On Fri, 14 Dec 2018 16:35:26 -0500, micky wrote:

> So it's simple. Marry the seller or the seller's daughter and divorce
> her before or after the car is registered. Whichever works.

That's not the question, but to your point, all the "tricks" are he
<https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/pubs/brochures/fast_facts/ffvr29>

The original thread on the topic is convoluted, but here's a pointer:
<https://comp.mobile.android.narkive.com/245eL00r/thanks-to-stupid-democrat-voters-kookifornia-proposes-to-tax-texting#post30>

> I never buy a new car. I have no idea what these stickers I hear about
> say.

Hi micky,
The year of the car is irrelevant.
If you OWN a car, it has an emissions sticker.
It just does.

It either says "California" on that sticker, or it does not.
That's the question.

It's really a very simple question.