its illegal.
if the vehicle is equipped with it...it has to be there.
how do i know? two cops throw a 180 while test driving the BOSS with no hood.
and i can find the section for ya in the VSP code. i had it shown to me by the trooper that comes in the shop every week.
most of the time, you can get away with it, but if a cop wants to, he can ticket or impound ya shit.