In California there is no rolling old age cutoff. Post 1976 cars had some sort of smog equipment and thus require a smog inspection. Pre 1976 don't have smog so don't get tested.
Poorly worded on my part. I didn't know the exact year, but that's what I meant. It still seems backwards, since the earlier cars are probably going to be the less clean burning vehicles.
The enforcement of the smog check will continue. The Navy & the EPA have an agreement on this and that is what took the Navy 2 years to figure out (2 years since last attempt to do away with stickers). There will still be a vehicle registration "process" for the base, at that time, such things are supposed to be checked.
But again, how do they know? I haven't "checked in" to any of the bases here with my vehicles.
Each member will be required to register their vehicle, same as ever. Just no stickers anymore. When your ID is scanned entering the base, it can be flagged if you have lost your base driving privileges. Random "security" checks will be used to enforce the registration/insurance/smog stuff.
See the FAQ
here
I've been scanned at Dry side, Miramar and NANSI (though it's rare at the last two) and there's never been any mention of my vehicle registration, just that my ID is valid. The driving priveleges thing makes sense, but I'm not sure how the data gets on the card. For "security check," my papers would still be in order...there's no requirement for me to smog check my car with my registration, and I'm not required to reregister my car in CA since I'm military. I know I'm using logic and common sense to approach the rules, something not always executed by the MA that you have to deal with on base.
So what exactly is the EPA agreement? Is it CA EPA? There's no such issue in certain other states (like FL), just registration and insurance. FL used to have some counties that required smog checks, but that went away many years ago.