§ 46.2-1049. Exhaust system in good working order.

No person shall drive and no owner of a vehicle shall permit or allow the operation of any such vehicle on a highway unless it is equipped with an exhaust system in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual levels of noise; provided however, that for motor vehicles, such exhaust system shall be of a type installed as standard factory equipment, or comparable to that designed for use on the particular vehicle as standard factory equipment. An exhaust system shall not be deemed to prevent excessive or unusual noise if it permits the escape of noise in excess of that permitted by the standard factory equipment exhaust system of private passenger motor vehicles or trucks of standard make.


well if u read this closely it says anything other that standard factory equipment is illegal on your car......now with that being said i have loud exhaust on my car.....ive gotten a verbal warning on it before but no ticket as of yet......will prolly happen but i do have to say the american cars like hot rods without antique tags gets messed with....import guys like me and alot of others usally get the shaft but i do have to say thats because us import guys drive like assholes....