Sb 100

[Mark Husar]

Ron...
Let me expound on this a little.
When I started the registration process on 12-27-01, I was just a few days prior to the sb100 taking effect.( I didn't know about sb100) The car was from Texas and there was no way it would pass the smog requirements for the year 2001. Even tho it had a clean title and pink.
After hearing about sb100 (sometime in March the next year) I tried to start over but the DMV would not allow me to use sb100 because of the date of my original application for registration.
As you can imagine, there are a lot of cars that are brought in from other States that cannot pass smog and we have no redress available to us to take the car back to the owner you purchased from and make him pay for the costs to bring it smog legal in Calif..( In Ca., the seller must provide you with smog cert's or you can demand your money to be refunded)
SB1578 addresses this gray area of hot rodding. I was not able to drive the car during the year 2002, but on 1-1-03 when sb1578 took effect, I was able to register the car as a 2001 spcn ( my pink slip states 1966 spcn, the 2001 is an internal code used used by the dmv to document the cars arrival into Cal.) The 1966 spcn is also the designation of the smog requirements for your car. (in my case, 1966 smog laws would be enforced)
All that was required was a short test at the testing facility and I was given the sticker and sent on my way.
I should mention that 1578 saved my bacon. I was either going to have to purchase another motor with a 196? code or change my residency to Oregon or Phoenix. As it turned out I am happily motoring around Sac. and looking forward to some great rides this summer.