# OMG another exhaust ticket question

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**Post date:** [January 27, 2008, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omg-another-exhaust-ticket-question/42502/18 "2008-01-27T13:47:17Z")

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About the 4th or 5th time I’ve posted this…  
[http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20184](http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20184)

> [@Got a few tickets tonight...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-few-tickets-tonight/19260/14):
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> To paraphrase the actual wording of the VAT (Vehicle and Traffic code):
> 
> **You are not allowed any exhaust modification that makes the car louder than stock**
> 
> Here is the actual wording of Title 3, Article 9, Section 31 of the VAT; the one that deals with the muffler system:
> 
> > 1. 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.
> 
> So basically, cop’s knowledge \> your knowledge.
> 
> If you’re interested, you can search the entire thing here:  
> [http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us](http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/)  
> Just click on “Laws of NY” and read.

So will getting it inspected work, depends on how the DA feels. He certainly doesn’t have to drop it because clearly a car can pass a safety/emissions inspection but still be illegal.

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