[motoyoyo]

I recently bought a used BMW auto. Both seller and buyer are in California. According to the CA DMV the seller is "obligated" to provide a smog certificate for the vehicle that is valid within the past 90 days of the sale. My question is how is the seller obligated to provide this if the sale has been completed without addressing the smog certificate? There is no mention on the DMV site of how or if they actually enforce this "obligation".

Ok, here's what I am dealing with. I buy a used BMW that has a bootlegged cold air intake and ask the seller if he has the stock airbox parts so I can pass smog. He says yes and will ship them to me after the sale. Naturally after the sale he says it is too much trouble for him to find the parts and has no intention of providing them to me. There was no smog certificate provided at the time of the sale and I now have to get a smog check done for my new registration. Of course I don't expect to pass, but will the DMV in any way support my situation and ask the previous owner to provide the equipment or am I on my own as I suspect is the case. WTF would the DMV have such a rule like this for if there is no way to enforce it?