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.