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There’s a disconnect here.

You wrote “So if you’re a rich guy with cars as toys, you can defy the emissions standards.“

Then I asked you “Does the article imply that he’s defying the law right now?” That’s because the emissions and the smog check process is part of California Health and Safety Code Section 44011 and Vehicle Code 4000.1. Failure to comply with the law or submit fraudulent inspections carry various financial penalties, possible inability to register your vehicle, and even jail time.

Then you responded “Who suggested he was defying the law?”

I know that from time to time there seems to be disagreements here about the proper use of the English language, but I don’t see how anyone can interpret what you wrote in any other way other than that you implied he was okay with defying the law. I don’t have a problem other than trying to understand your meaning and your reasoning for thinking as you do.

Maybe you meant something different. Maybe you meant Leno only cared about the cost and inconvenience that smog checks cause for rich people because only they can afford older cars. Maybe you didn’t understand that the smog check law carries criminal penalties. Maybe you meant exactly what you wrote.

I was just puzzled why you’d ask me “Who suggested he was defying the law?” after posting what you did.

I can’t be any more clear than that.