{"id":59274,"date":"2019-01-31T11:31:39","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T19:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=59274"},"modified":"2019-01-31T11:31:39","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T19:31:39","slug":"making-sense-of-californias-new-exhaust-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/making-sense-of-californias-new-exhaust-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Sense of California’s New Exhaust Law"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Via SEMA<\/a><\/p>\n

SEMA answers some very important questions regarding California Assembly Bill (A.B.) 1824.<\/p>\n

Were California\u2019s exhaust noise rules changed?<\/strong><\/p>\n

No. Since 2003, exhaust systems installed on motor vehicles with a manufacturer\u2019s gross vehicle weight rating of less than 6,000 pounds, other than motorcycles, may not exceed a sound level of 95-decibels when tested under Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) test procedure J1169 (May 1998). This was not changed by A.B. 1824.<\/p>\n

Is it now illegal to install an aftermarket exhaust system on my vehicle?<\/strong><\/p>\n

No. The sale and installation of an aftermarket exhaust system remain legal in California so long as it does not exceed a sound level of 95-decibels when tested under SAE J1169 and complies with all other exhaust and safety laws and regulations.<\/p>\n

If exhaust noise laws didn\u2019t change, what did?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Beginning January 1, 2019, a motorist cited for violating the current California exhaust noise law can receive an immediate fine. Previously, motorists received what is known as a \u201cfix-it\u201d ticket, which allowed for 30-days to correct the violation.<\/p>\n

What are my options if I get a ticket?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Consumers in receipt of a ticket still have the option of seeking a certificate of compliance from the California Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) demonstrating that their exhaust emits no more than 95-decibels. This SEMA-sponsored program allows courts to dismiss citations for exhaust systems that have been tested and for which a certificate of compliance has been issued. BAR does not currently issue preemptive certificates of compliance.<\/p>\n

If I get pulled over, will I receive a $1,000 fine?<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to the Judicial Council of California\u2019s Uniform Bail and Penalty Schedules for 2019, the suggested base fine\/fee for a first conviction is $25 with a total fee of $193.<\/p>\n

Still have questions?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please contact Christian Robinson, SEMA\u2019s Director of State Government Affairs & SEMA PAC, at\u00a0stateleg@sema.org<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

California Assembly Bill (A.B.) 1824 was signed into law by then-Governor Jerry Brown in June of 2018 as part of the state\u2019s budget process. The legislation amended how California law enforcement officials may issue a citation for exhaust noise violations.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":59275,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1082,3470],"tags":[1364,2731,41,156],"class_list":["post-59274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-release","category-news","tag-exhaust","tag-laws","tag-news","tag-sema"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SEMAactionNetwork.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p42YSK-fq2","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59274"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59274\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59276,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59274\/revisions\/59276"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}