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Last weekend i was cruising some twisties on 211 and I very careful to mind my traffic manners and used my turn signals and cautious not to speed.
Well on my back up route 211 a second time (it goes up and down a mountain) a VA state trooper pulled me over. There was alot things we talked about and he gave me a summons for an "Improper Exhaust ".
I did some researching on Google and found out alot of info on the is subject not only the actual law but also a case that has been previously dismissed due to the fact that this law is purely subjective.
My court date is April 8th but I will most likely ask for a continuence because I start a new job on march 22nd and I am not sure how it will look if i ask for time off to go to court after working thier for two weeks.
Here is a link to the law: http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+46.2-1049
"§ 46.2-1049. Exhaust system in good working order.
No person shall drive and no owner of a motor vehicle shall permit or allow the operation of any vehicle on a highway unless it is equipped with an exhaust system of a type installed as standard factory equipment, or comparable to that designed for use on the particular vehicle as standard factory equipment, in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise. 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.
The term "exhaust system," as used in this section, means all the parts of a motor vehicle through which the exhaust passes after leaving the engine block.
Chambered pipes are not an effective muffling device to prevent excessive or unusual noise.
(Code 1950, § 46-305; 1952, c. 455; 1956, c. 651; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-301; 1960, c. 120; 1970, c. 266; 1972, c. 66; 1989, c. 727.) "
Just incase anyone ever needs it.
-jeremy
Well on my back up route 211 a second time (it goes up and down a mountain) a VA state trooper pulled me over. There was alot things we talked about and he gave me a summons for an "Improper Exhaust ".
I did some researching on Google and found out alot of info on the is subject not only the actual law but also a case that has been previously dismissed due to the fact that this law is purely subjective.
My court date is April 8th but I will most likely ask for a continuence because I start a new job on march 22nd and I am not sure how it will look if i ask for time off to go to court after working thier for two weeks.
Here is a link to the law: http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+46.2-1049
"§ 46.2-1049. Exhaust system in good working order.
No person shall drive and no owner of a motor vehicle shall permit or allow the operation of any vehicle on a highway unless it is equipped with an exhaust system of a type installed as standard factory equipment, or comparable to that designed for use on the particular vehicle as standard factory equipment, in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise. 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.
The term "exhaust system," as used in this section, means all the parts of a motor vehicle through which the exhaust passes after leaving the engine block.
Chambered pipes are not an effective muffling device to prevent excessive or unusual noise.
(Code 1950, § 46-305; 1952, c. 455; 1956, c. 651; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-301; 1960, c. 120; 1970, c. 266; 1972, c. 66; 1989, c. 727.) "
Just incase anyone ever needs it.
-jeremy