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Vincenttam · 10-06-2016, 08:45 PM

So i got pulled over today for driving over a divider line making an exit on the freeway, And while the chp was at it he also go my for "modified exhaust." It was bound to happen i guess :/ Now i have to bring it to a state ref to get it checked off. It says "STATE REFEREE CERTIFICATION REQUIRED - NO OFFICER SIGN-OFF." So i guess that means state ref sign off only. So my question is what do i do from here? Do i need to put my stock header, front pipe, and catback back on? And is there state ref fees? Im getting yes and no answers on that one. Lastly i have a court date on January 2017, is this where im supposed to fight it so i dont pay my ticket or fine? Or is the ticket and fine the same or different things.

Apeks · 10-06-2016, 09:02 PM

Yes to everything, your court date is the last day you show proof of the corrections. everything emissions related should be back to stock.

You pay the state ref, you pay the ticket, you pay the court, everyone is happy but you.

Decimus · 10-06-2016, 09:21 PM

Sorry to hear. Yeah put everything back to stock and they'll run a DB test. Afterwards pay ref, pay ticket and court.

ryoma · 10-06-2016, 10:11 PM

put everything back to stock (tune as well) and get the ref to look at your car. roughly a month before your court date, call them to extend your court date and tell them that you are busy with a school final or something on that date. do that two times (which is the max extension date I believe) and then do a trial by written declaration saying how you are not guilty. then you hope that the officer doesn't respond. if he does respond and you are found guilty, appeal the case and you will need to show up in person. then you once again hope that the officer doesn't show up. if the officer shows up, then you are out of luck

Toyarzee · 10-06-2016, 10:24 PM

All this court stuff, and appeals, and whatever sounds so complicated to me. You can take the ticket instructions quite literally. Put back to stock. Get certified by ref. Submit proof of correction and certification with fine penalty, likely by mail or delivery to the court. Isn't that the end?

Vincenttam · 10-06-2016, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Toyarzee

All this court stuff, and appeals, and whatever sounds so complicated to me. You can take the ticket instructions quite literally. Put back to stock. Get certified by ref. Submit proof of correction and certification with fine penalty, likely by mail or delivery to the court. Isn't that the end?

I thought so too but the ticket is saying i have to show up to court, i even have a court date but its in 2017

cdq85 · 10-06-2016, 10:55 PM

Holy shut. Thank god I don't live in California.

Vincenttam · 10-06-2016, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by cdq85

Holy shut. Thank god I don't live in California.

I think today was one of those unlucky days. Broke the law in front of chp and they just decided to add things on. I have no one to blame but myself and they were just doing their job. I wish they would of just let me off on a warning since i have a clean record. I mean i drove around with an obnoxious exhaust around a white rich neighborhood for the past 3 years and was catless that last year so it was bound to happen.

tracerit · 10-07-2016, 12:16 AM

what kind of exhaust do you have? how did the officer determine you had a modified exhaust?

Yal · 10-07-2016, 12:30 AM

There's a cop in the next county over that is apparently an expert on WRX/STi exhausts. My son worked at the local referee and a number of guys came in complaining about the same guy busting them. Usually it was the noise that tripped them up and once he pulled them over he started looking real close.

Vincenttam · 10-07-2016, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by tracerit

what kind of exhaust do you have? how did the officer determine you had a modified exhaust?

depo racing, it looks modified to me lol. (no name brand)

sdemo · 10-07-2016, 01:03 AM

You broke the law and you got caught; own up to it. Fix it, get it signed off, pay the fees, and you're done. Don't modify your car if you're ignorant to the law.

tracerit · 10-07-2016, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Vincenttam

depo racing, it looks modified to me lol. (no name brand)

i meant, did he just looked at your exhaust tip and said "okay, you're going to the ref now" or did he say "that sounds too loud, you're going to the ref"?

I'm just c urious because I have a Perrin exhaust which is one of the quietest of all the aftermarket exhausts and if a simple peek at it determines if i go to the ref or not, I'm gonna be scared lol.

BertoFT · 10-07-2016, 01:50 PM

Clean record as in first time getting pulled over? Do you know if you get points on your record for this? I fought a speeding ticket to avoid getting points (87mph in a 70mph zone). Lawyer was able to reduce it to 84 in a 70 because it was my first speeding ticket. I was able to avoid getting points on my record, which would have raised my insurance premium. I happily paid the $170 fine because I know I broke the law.

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10-06-2016, 08:45 PM	#1
Vincenttam WtsTofu Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: Ultramarine fr-s Location: Los Angeles? Posts: 1,348 Thanks: 368 Thanked 575 Times in 336 Posts Mentioned: 19 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Got a ticket, forgot what to do :( So i got pulled over today for driving over a divider line making an exit on the freeway, And while the chp was at it he also go my for "modified exhaust." It was bound to happen i guess :/ Now i have to bring it to a state ref to get it checked off. It says "STATE REFEREE CERTIFICATION REQUIRED - NO OFFICER SIGN-OFF." So i guess that means state ref sign off only. So my question is what do i do from here? Do i need to put my stock header, front pipe, and catback back on? And is there state ref fees? Im getting yes and no answers on that one. Lastly i have a court date on January 2017, is this where im supposed to fight it so i dont pay my ticket or fine? Or is the ticket and fine the same or different things. __________________ ig:Vinshiin

10-06-2016, 10:11 PM	#4
ryoma Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Drives: 2015 Subaru BRZ Limited CWP Location: SoCal Posts: 1,561 Thanks: 34 Thanked 669 Times in 469 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	put everything back to stock (tune as well) and get the ref to look at your car. roughly a month before your court date, call them to extend your court date and tell them that you are busy with a school final or something on that date. do that two times (which is the max extension date I believe) and then do a trial by written declaration saying how you are not guilty. then you hope that the officer doesn't respond. if he does respond and you are found guilty, appeal the case and you will need to show up in person. then you once again hope that the officer doesn't show up. if the officer shows up, then you are out of luck __________________ My 2015 CWP BRZ Build

10-07-2016, 12:30 AM	#10
Yal #subaruambassador Join Date: Aug 2016 Drives: Wheezy Location: San Jose Posts: 135 Thanks: 10 Thanked 85 Times in 42 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	There's a cop in the next county over that is apparently an expert on WRX/STi exhausts. My son worked at the local referee and a number of guys came in complaining about the same guy busting them. Usually it was the noise that tripped them up and once he pulled them over he started looking real close. __________________

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10-06-2016, 09:02 PM	#2
Apeks Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: bananaphone Location: Los angeles Posts: 43 Thanks: 23 Thanked 43 Times in 20 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Yes to everything, your court date is the last day you show proof of the corrections. everything emissions related should be back to stock. You pay the state ref, you pay the ticket, you pay the court, everyone is happy but you.

10-06-2016, 09:21 PM	#3
Decimus BAE Join Date: Nov 2014 Drives: Asphalt FRS Location: SGV Posts: 587 Thanks: 152 Thanked 97 Times in 77 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Sorry to hear. Yeah put everything back to stock and they'll run a DB test. Afterwards pay ref, pay ticket and court.

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Toyarzee Shibby! Join Date: Feb 2014 Drives: '14 White FR-S, '01 turbo mini taco Location: Costa Mesa, CA Posts: 647 Thanks: 838 Thanked 583 Times in 269 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	All this court stuff, and appeals, and whatever sounds so complicated to me. You can take the ticket instructions quite literally. Put back to stock. Get certified by ref. Submit proof of correction and certification with fine penalty, likely by mail or delivery to the court. Isn't that the end?

10-06-2016, 10:55 PM	#7
cdq85 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Drives: 2013 Raven FR-S Location: Greensburg, PA Posts: 249 Thanks: 107 Thanked 285 Times in 113 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Holy shut. Thank god I don't live in California.

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tracerit Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: '13 SSM BRZ Limited 6MT Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 1,067 Thanks: 593 Thanked 198 Times in 137 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	what kind of exhaust do you have? how did the officer determine you had a modified exhaust?

10-07-2016, 01:50 PM	#14
BertoFT Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Drives: 13 FRS Firestorm Location: SC Posts: 53 Thanks: 28 Thanked 20 Times in 14 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Clean record as in first time getting pulled over? Do you know if you get points on your record for this? I fought a speeding ticket to avoid getting points (87mph in a 70mph zone). Lawyer was able to reduce it to 84 in a 70 because it was my first speeding ticket. I was able to avoid getting points on my record, which would have raised my insurance premium. I happily paid the $170 fine because I know I broke the law. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

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