bogus exhaust tickets!
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Re: bogus exhaust tickets!
Originally Posted by cootees
Better you than me. 
Yea yea...my turn...i think it has something to do with a 20 year old driving a station wagon.......no kids in the trunk = stolen apprently....
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Re: bogus exhaust tickets!
Here's the law:
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp...+cod+46.2-1049
This is the key part of the law that you need to pay attention to in order to beat it in court:
The Society of Automobile Engineers made the (standard j1169) 95db limit the standard for passenger vehicles and light trucks in May of 1998.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp...+cod+46.2-1049
This is the key part of the law that you need to pay attention to in order to beat it in court:
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.
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Re: bogus exhaust tickets!
Originally Posted by noshoes
Here's the law:
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp...+cod+46.2-1049
This is the key part of the law that you need to pay attention to in order to beat it in court:
The Society of Automobile Engineers made the (standard j1169) 95db limit the standard for passenger vehicles and light trucks in May of 1998.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp...+cod+46.2-1049
This is the key part of the law that you need to pay attention to in order to beat it in court:
The Society of Automobile Engineers made the (standard j1169) 95db limit the standard for passenger vehicles and light trucks in May of 1998.
Originally Posted by jdawgs92ludesi
screw va and its crappy laws.....thats my opinion....i say there should be a db law here and thats it. i dont see what the big deal is with putting an aftermarket exhaust on a car is anyways...i mean its not like there are to many imports or muscle cars running the roads of virginia that make as much damn noise as when you have a damn motorcycle rolling down the road daytime or night reving every 2 damn seconds...laws here are way outdated
then fucking support the bills, dont bitch about the laws. goddamn.
Originally Posted by CivicGsr94EG8
lol...is no arguement..its facts...haha...tell nascar, and nhra str8 thru isnt good...haha, and everyother form of racing...but yeah no debate here. later
FYI-there are classes (several in fact) in all of those listed sanctioning bodies that require a muffler.
Originally Posted by foshizlemynizel
i might be wrong but i believe virginia used to have a 95 db limit, i think thats right, but i think they changed it to the descretion of the officer to choose whether or not its too loud, but if he wanted to he could write you a ticket if it was really quiet because it has been altered from oem standards
the STATE doesnt have a noise requirement yet, since no one wanted to support HB1295. LOCALITIES have some, all dependent on where and what time it is.
Originally Posted by bad caddy
the state inspection book states you must have a sealed exhaust system and nothing about a muffler, took a copy of this page to court and the pink slip for a recent inspection and ticket was dropped
Originally Posted by ruquik
i got ticket in my gto, i forgot to ask the city cop for his db meter to tell me how loud my exhaust is.
doesnt matter how lout it is...if its not OE or an approved OE replacement, its illegal. plain and simple.
Originally Posted by MerF
Hate the politicians that made the laws, not the people hired to enforce them.
And yes, there's nothing you can do, you broke the law. Pay the ticket and expect plenty more in the future.
And yes, there's nothing you can do, you broke the law. Pay the ticket and expect plenty more in the future.
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Re: bogus exhaust tickets!
Originally Posted by fc735
just because SAE set something as a standard, doesnt mean its in the law. bottom line: if its not OE or an OE replacement (meaning if the vehicle in question came with a stock chambered exhaust from the factory, and you installed a chambered exaust on it that was of a different design, ie chamber size different, less chambers, etc, it is not an OE replacement, hence its not legal) its illegal.
then fucking support the bills, dont bitch about the laws. goddamn.
FYI-there are classes (several in fact) in all of those listed sanctioning bodies that require a muffler.
the STATE doesnt have a noise requirement yet, since no one wanted to support HB1295. LOCALITIES have some, all dependent on where and what time it is.
do that, and the judge will laugh at you. state inspection means it passes the safety requirements, not motor vehicle code requirements. one day, maybe, people will learn this in drivers ed or at least it be figured out. maybe i oughta take out an ad in every ricer magazine, that might get some attention....
doesnt matter how lout it is...if its not OE or an approved OE replacement, its illegal. plain and simple.
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then fucking support the bills, dont bitch about the laws. goddamn.
FYI-there are classes (several in fact) in all of those listed sanctioning bodies that require a muffler.
the STATE doesnt have a noise requirement yet, since no one wanted to support HB1295. LOCALITIES have some, all dependent on where and what time it is.
do that, and the judge will laugh at you. state inspection means it passes the safety requirements, not motor vehicle code requirements. one day, maybe, people will learn this in drivers ed or at least it be figured out. maybe i oughta take out an ad in every ricer magazine, that might get some attention....
doesnt matter how lout it is...if its not OE or an approved OE replacement, its illegal. plain and simple.
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Re: bogus exhaust tickets!
Originally Posted by MerF
Holy shit, where you been?
working. 12-14hr days pwn me. and thats not counting shit that has to get done at the house.
tis the real world. not to mention my blood pressure has dropped several points by not seeing all the dumb retards that Drag has to offer....