Smog Test in CA for Out of State Cars???

[dsjwilson]

My first post. Fell in love with the lines of the 986 when it first came out, and joined this forum many years ago to keep up on Boxsters. I retired last year, was a good boy at saving my nickels, and I'm finally going to buy one for myself. I have been looking on the web all over the US for several months to see what's out there, and I'm hoping to find a nice '03/'04 Boxster S with a Tip (looking at cars with 60K to 80K miles).

Living in CA I have to worry about smogging and registering the car here. I have looked at the CA DMV website and they indicate that there are 49 State cars, and 50 State cars. Of course CA is the 50th state. There is supposed to be a sticker on the car that indicates whether or not it is a 50 State car, and can be smogged/registered in CA. Does anyone know where to find this sticker on the car, so that can ask potential sellers? For all I know, Porsche made all their US Boxsters 50 State cars, but who knows.

It is probably also on the original window sticker and paperwork, but that is not always available. Thank you for your help, it's great to finally be looking for a Boxster I can call my own.