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Originally Posted by Tobra
There already is a similar law in California
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Originally Posted by rcooled
It's NEVER enforced. I asked a police officer about this once and he said something like, "Well, if we cite one of these guys, then we'll have to cite them all."
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Vehicle Code 27151
It reads almost exactly the same as the NY law listed in the OP. But what constitutes unusual or excessively loud? Here in CA there are also objective limits of 95 dB and 92 dB with a description of how the test is to be conducted (where's the microphone relative to the car, at what engine RPM, etc). One problem is that while that rule is on the books, there is no official way to get your car tested to see if it complies or not. You're just expected to swap out to the original exhaust to get the car signed off at a Sherriff dept-run test center.
I got that ticket once, about 20 years ago. I borrowed a decibel meter from a classmate, ran the tests at home, and went to court armed with my results as evidence. Officer's word against my data, so I won.