wantone

CHECK IT...

C4SxM5

funny thing was that I was about to post my current situation concering "LOUD EXHAUST 27150(a)".

Got a ticket a few weeks ago in EG for the above and wanted to contest based on the following grounds:

Car is not registered in CA and shouldn't apply to CA vehicle code laws
I am also not a resident of CA and still have a UTAH license

I called the court and they said I have to pay $127 upfront and can contest the ticket via mail. If I win, I will get my $ back, if I lose, they keep the $127

What do you guys think, does the above law apply to CA visitors inwhich their own states don't have such law????

Blair Morrow

yep

gomarlins3

Just ANOTHER reason to get out of CA as soon as possible.

4PLAY2K

Yes get out asap! Hello CA S2Kers, Just wanted to say hello, We are loving Asheville NC. Wow talk about fantastic twisty roads and unbelievable fall weather. Oh and no front license plates and they dont give a squat about exhaust noise.

Mitch & Debby

C4SxM5

sorry but can you explain why? my thought is that out of state visitors shouldn't have to modify their cars to visit cali and same the other way around. a good example is that several states allow front tint on the driver and passenger window, but cali doesn't, so can they legally ticket all of these passerbys?

kaleyart

Wow! what a bunch of crap, I understand that there are some cars out there that have way to loud of an exaust, but some of us have just got a little rummble. Now, do I need to worry everytime I see a cop, that I may get a ticket becuse it is up to him to make a judgement as to what is loud?
I see and hear bikes every day that are just stupid loud, and cops sitting beside the road just doing nothing.
I think if they are going to be able to crack down, they need to give them noise meters on board so we can see the read out.
I don't want a ticket based on an opion.

tp-ap1

I just got a ticket 2 weeks ago for "excessive noise" from my exhaust. I don't need to go to the ref though. It's a fix it ticket. The funny thing is that I was approaching this cop, so kept the rpms below 3k. I took a turn and followed me and soon pulled me over. After he gave me the ticket, he asked me if I street race!

I was no where speeding or driving recklessly. I was just trying to get home from school. I think there should be a device to measure the noise level to determine how "excessive" the noise is. Just like the breatherlizer (I'm not sure how to spell it) test.

Btw, what is the $127 fee for...ref/fix it ticket or the fine? My friend got a ticket for an exhaust as well, but ended up paying the fine. He didn't go to the ref or put the stock exhaust back on.

Station

These exhaust tickets are among the easiest to beat. The law states that the exhaust must not emit more than 95dB of noise. Unless the officer had a decibel meter and measured the sound coming out (I'm sure he did no such thing), he is speculating, and speculaiton cannot be admitted as evidence. Read that section of the vehicle code and fight it. You have a better than average chance of beating it.

Station

(b) For the purposes of exhaust systems installed on motor vehicles with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of less than 6,000 pounds, other than motorcycles, a sound level of 95 dbA or less, when tested in accordance with Society of Automotive Engineers Standard J1169 May 1998, complies with this section. Motor vehicle exhaust systems or parts thereof include, but are not limited to, nonoriginal exhaust equipment.