it all depends on the citation number the officer gave you. ive been to the state referee 2 times and passed 2 times. both times i had to do a smog check. and a visual inspection. the way you can reach a state referee, is by calling the number that they gave you. it should be a sticker on the back of your ticket that the cop should of put. most of the times they are located at city colleges. so just try to put all ur stock parts on your car, and if u can do a pre smog somewhere else.

98 svt contour, magnaflows, sho shop intake, sho shop high flow cat, no pre cats, custom cougars short shifter, 3 liter hybird engine woo hoo im happy, and just added a dmd underdrive pulley.