Exhaust ticket help

[fizzymike]

I got an exhaust ticket in the tristate, if i plead guilty do i just pay a fine or am i required to remove it thanks

[AFewBricksShy]

Originally Posted by fizzymike

I got an exhaust ticket in the tristate, if i plead guilty do i just pay a fine or am i required to remove it thanks

Which tristate? NY/CT/NJ or NJ/PA/DE?
Either way, I would think it depends on your home state's laws.

[zc06_kisstherain]

Originally Posted by AFewBricksShy

Which tristate? NY/CT/NJ or NJ/PA/DE?
Either way, I would think it depends on your home state's laws.

he's located in dark side of the moon lol

[stevesnj]

Just pay the fine, If you get pulled over again for loud exhaust they could ticket you for failure to make repairs.

[jasonojordan]

As others have said. Just pay it but you do run the risk of them throwing the book at you the next time. That said what were you doing that warranted getting pulled over and this ticket? At least around here unless your being an complete ass-hat the cops will leave you alone for exhaust.

[fizzymike]

Originally Posted by AFewBricksShy

Which tristate? NY/CT/NJ or NJ/PA/DE?
Either way, I would think it depends on your home state's laws.

Originally Posted by jasonojordan

As others have said. Just pay it but you do run the risk of them throwing the book at you the next time. That said what were you doing that warranted getting pulled over and this ticket? At least around here unless your being an complete ass-hat the cops will leave you alone for exhaust.

I got the ticket in NY. I was going the speed limit at 30mph(no lie). He said my exhaust was loud from me going 30mph(which its not) then he said any aftermarket exhaust is illegal anyway. So if I plead guilty I just pay the fine or can they force me to take it off.

[PandaSPUR]

Originally Posted by fizzymike

I got the ticket in NY. I was going the speed limit at 30mph(no lie). He said my exhaust was loud from me going 30mph(which its not) then he said any aftermarket exhaust is illegal anyway. So if I plead guilty I just pay the fine or can they force me to take it off.

Whats it actually say on the ticket? Like what did you get cited for specifically?

I'm in NYC with a pretty loud exhaust, never been stopped for it. But judging by you saying 30mph, you were outside of the actual city... Quieter area I guess?

[NyC Zn6]

I recently got a exhaust ticket (summons)2 days ago in Queens, NY. Unfortunately I have to make a court appearance in which I am going to just pay the fine. I was told by the officer if I get it repaired to show the receipt and they might reduce the fine. straight pipe ftl

[stevesnj]

Originally Posted by NyC Zn6

straight pipe ftl

Sounds about right.

[fizzymike]

Originally Posted by PandaSPUR

Whats it actually say on the ticket? Like what did you get cited for specifically?

I'm in NYC with a pretty loud exhaust, never been stopped for it. But judging by you saying 30mph, you were outside of the actual city... Quieter area I guess?

yea it was outside the city in a quite neighborhood lol

[fizzymike]

im just going to plead guilty and pay the fine

[NyC Zn6]

Originally Posted by fizzymike

im just going to plead guilty and pay the fine

That's your best bet. Good luck bro i have to go in June FML.

[Phothiraj]

when I got an exhaust ticket here in CT I put the stock exhaust on, got a decibel reading with that and brought it to court saying I fixed it, then they just got rid of the ticket.

[TrqlessWonder]

Originally Posted by PandaSPUR

Whats it actually say on the ticket? Like what did you get cited for specifically?

I'm in NYC with a pretty loud exhaust, never been stopped for it. But judging by you saying 30mph, you were outside of the actual city... Quieter area I guess?

In NYS, it's an illegal equipment violation. The law officially is that it can't be any louder than the factory system, which gets short-handed to "Must be the original system."

It's a scam, and it's crap, and almost certainly a barely legitimate pretext to spend some time up close and personal and doing their "I smell something" face to look for more serious things.

You COULD fight it, and ask the judge how they know it's louder and make the officer come with actual readings. I think this is a rebuttable presumption though, which means burden of proof is on you.

In any event, in NYS, it's required to be a fix-it notice for that equip violation. either 24 or 48 hours from the next business day sundown to show up back at a station with the quiet exhaust on. The have no choice BUT to give you a statutory opportunity to fix it.

For me it was about an hour and a half of wrenching. Got it "fixed" and signed off, and the loud exhaust was back on in a week. I have not been stopped again since. I would bet that if you decided to just take the fine, you'll be picking up a couple more fines on your way home that day.