Los Angeles Times

Smog check cheaters busted, feds say; California ring allegedly turned pollution into cash

Federal prosecutors in Sacramento on Thursday unsealed an indictment charging 12 people from around the state with violating the Clean Air Act in what they portrayed as a long-running, sophisticated ...
Overdrive

California’s ‘smog check’ for out-of-state trucks: EPA proposes to disapprove

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to partially halt California’s State Implementation Plan (SIP) relating to emissions controls for non-gasoline-combustion vehicles over 14,000 ...
The San Bernardino Sun

DOJ says Southern California defendants used ‘OBDNator’ device to cheat smog checks

Alleged members of a Southern California ring that used a device to cheat state smog inspections are facing federal charges, officials announced Thursday, April 4. An indictment unsealed Thursday in ...
Mercury News

California lawmakers narrow Jay Leno bill to end smog checks for vehicles 35 years and older

State lawmakers in Sacramento have pumped the brakes on a bill pushed by comedian and famed car collector Jay Leno to make older cars exempt from smog checks in California. Bill SB 712, dubbed “Leno’s ...
Daily Breeze

DOJ says ‘OBDNator’ device made by Hawthorne man was used to cheat California smog checks

Alleged members of a Southern California ring that used a device to cheat state smog inspections are facing federal charges, officials announced Thursday, April 4. An indictment unsealed Thursday in ...
The Desert Sun

California lawmaker, Jay Leno seek to exempt classic cars from smog check requirements

A California lawmaker is teaming with comedian and renowned automotive enthusiast Jay Leno to seek an expansion of smog check exemptions for classic cars. State Sen. Shannon Grove, R-Bakersfield, ...