So i got pulled over...
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So i got pulled over...
so I just left the gym and I got pulled over right before getting on the highway.
my tint is illegal, its 32%. legal limit is 50% in ohio.
and also, my exhaust is too loud. he said that "any modification to the exhaust on any vehicle in the state of ohio is illegal" he didnt use any tool to see how loud my exhaust was. i was driving normal shifting around 2.5k-3k. it was his opinion it was too loud.
I'm screwed on the tint, but do you think i would be able to get out of the loud exhuast? the code he gave me was CTC 2317.20. Ive called and all i found out that it said was "excessive gas or smoke" but i cant find any other information on it.
my tint is illegal, its 32%. legal limit is 50% in ohio.
and also, my exhaust is too loud. he said that "any modification to the exhaust on any vehicle in the state of ohio is illegal" he didnt use any tool to see how loud my exhaust was. i was driving normal shifting around 2.5k-3k. it was his opinion it was too loud.
I'm screwed on the tint, but do you think i would be able to get out of the loud exhuast? the code he gave me was CTC 2317.20. Ive called and all i found out that it said was "excessive gas or smoke" but i cant find any other information on it.
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bang bang.
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im thinking about taking my tint off my driver/passenger window and take pictures and be like "is there any way i can get this reduced. the tint was illegal im sorry, but ive taken initiative to get it fixed." idk if that would work or not, im trying to look up more information on the laws for exhaust systems in ohio
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bang bang.
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this is what i found from Anderson's Ohio Revised Code
[§ 4513.22.1] § 4513.221. Regulation of vehicle and engine noise in unincorporated areas.
(A) The board of county commissioners of any county, and the board of township trustees of any township subject to section 505.17 of the Revised Code, may regulate passenger car and motorcycle noise on streets and highways under their jurisdiction. Such regulations shall include maximum permissible noise limits measured in decibels, subject to the requirements of this section.
(B) Regulations establishing maximum permissible noise limits measured in decibels shall prohibit the operation, within the speed limits specified herein, of a passenger car or motorcycle of a type subject to registration at any time or under any condition of load, acceleration, or deceleration in such manner as to exceed the following maximum noise limits, based on a distance of not less than fifty feet from the center of the line of travel:
(1) For passenger cars:
(a) When operated at a speed of thirty-five miles per hour or less, a maximum noise limit of seventy decibels;
(b) When operated at a speed of more than thirty-five miles per hour, a maximum noise limit of seventy-nine decibels.
(2) For motorcycles:
(a) When operated at a speed of thirty-five miles per hour or less, a maximum noise limit of eighty-two decibels;
(b) When operated at a speed of more than thirty-five miles per hour, a maximum noise limit of eighty-six decibels.
(C) Maximum noise limits established pursuant to division (B) of this section shall be measured on the "A" scale of a standard sound level meter meeting the applicable requirements for a type 2 sound level meter as defined in American national standards institute standard S1.4 - 1983, or the most recent revision thereof. Measurement practices shall be in substantial conformity with standards and recommended practice established by the society of automotive engineers, including SAE standard J 986 A NOV81, SAE standard J 366 MAR85, SAE standard J 331 A, and such other standards and practices as may be approved by the federal government.
(D) No regulation enacted under division (B) of this section shall be effective until signs giving notice of the regulation are posted upon or at the entrance to the highway or part thereof affected, as may be most appropriate.
(E) A board of county commissioners of any county may regulate noise from passenger cars, motorcycles, or other devices using internal combustion engines in the unincorporated area of the county, and a board of township trustees may regulate such noise in the unincorporated area of the township, in any of the following ways:
(1) By prohibiting operating or causing to be operated any motor vehicle, agricultural tractor, motorcycle, all-purpose vehicle, or snowmobile not equipped with a factory-installed muffler or equivalent muffler in good working order and in constant operation;
(2) By prohibiting the removing or rendering inoperative, or causing to be removed or rendered inoperative, other than for purposes of maintenance, repair, or replacement, of any muffler;
(3) By prohibiting the discharge into the open air of exhaust of any stationary or portable internal combustion engine except through a factory-installed muffler or equivalent muffler in good working order and in constant operation;
(4) By prohibiting racing the motor of any vehicle described in division (E)(1) of this section in such a manner that the exhaust system emits a loud, cracking, or chattering noise unusual to its normal operation.
(F) Whoever violates any maximum noise limit established as provided in division (B) of this section or any of the prohibitions authorized in division (E) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. Fines collected under this section by the county shall be paid into the county general fund, and such fines collected by the township shall be paid into the township general fund.
since he didnt use any tool to test it, will that alone let me off?
[§ 4513.22.1] § 4513.221. Regulation of vehicle and engine noise in unincorporated areas.
(A) The board of county commissioners of any county, and the board of township trustees of any township subject to section 505.17 of the Revised Code, may regulate passenger car and motorcycle noise on streets and highways under their jurisdiction. Such regulations shall include maximum permissible noise limits measured in decibels, subject to the requirements of this section.
(B) Regulations establishing maximum permissible noise limits measured in decibels shall prohibit the operation, within the speed limits specified herein, of a passenger car or motorcycle of a type subject to registration at any time or under any condition of load, acceleration, or deceleration in such manner as to exceed the following maximum noise limits, based on a distance of not less than fifty feet from the center of the line of travel:
(1) For passenger cars:
(a) When operated at a speed of thirty-five miles per hour or less, a maximum noise limit of seventy decibels;
(b) When operated at a speed of more than thirty-five miles per hour, a maximum noise limit of seventy-nine decibels.
(2) For motorcycles:
(a) When operated at a speed of thirty-five miles per hour or less, a maximum noise limit of eighty-two decibels;
(b) When operated at a speed of more than thirty-five miles per hour, a maximum noise limit of eighty-six decibels.
(C) Maximum noise limits established pursuant to division (B) of this section shall be measured on the "A" scale of a standard sound level meter meeting the applicable requirements for a type 2 sound level meter as defined in American national standards institute standard S1.4 - 1983, or the most recent revision thereof. Measurement practices shall be in substantial conformity with standards and recommended practice established by the society of automotive engineers, including SAE standard J 986 A NOV81, SAE standard J 366 MAR85, SAE standard J 331 A, and such other standards and practices as may be approved by the federal government.
(D) No regulation enacted under division (B) of this section shall be effective until signs giving notice of the regulation are posted upon or at the entrance to the highway or part thereof affected, as may be most appropriate.
(E) A board of county commissioners of any county may regulate noise from passenger cars, motorcycles, or other devices using internal combustion engines in the unincorporated area of the county, and a board of township trustees may regulate such noise in the unincorporated area of the township, in any of the following ways:
(1) By prohibiting operating or causing to be operated any motor vehicle, agricultural tractor, motorcycle, all-purpose vehicle, or snowmobile not equipped with a factory-installed muffler or equivalent muffler in good working order and in constant operation;
(2) By prohibiting the removing or rendering inoperative, or causing to be removed or rendered inoperative, other than for purposes of maintenance, repair, or replacement, of any muffler;
(3) By prohibiting the discharge into the open air of exhaust of any stationary or portable internal combustion engine except through a factory-installed muffler or equivalent muffler in good working order and in constant operation;
(4) By prohibiting racing the motor of any vehicle described in division (E)(1) of this section in such a manner that the exhaust system emits a loud, cracking, or chattering noise unusual to its normal operation.
(F) Whoever violates any maximum noise limit established as provided in division (B) of this section or any of the prohibitions authorized in division (E) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. Fines collected under this section by the county shall be paid into the county general fund, and such fines collected by the township shall be paid into the township general fund.
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for the tint it SHOULD just be a fix it ticket...wat does it say on the ticket? just that its to loud? watever he wrote u up for should just b fix its...i think the worst would b that they will make u go somewhere and get the DBs checked
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i've beat the exhaust one b4 due to them giving a ticket based on opinion & not fact. They didn't test the DB's so there for your being charged against your rights. "Inocent until PROVEN guilty".
as far as the tint.. u'r screwed & it's up to the judge when you go in to contest this. Hopfully he's in a good mood that day and will drop it due to your effort to correct the problem.
as far as the tint.. u'r screwed & it's up to the judge when you go in to contest this. Hopfully he's in a good mood that day and will drop it due to your effort to correct the problem.
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screw that. my dad got a fix it ticket the cop even said it was, but when it came in the mail they were charging 200+ just when u go to court say it was a mistake and it should b a fix it ticket then show that it has been fixed (put ur stock exaust on or something) and he even gave u the wrong violation code, so u should b fine. they will prob make u smog ur car though.
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yea and because he gave u the WRONG code! for the tint, just b VERY VERY nice and request for it to be a fix it ticket. on the ticket does it say fixable next to the tint or next to anything? cuz for tint it SHOULD say it, i think this cop is a dumb ass and didnt mark that. thats what happened to my dad thats how he got the 200+ but when he went to court it was all fixed up 
and my uncle is a cop in san jose, he even said the cop messed up and it should say fixable next to it. o and get the ticket signed off, it should cost u $10 for app stuff or watever.
and my uncle is a cop in san jose, he even said the cop messed up and it should say fixable next to it. o and get the ticket signed off, it should cost u $10 for app stuff or watever.
