Got pulled over for Exhaust Noise? WTF

[Flip]

Does anyone know the laws/rules on exhaust noise here in georgia?

The other day i was driving as a cop passes me, i see him turn around. He comes back behind me, then we pass a state trooper or something and he follows me too. They both pull me over. The first cop asks me if i live on blah blah road, which i do, so i say yeah. He pulls out a printed letter with the description of my car in it saying that people/person have called in complaints about my exhaust being too loud. First of all I work nights so i leave for work at 11pmish and return at 6:30amish... He tells me my exhaust is illegal by state code so I asked him how it was illegal? He returned by stating that he could just give me a verbal warning or he could write it down for me... I opted for verbal warning and to shut the fuck up until i knew the laws...

So, my exhaust is sorta loud, it's not a ricer nasty loud but a deep rumble loud, kinda like a GT rumble... Imagine a gt with flows on it... WTF?? Can anyone point me to the state code where it states these laws or something? I wana shove it back int he cops face next time and tell him to eat it...

[Halfwit]

u were in the sti?

[5thgcelica]

it probably is illegal.

im sure mine is. along with most people on this board. if your exhaust exceeds such and such decible, then its illegal.

ask runier, he's good at this shit. lol.

[Halfwit]

it probably is illegal.

im sure mine is. along with most people on this board. if your exhaust exceeds such and such decible, then its illegal.

ask runier, he's good at this shit. lol.
I THOUGH THAT any modified exhaust system was illegal?

[ORGANIZATIONXIII]

I THOUGH THAT any modified exhaust system was illegal?


I think it has to do with the db level.. I forget the GA CODE for it.. I think you can have an exhaust, but it has to top at some db

[Leadfoot_mf]

Does anyone know the laws/rules on exhaust noise here in georgia?

The other day i was driving as a cop passes me, i see him turn around. He comes back behind me, then we pass a state trooper or something and he follows me too. They both pull me over. The first cop asks me if i live on blah blah road, which i do, so i say yeah. He pulls out a printed letter with the description of my car in it saying that people/person have called in complaints about my exhaust being too loud. First of all I work nights so i leave for work at 11pmish and return at 6:30amish... He tells me my exhaust is illegal by state code so I asked him how it was illegal? He returned by stating that he could just give me a verbal warning or he could write it down for me... I opted for verbal warning and to shut the fuck up until i knew the laws...

So, my exhaust is sorta loud, it's not a ricer nasty loud but a deep rumble loud, kinda like a GT rumble... Imagine a gt with flows on it... WTF?? Can anyone point me to the state code where it states these laws or something? I wana shove it back int he cops face next time and tell him to eat it...

the cop was just trying to save u from public embarassment for driving that ghey ass car maybe u need a gt with flowmaster in this redneck state to get respect. :D

[Halfwit]

I think it has to do with the db level.. I forget the GA CODE for it.. I think you can have an exhaust, but it has to top at some db
but they wont use a machine they will say "it is too loud" and give u a ticket.

[Nemesis]

I drove by 5 cops this morning with my turbo back exhaust, and im sure it sounds simliar to yours since mine is catless, and nothing from any of em.

[4dmin]

the cop was just trying to save u from public embarassment for driving that ghey ass car maybe u need a gt with flowmaster in this redneck state to get respect. :D

dont' be knocking flowmaster they sound good :goodjob:

they were probably just profiling you... i can't imaging your exhaust being illegal unless you have resonater or cat cut out. :police:

[Hulud]

i always assumed if you could pass emmissions legally then your exhaust was good to go

[IndianStig]

if it exceeds a certain db level it is illegal, not sure if its in this state, but it prolly is, idk.

but who cares....boxer 4 subaru's sound like sex............those cops don't know shit about sound

[Hulud]

but who cares....boxer 4 subaru's sound like sex............those cops don't know shit about sound
i know you havent had sex before so i will excuse it this time

a deep rumbling does not sound like sex, moaning and slapping of the ass sounds like sex :goodjob:

[Halfwit]

I drove by 5 cops this morning with my turbo back exhaust, and im sure it sounds simliar to yours since mine is catless, and nothing from any of em.
its casue its a wagon. they dont understand..... but i do!!

[Nemesis]

its casue its a wagon. they dont understand..... but i do!!


Hell yes, one of the perks of having the wagon. :goodjob:

[jtownaccord]

Yeah, I got pulled over on barrett about a month ago for a noise violation. He said my exhaust was illegal. When I asked him what was considered legal, he told me any modification to the exhaust. That would have been cool cause he was just giving me a verbal warning, but then he said he was tired of all the ricers hanging out at barrett on the weekends. He actually called me a ricer. Fuck cops.

[Halfwit]

Yeah, I got pulled over on barrett about a month ago for a noise violation. He said my exhaust was illegal. When I asked him what was considered legal, he told me any modification to the exhaust. That would have been cool cause he was just giving me a verbal warning, but then he said he was tired of all the ricers hanging out at barrett on the weekends. He actually called me a ricer. Fuck cops.
but u are a ricer, and are disturbing ppl with your loud exhaust, he had the right to pull u over, dont say fuck cops when hes doin his job.

[Tiff-O-Bitties]

Next time ask him how often it is that they pull over Harley's because they are too loud...

[Flip]

I drove by 5 cops this morning with my turbo back exhaust, and im sure it sounds simliar to yours since mine is catless, and nothing from any of em.

Yah, i think he just pulled me over since he had the description of my car in a freakin letter :( They normally don't even turn their head. or I wave and they wave back ;)

[Flip]

dont' be knocking flowmaster they sound good :goodjob:

they were probably just profiling you... i can't imaging your exhaust being illegal unless you have resonater or cat cut out. :police:


I'm full catless ;). It's illegal in that aspect but noise is where i'm concerned :-p

[Flip]

if it exceeds a certain db level it is illegal, not sure if its in this state, but it prolly is, idk.

but who cares....boxer 4 subaru's sound like sex............those cops don't know shit about sound

LOL you tell it right :bump: :bump: :bump: :bump: :bump:

[Flip]

Next time ask him how often it is that they pull over Harley's because they are too loud...

Yah i brought up that point to a friend as well but i think motorcycles have different laws for noise :(.

[Crazy Asian]

You know he just cant do that. In Cali they have to put a device and test your exhaust. Anything over 96DB is considered illegal. Just goto court and prove that your exhaust is legal and everything.

[Flip]

You know he just cant do that. In Cali they have to put a device and test your exhaust. Anything over 96DB is considered illegal. Just goto court and prove that your exhaust is legal and everything.

I wonder what the db level is here and do they just do it at idle?

Luckily i didn't get a ticket so i don't gotta fight this one ;).

[N/A EK]

i think 90db

[Crazy Asian]

They make you rev your car like around 3-4k and see how loud it is. I was reading about a kid who got pulled over in Cali since he had a Greddy SP and they put noise violation too loud. So he asked the magazine what he should and told him to go to the company and get a like a letter complying it was under 96db and then he told the judge that their was no kind of sound test done. He got away scotts free.

[Leadfoot_mf]

if it exceeds a certain db level it is illegal, not sure if its in this state, but it prolly is, idk.

but who cares....boxer 4 subaru's sound like sex............those cops don't know shit about sound
yeah gay sex............................................... ..u guys are fags

[ShooterMcGavin]

ur car is not loud at all man, sounds like most other scoobys in fact w/that signature boxer rumble....u want loud, u should hear hulud pulling away :lmfao: :D

[civic95]

Yah i brought up that point to a friend as well but i think motorcycles have different laws for noise :(.

Bingo! I was about to say if you want to get back at your neighbors get a Harley. They won't write you a ticket for it. Since people cannot SEE motorcycles we have to make sure you hear us.

[Leadfoot_mf]

ur car is not loud at all man, sounds like most other scoobys in fact w/that signature boxer rumble....u want loud, u should hear hulud pulling away :lmfao: :D
i fart louder than both those cars......haha lirl

[ShooterMcGavin]

i fart louder than both those cars......haha lirl

i don't know what's worse, the fact that u CAN or that ur proud of it... :no: :screwy:

[redlinenprelude]

what color are you?

[CHADbee]

search google for Ga state laws...i think the sound leval here is 95DB but i could be wrong, they also have to have something to measure the DB ur exhaust makes, if they give u a ticket without messuring the DB it will get thrown out.

[Rican219]

search google for Ga state laws...i think the sound leval here is 95DB but i could be wrong, they also have to have something to measure the DB ur exhaust makes, if they give u a ticket without messuring the DB it will get thrown out.

Agreed!

My Bug is super loud almost sounds like a scooby and I don't get fucked with.

Maybe they recongnize my WHITEPOWERNESS!

[ShooterMcGavin]

^^^is that really the case though, how does it work then for like ppl w/loud ass stereos? how can they check the db the officer HEARD u playing music on?

[civic95]

^ I beleive that one is measured by distance. If your music (bass) can be heard/felt over 100 ft/yards away.

[jtownaccord]

halfwit, I am not a ricer. I was not disturbing people, I was in a line of cars all with exhaust. I just happened to be in back. He pulled out a u turn and followe me for at least a mile before pulling me over. My exhaust is not that loud, it has a cat, plenty of other cars around that are much louder. He just wanted to pick on me I guess. By the way his job is to protect and serve. My exhaust wont hurt anybody.

[Nemesis]

halfwit, I am not a ricer. I was not disturbing people, I was in a line of cars all with exhaust. I just happened to be in back. He pulled out a u turn and followe me for at least a mile before pulling me over. My exhaust is not that loud, it has a cat, plenty of other cars around that are much louder. He just wanted to pick on me I guess. By the way his job is to protect and serve. My exhaust wont hurt anybody.


Yes it could hurt a young child with devloping ear drums and cochlea.

[speedminded]

here's the deal, as long as it's a complete exhaust (not like mine that ends behind the resonator 2 feet in front of the rear wheels :tongue: ) it is legal. It is illegal to sell an exhaust that is too loud, but there is no law on using it other than the local city ordinances of noise violations. There is no required maximum decibal output and if there was police don't even carry sound meters in this state so it wouldn't matter. Don't worry about it as long as you're not carrying anything and have a license and insurance.


As for the letter, did it have your address printed on it? when did they give it to you? after they took your license from you?


40-8-71.
(a) Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with an exhaust system, in good working order and in constant operation, meeting the following specifications:
(1) The exhaust system shall include the piping leading from the flange of the exhaust manifold to and including the muffler or mufflers and tail pipes;
(2) The use of flexible pipe shall be prohibited except on diesel tractors or according to manufacturers´ original specifications;
(3) The exhaust emission point shall extend beyond the rear or outside of the passenger compartment. The trunk shall be considered as part of the passenger compartment;
(4) The exhaust system and its elements shall be securely fastened, including the consideration of missing or broken hangers; and
(5) There shall be no part of the exhaust system passing through the passenger compartment or any exposed stack so located that any individual entering or leaving the vehicle may be burned.

(b) The engine and power mechanism of every motor vehicle shall be so equipped and adjusted as to prevent the escape of excessive fumes or smoke.

(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale any muffler which causes excessive or unusual noise or annoying smoke or any muffler cutout, bypass, or similar device for use on a motor vehicle or for any person to use, to sell, or to offer for sale any motor vehicle equipped with any such muffler, muffler cutout, bypass, or similar device. Any person violating this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

[jtownaccord]

I doubt it

[speedminded]

Yes it could hurt a young child with devloping ear drums and cochlea.mine will! :tongue:

[ORGANIZATIONXIII]

foo.. some officers have DB meters in the car, not all, but some..

but most of the time, some of them are nit picky and they'll write you a ticket.. most cops have their tickets that ANNOY the shit outta them, the guys might have been LOUD exhausts

[speedminded]

foo.. some officers have DB meters in the car, not all, but some..

but most of the time, some of them are nit picky and they'll write you a ticket.. most cops have their tickets that ANNOY the shit outta them, the guys might have been LOUD exhaustswhy would they have dB meter's? What laws have a maximum dB? Stereo's are too loud if it can be heard over 150'....If you've been told otherwise then you got shafted. Just like the letter the officer presented scooby....some police have printers in their cars...he got straight up Own3d.

[buddha@TeamFX]

I never have a problem in Hall county...but I've been pulled over numerous times in Gwinnett and other counties in my camaro which has true duals with flows and my f-250 which is just 4-inch straight pipe off the turbo...my truck is really loud...but I've been pulled over from gwinnett south...and I always just end up with a warning!

[HiPSI]

Yah i brought up that point to a friend as well but i think motorcycles have different laws for noise :(.

no they don't... they may not have to have cat converters and other emissions stuff, but they still technically should remain below a certain acceptable dB level to be considered "legal".

in your case it sounds more like one of your neighbors has it out for you.

[St0lenR]

That is so funny...I have v6 TT and run open down pipes daily, and drive by cops allthe time and never once have I had a complaint or gotten pulled over

*knocks on wood*

[speedminded]

no they don't... they may not have to have cat converters and other emissions stuff, but they still technically should remain below a certain acceptable dB level to be considered "legal".

in your case it sounds more like one of your neighbors has it out for you.i still think the letter was printed in the patrol car :tongue:

[civic95]

(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale any muffler which causes excessive or unusual noise or annoying smoke or any muffler cutout, bypass, or similar device for use on a motor vehicle or for any person to use, to sell, or to offer for sale any motor vehicle equipped with any such muffler, muffler cutout, bypass, or similar device. Any person violating this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Thats it! I'm going to report every NOPI employee, and every Pepboys in GA.

[speedminded]

Thats it! I'm going to report every NOPI employee, and every Pepboys in GA.lol, don't know about excessive but definitely unusual....BAAAAAHHHHHHHH.

[ORGANIZATIONXIII]

why would they have dB meter's? What laws have a maximum dB? Stereo's are too loud if it can be heard over 150'....If you've been told otherwise then you got shafted. Just like the letter the officer presented scooby....some police have printers in their cars...he got straight up Own3d.

I work for the man.. but a few actually have DB meters, but most of them care less about that shit..

they rather pull you over for illegal tint and sometimes, some one of them do pull you over for excessive noise in a vehicle..

I don't know the code off hand, I think its in sec 40 though

[Double1Trey6]

i know a few people driving open headers.. driving all the time havent been pulled ova by a cop yet

[speedminded]

I work for the man.. but a few actually have DB meters, but most of them care less about that shit..

they rather pull you over for illegal tint and sometimes, some one of them do pull you over for excessive noise in a vehicle..

I don't know the code off hand, I think its in sec 40 thoughlolol, section 40.....you've narrowed it down to 16 sections, grrr :tongue:

[Mr_Mischif]

here's the deal, as long as it's a complete exhaust (not like mine that ends behind the resonator 2 feet in front of the rear wheels :tongue: ) it is legal. It is illegal to sell an exhaust that is too loud, but there is no law on using it other than the local city ordinances of noise violations. There is no required maximum decibal output and if there was police don't even carry sound meters in this state so it wouldn't matter.

Wait: so does that mean as long as you pass emissions, it doesn't matter if you have a cat and it can be as loud as you want it to be?

[ORGANIZATIONXIII]

lolol, section 40.....you've narrowed it down to 16 sections, grrr :tongue:


LIRL..

like I said, its up to the officer, they'd rather pull you over for speeding and what, generate money for the county..


its called discretion folks.... you might just have caught the cop on a shitty day or it was his pet peeve and pulled you over..

but most of them, could care less, not unless their squad sgt. wants to enforce it

[MDPsJcars]

Wait: so does that mean as long as you pass emissions, it doesn't matter if you have a cat and it can be as loud as you want it to be?

No. What it means is that there is no exact db level specified, in that section at least. And i can tell you from experience that you definitely DO have to have a catalytic converter on your car. I have been pulled over for excessive noise twice in paulding county. One time the cop actually looked under the car for the cat. I asked him what was considered legal, and he told me that you must have a cat and a muffler. If you have that then it is legal. He let me go with minimal hassle. Keep in mind this just what this specific cop told me so it may or may not be true. The other time i got pulled over I was let go with nothing also.

Whats really funny is that my cat is a dummy... its a 2.5 inlet and outlet high flow cat that i cut the shell off of, gutted out, welded in a straight pipe throught the middle, and welded it back together. Works like a charm.

[GTScoob]

Next time ask him how often it is that they pull over Harley's because they are too loud...

They're all rednecks at heart and wish they could have a Harley, hell every police cruiser bike in this country is a Harley . . .

What exhaust do you have on your car? I've never had problems with my APS, but its a pretty quiet exhaust and I've got the grocery wagon which flies right under their radar.

[Leadfoot_mf]

(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale any muffler which causes excessive or unusual noise or annoying smoke or any muffler cutout, bypass, or similar device for use on a motor vehicle or for any person to use, to sell, or to offer for sale any motor vehicle equipped with any such muffler, muffler cutout, bypass, or similar device. Any person violating this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

looks like that about covers it.......PEOPLE WITH LOUD EXHAUSTS WHEN THE COPS ARE A ROUND SHORT SHIFT YOUR CARS IF U BANG THE REV LIMITER AND THEN GET PULLED OVER U ARE A DUMBASS......

my car is louder than most of the cars here i have not been stopped yet. now i will but oh well :tongue1: :police: :ninja: :idb: :boobies: :goodjob: :rolleyes:

[ahmonrah]

95db is the limit i believe..

[Flip]

here's the deal, as long as it's a complete exhaust (not like mine that ends behind the resonator 2 feet in front of the rear wheels :tongue: ) it is legal. It is illegal to sell an exhaust that is too loud, but there is no law on using it other than the local city ordinances of noise violations. There is no required maximum decibal output and if there was police don't even carry sound meters in this state so it wouldn't matter. Don't worry about it as long as you're not carrying anything and have a license and insurance.


As for the letter, did it have your address printed on it? when did they give it to you? after they took your license from you?


40-8-71.
(a) Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with an exhaust system, in good working order and in constant operation, meeting the following specifications:
(1) The exhaust system shall include the piping leading from the flange of the exhaust manifold to and including the muffler or mufflers and tail pipes;
(2) The use of flexible pipe shall be prohibited except on diesel tractors or according to manufacturers´ original specifications;
(3) The exhaust emission point shall extend beyond the rear or outside of the passenger compartment. The trunk shall be considered as part of the passenger compartment;
(4) The exhaust system and its elements shall be securely fastened, including the consideration of missing or broken hangers; and
(5) There shall be no part of the exhaust system passing through the passenger compartment or any exposed stack so located that any individual entering or leaving the vehicle may be burned.

(b) The engine and power mechanism of every motor vehicle shall be so equipped and adjusted as to prevent the escape of excessive fumes or smoke.

(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale any muffler which causes excessive or unusual noise or annoying smoke or any muffler cutout, bypass, or similar device for use on a motor vehicle or for any person to use, to sell, or to offer for sale any motor vehicle equipped with any such muffler, muffler cutout, bypass, or similar device. Any person violating this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.


They didn't take my license, and I didn't even get a ticket. Just a verbal warning to "drive more quietly" through my neighborhood. I'm trying to figure out if he was just BSing me about saying that my exhaust was against state code... Don't know if it had my whole address printed on it, but it did have my street name and a description of my car...

[Flip]

They're all rednecks at heart and wish they could have a Harley, hell every police cruiser bike in this country is a Harley . . .

What exhaust do you have on your car? I've never had problems with my APS, but its a pretty quiet exhaust and I've got the grocery wagon which flies right under their radar.

I have the Blitz Nur Spec-R. Its pretty loud compared to the rest of them. One of the loudest out of the most popular ones. Still its a clean, deep sound...


And yes, as someone pointed it out to me, my neighbor does have it out for me. Its an older couple with no kids. The first day I moved into the house, I had my integra parked in the center of the culdesac since the uhaul took up the whole driveway. Cars could EASILY go around my integra and it was not in the way. I was next to my car for a moment when the lady walked directly up to me, the first thing she said was "You don't plan to continue parking your car here do you? You'd better not. I've lived here for blah blah blah blah..." She didn't even bother to introduce herself. I have never spoken to her since. She calls the cops EVERY time i have people over. She calls the cops on a couple other neighbors too... Mostly me though. Once she did it 3 times in one night when we were not being excessively loud...

[Flip]

looks like that about covers it.......PEOPLE WITH LOUD EXHAUSTS WHEN THE COPS ARE A ROUND SHORT SHIFT YOUR CARS IF U BANG THE REV LIMITER AND THEN GET PULLED OVER U ARE A DUMBASS......

my car is louder than most of the cars here i have not been stopped yet. now i will but oh well :tongue1: :police: :ninja: :idb: :boobies: :goodjob: :rolleyes:

Yah, I do that. I rarely shift agressively in that area at all. I saw the cop comin and was shifting at 2.5k... Pretty quiet. He just stopped me because of the complaint I'm pretty sure...

[Stormhammer]

eh, he was just doing his job. Now, go throw a brick through the neighbors front window

[IndianStig]

I have the Blitz Nur Spec-R. Its pretty loud compared to the rest of them. One of the loudest out of the most popular ones. Still its a clean, deep sound...


And yes, as someone pointed it out to me, my neighbor does have it out for me. Its an older couple with no kids. The first day I moved into the house, I had my integra parked in the center of the culdesac since the uhaul took up the whole driveway. Cars could EASILY go around my integra and it was not in the way. I was next to my car for a moment when the lady walked directly up to me, the first thing she said was "You don't plan to continue parking your car here do you? You'd better not. I've lived here for blah blah blah blah..." She didn't even bother to introduce herself. I have never spoken to her since. She calls the cops EVERY time i have people over. She calls the cops on a couple other neighbors too... Mostly me though. Once she did it 3 times in one night when we were not being excessively loud...


people like that are incredibly fustrating. you should ask her why she has it in for you and give her poison cookies

[Flip]

eh, he was just doing his job. Now, go throw a brick through the neighbors front window

Haha, I'm really trying to figure out some way to try to be nice to her at first and get her to stop fuckign with me. If that doesn't work I'll get dirty. She is literally trying to run me out of the neighborhood. Any ideas?

[Flip]

people like that are incredibly fustrating. you should ask her why she has it in for you and give her poison cookies

LOL, I'll give her cookies with Payote in them ;).