In Washington you get a Highway patrol inspection that basically checks if your car has a clean registration if it is coming in from out of state. Anything '72(I think they raised it to that recently) or newer gets smogtested every other year when you renew tabs. Except the really new stuff. They used to be more thorough about fitness of your car before you could register it in this state when bringing it in from another state. But then Highway patrolmen used to man the inspection stations. Now I thing it's the people that didn't make the grade for luggage inspectors at the airport. Dave 67 very Haze Green sedan w/no AC :-( Covington, Wa.