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Modified Exhaust - Fix It Ticket
Heyo figure I'll see if I have any options here....
I got pulled over tonight by an officer basically who is just looking for modified vehicles to pull over in OC, he was about as nice as you could be about it but he gave me a ticket for "modified exhaust" and checked the "correctable violation" box. I was not breaking the law in anyway, he just pulled me over beacuse my vehicle was modified. I told him that I only have a cat-back exhaust and that he was welcome to pop the hood because the rest is stock. He told me that ANY exhaust modification is illegal even if it's after the cats. Is this true? Haven't heard of such a law, and my cat-back is within the decibel limit of CA. Any reasonable way to fight this or should I just swap to stock and get it inspected at CHP/Local PD.
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It's legal to have an exhaust in California as long as it has a muffler of some kind and doesn't exceed 95 dBA at approx 4ft (the CA BAR has a specific inspection OI). ---- I'm not sure about your specifics here, and I'm not that well versed in the legal proceedings. Does the ticket require you to show up at a referee? Can the referee inspect your car and essentially release you from your ticket? These are questions you might seek additional help with. |
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No state ref, it's a fix it ticket so you fix it and go have your local pd or chp inspect it. Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk
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