CARB interest poll

Originally Posted by Chuck33079

Technically, yes. Most states will allow you to renew by mail, so no worries there. It's the inspection you've got to pay attention to. If all you have to do is present a car with no active or pending cels, you're good to go. A tune will disable them. If its a sniffer test you can usually get by with HFCs, but there's no guarantee. The rule you referenced seemed to be aimed at dealer sales, not annual re registration.

Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

Darli328, what I'm pretty sure they mean is that the car was sold in CA at some point.

And OP, CARB is California Air Research Board, it doesn't help a damn person outside CA.

Originally Posted by darli328

Thanks, never really looked at it with the intent that it's meant for dealers. But, when I see the words registered, emissions, and California all in the same section I get confused on what I can and can't do legally. Same with department of ecology and EPA laws...