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Old 12-20-2008, 09:03 AM
 
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Pima County does also

And actually, it is a state law - predicated on population within the county
Just curious, but do you have a reference for that? The AZEQ website says this: "Unless specifically exempted, all 1967 and newer vehicles (including diesels) that are registered in the metro Phoenix (Area A) or Tucson (Area B) emission test areas must receive an emissions inspection no more than 90 days prior to registration."

So it appears to be specifically a Phoenix and Tucson thing.

Regardless, my point still stands. Having AZ plates doesn't mean that the vehicle passed a smog inspection.
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Old 12-20-2008, 09:09 AM
 
Location: Pinal County, Arizona
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Just curious, but do you have a reference for that? The AZEQ website says this: "Unless specifically exempted, all 1967 and newer vehicles (including diesels) that are registered in the metro Phoenix (Area A) or Tucson (Area B) emission test areas must receive an emissions inspection no more than 90 days prior to registration."

So it appears to be specifically a Phoenix and Tucson thing.

Regardless, my point still stands. Having AZ plates doesn't mean that the vehicle passed a smog inspection.
Tucson equals Pima County.

Additionally, if you drive into Maricopa or Pima county, say for employment, yet you live in another county, you still have to be emissions tested. I live in Pinal County (near Florence Junction) but my office is in Mesa. I had to have my car smog tested to license
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Old 12-20-2008, 09:19 AM
 
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Tucson equals Pima County.
Nope. Pima County is larger than just Tucson. Marana is also in Pima County, but doesn't require smog testing according to that AZEQ link I presented.

But this isn't relevant to the fact that you can't tell whether a car has been smog checked just because it has AZ plates..
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Old 12-20-2008, 09:29 AM
 
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Additionally, if you drive into Maricopa or Pima county, say for employment, yet you live in another county, you still have to be emissions tested. I live in Pinal County (near Florence Junction) but my office is in Mesa. I had to have my car smog tested to license
(You added this part after my last reply.)

How does the MVD know where you work? I don't recall either my driver's license application, nor vehicle registration applications asking me where I work. How could this possibly be enforced? People change jobs all the time. My company's HQ is in Phoenix. You're telling me that when I visit HQ, I'm risking a ticket because my vehicle isn't smogged? Hogwash.
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Old 12-20-2008, 10:03 AM
 
Location: Pinal County, Arizona
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You're telling me that when I visit HQ, I'm risking a ticket because my vehicle isn't smogged? Hogwash.
This site from ADEQ might be of interest to you:

ADEQ: VEI Address Locator
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Old 12-20-2008, 10:21 AM
 
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Perhaps you missed the stated fact that AZ has dozens of different license plates. Sheesh.

And the issue isn't that cops can't remember all of them. The issue is that many of them look like plates from other states.

Honestly, I don't see what the big deal is. The state wants you to display your license plate completely unobstructed on your vehicle. Seems reasonable to me.

Guess youre right, my bad, I forgot about the different types of plates. Granted, maybe plates should be fully visible. But even still, there are more important things to pull people over for, such as speeding, talking on cellphones while driving, running lights ....or am I missing something here?
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Old 12-20-2008, 10:23 AM
 
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You're telling me that when I visit HQ, I'm risking a ticket because my vehicle isn't smogged? Hogwash.
This site from ADEQ might be of interest to you:
ADEQ: VEI Address Locator
That proves my point. "If your residence is in..." It says nothing about your place of employment.
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Old 12-20-2008, 10:26 AM
 
Location: Pinal County, Arizona
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That proves my point. "If your residence is in..." It says nothing about your place of employment.
Correction noted. The point is, if you live outside the county (as I do), I still have to have smog tests because of driving into the county (as I do to my office)
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Old 12-20-2008, 10:32 AM
 
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Correction noted. The point is, if you live outside the county (as I do), I still have to have smog tests because of driving into the county (as I do to my office)
Why? How do they know where you work? I'm guessing this is a company vehicle registered at the address of your office.
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Old 12-20-2008, 10:46 AM
 
Location: Pinal County, Arizona
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Why? How do they know where you work? I'm guessing this is a company vehicle registered at the address of your office.
No - it is a personal vehicle. It is based on where you live (residence address) outside of the area. I guess they figure that you will make regular trips into the county hence the smog requirement.
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