"Heads Up" to/for CA smog testing.
*If* your CA registered vehicle is out-of-state (for whatever reason) - CA still wants their revenue (of course)!
*If* your vehicle is in another location that *has* testing capabilities, CA expects you to get it tested there.
However - if there are *no* testing facilities, you can fill out a "Statement of Fact" - at the DMV or AAA.
You will still pay your license (registration) fees, but you will *not* be required to provide a smog test certificate.
You will be required to provide the address where your out-of-state vehicle is located.
(Ex: You store your truck in Bullhead City, AZ - like I do - so you can tow your boat while you are at the Colorado River - as you don't want to bring your boat back to CA. Address could be your friend's place, the storage facility, etc. BTW - Bullhead City, AZ is in Mohave County).
Also - provide a date when the vehicle will return to CA. Best estimate - or "guess"?
"Playing it straight" - At one time I had tried to get a test done *after* I had brought my truck back to CA.
No mods - just wanted to see if it would pass.
The smog test station had no clue how to do that - said it's registered now, just wait until you get your next
registration due notice. If CA did a drone fly-over (LOL) of my CA residence - see my truck & dispatch the smog police - I would certainly tell them: #1, I tried (as above) - and #2 - just brought it back, will try to get a test ASAP (but back to #1)
BTW - at one time a friend had an empty seat in his Cesna 172. Chip in for fuel. Fly up, fly back to/from the Bullhead City Airport. Truck stays at the River. "We" use it for transportation, and to tow my boat - tow his boat as needed.
Now - it's just sitting at a friend's full time house in Mojave Valley - no "River Fun" due to COVID.
Friend sold his plane. I don't need it here - PITA = takes 2nd driver & 2nd vehicle - to get it & bring it back.
Took way longer to keyboard this - than fill out the form.
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