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Q: Many years ago, California began exempting older cars from having to complete a smog check to renew the vehicle registration for the year, Roy Saldin of Moreno Valley said. “They seemed to be doing ...

Jay Leno’s star power wasn’t enough to persuade a California legislative committee to pass a measure to allow owners of classic cars like him to be exempted from the state’s rigorous smog-check ...