Does anyone have a link or copy of the actual NJ state law for exhaust sound and emissions
thanks

I googled and can't find it

 

yea, i want to kno too.

 

I believe it is 95 DB for the sound, but I can't be sure.

 

it depends on the cops mood.

 

I remember this from another threads that i can't seem to find. 95 db max and technicaly they should be able read the actual db at the time of the ticket they can't just say it's too loud.

 

gimme 5 minutes and I'll find a thread on it on nj.dsm.org

 

Not sure how to link to threads on nj.dsm, but if you go to their boards and look in war stories (there's only one page) then open the thread "Cops - 11 Me - 1" you will find where I took all this info from.....



Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:27 pm Post subject: Cops - 11 Me - 1
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So as some of u may rememeber. I have picked up a nice amount of loud exhaust tickets.. 11 in two years.

so im traveling up rt 15 north... heading to a friend of mines house. driving nicely, I pass a cop that isnt shooting radar or anything just sitting there. After about 2 minutes he pulls out. I was doing perfect speed limit and had my car geared right.. soo i head into sparta, the cop follows, gets real close to me.. than i make a left.. he makes a left.. than i just give up, he was on my butt and running my plate. So i see a nice open parking lot and I pull myself over.. he gets behind me, flicks his lights. for no reason

He proceeds to walk up to my car and I say hello, nicely. He asked why i pulled over?. I told him that he was going anyway and it was a nice safe spot to do soo soo i did it. Than he asked if I was guilty of anything. I said no.. than he asked bout my license and than said my car was pretty loud. I told him I know it was and explained my 18 inch resonator and cat.. Than I pulled out my document folder with my state legislator and other information on " Loud exhausts" in NJ... We than talked.. like normal human beings. i pointed out the highlighted area's and explained decibal readers to him. He told me i was pretty smart. I was not a dick to the cop and I just had facts. Cold Hard Facts. He than asked me about going to court for this and i showed him the highlighted area stating the case will be dismissed if a decibal reading is not taken at time of summons. He did not have a decibal reader and idk cops that do. than he went to his car and ran my license.. came back after like 15 minutes with a huge smile.. and said " Wow you werent kidding about your exhaust tickets"/. I explained to him the 11 over the past 2 years and how they pretty much all woulda been dismissed if I would have known the facts than.
we than just talked a bit and I told him where i was headed. He told me to have a nice day and that was that....

So here is a word to everyone. Get your facts, Reasearch the law, dont act like a cocky bastard and You wont ever need to pull in your clutch/bog out ur car again in front of cops..











http://www.enjoythedrive.com/content/?id=33747

check out that site. Has most of the info I have shortened down.

or if your a real hardass/ detective, hunt down all the information for the state legislator for ( 39:3-70 ) thats the muffler law in New jersey.. Just make sure u get all your facts straight and dont look like a dumbass when you are explaining your reasonings to the officer






Am I just reading it wrong, or the 95 decibel limit hasnt actually been passed? Then again this was dated January 2005. This article only announces the legistlation. Is statute 39:3-70 the actual jurisdiction for this bill?

I'm not familiar with NJ laws, but the NY VTL states actual decibel readings, although the noise ordinance varies from county to county.

I've had my share of exhaust tickets in NY, but what are your arguments (as noted) to have shown the officer? And what actual COLD hard facts states the requirement of sound meters? In effect, it's real simple to say that no records can indicate any sound measurements, but at the same time, what does/will the ticket actually say? "unreasonable noise" seems to be the one that has a grey area.

 

AFAIK, the current NYS law has no specific dB levels. If there are any, they must be for the 5 boroughs (big shock there).
I am not aware of any real dB numbers upstate.

Here is the NYS statute that I found that is currently listed:

VAT 375.31

31. Mufflers and exhaust systems. Prevention of noise. Every motor
vehicle, operated or driven upon the highways of the state, shall at all
times be equipped with an adequate muffler and exhaust system in
constant operation and properly maintained to prevent any excessive or
unusual noise and no such muffler or exhaust system shall be equipped
with a cut-out, bypass, or similar device. No person shall modify the
muffler or exhaust system of a motor vehicle in a manner which will
amplify or increase the noise emitted by the motor or exhaust system of
such vehicle above that emitted by the muffler or exhaust system
originally installed on the vehicle and such original muffler and
exhaust system shall comply with all the requirements of this section.
A muffler is a device consisting of a series of chambers or baffle
plates, or other mechanical design for the purpose of receiving exhaust
gas from an internal combustion engine, and effective in reducing noise.
An exhaust system is a series of mechanical devices for the purpose of
receiving exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine and expelling
it into the atmosphere.

 

huh I didn't even see that part talking about NY I just copy and pasted, lol

 

In NY any exhaust that is modified that is louder than stock is illegal.

 

hmm, still searching for the actual word for word law in NJ. I know they tend to call it noise violation lol

 

does anyone know if this was passed in NJ

 

New Jersey noise statutes is as follows:
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39:3-70. Mufflers.
Every motor vehicle having a combustion motor shall at all times be equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise and annoying smoke, and no person shall use a muffler cut-out, bypass or similar device upon a motor vehicle on a highway.

When you guys reference the 95db level, I believe that is a federal provision, which doesnt preclude individual states from making laws in addition to the federal provisions.

 

In addition the legislature is trying to pass a specific decible provision passed in other states; the CAPS denoting the proposed change in legislature.

@ 39:3-70. [Mufflers]

Every motor vehicle having a combustion motor shall at all times be equipped
with a [muffler] in good working order and in constant operation to prevent
[excessive or unusual noise and] annoying smoke, AND NO PERSON SHALL MODIFY THE EXHAUST SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE IN A MANNER SO THAT THE EXHAUST SYSTEM EMITS IN EXCESS OF NINETY-FIVE DECIBELS AS MEASURED BY THE SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS (SAE) STANDARD J1169 (May 1998). IT SHALL NOT BE A VIOLATION OF THIS SUBSECTION UNLESS PROVEN BY PROPER AUTHORITIES THAT THE EXHAUST SYTEM MODIFICATION RESULTS IN NOISE AMPLIFICATION IN EXCESS OF NINETY-FIVE DECIBELS UNDER THE PRESCRIBED SAE TEST STANDARD.

A COURT MAY DISMISS ANY ACTION FOR WHICH A PERSON IS PROSECUTED FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE IN VIOLATION OF THIS SUBSECTION IF IT IS FOUND THAT THE DEFENDANT HAD REASONABLE GROUNDS TO BELIEVE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OPERATED IN VIOLATION OF THIS SUBSECTION.

 

hmm...so pretty much if hte officer says it is making loud noise, it is. It is up to their discretion this seems.