Ventura County Much of the county is: $450 Only these zips have sliding scale: $50-$300 90265, 91301, 91319, 91320, 91358-91363, 93001-93007, 93009-93012, 93022, 93030-93035, 93041-93044, 93060, 93061, 93066 Yolo County Entire County: $450 Yuba County Entire County: $450
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