Loud exhaust regulations in Illinois? Options

[awd4kicks]

Ok, last night I got stopped by the same county cop that gave me a ticket for my license plate cover a couple months ago. In the previous stop, he told me it was illegal to make the exhaust tone of your vehicle louder than stock. I told im that wasn't the case, but didn't push the issue and he let it go.

Last night he stopped me because of my exhaust and we went through the whole thing again except I told him the cat back was labeled as 50 state legal. He retorts with 'That's not true and I've talked with the State's Attourney and he says that he will prosecute anyone that an officer decides to write up for this violation.' Then he handed me my stuff and let me go!?

Don't get me wrong, I don't intend on changing my exhaust...but I would like to get the story straight and maybe have some back-up paper work with me if the cops are gonna start this friviless non-sense.

Has anyone researched this issue in deapth. Any ideas on where to go for Illinois legal regulations on the internet?

Thanks,
Marcus

[gvr4ever]

About 98% of the time, that is very true. Cops will not mess with people unless they are doing something wrong. However, some cops are just assholes that love the f^&k with us.

Many many moons ago when I was going to school. I stayed with my sister a few night out of the week so I wouldn't have to drive so much. She lived in this really small town outside of Lafayette,IN. Anyway, one morning I got up to go to school, and I saw the local gomer pile driving by as I was leaving the house. I got in my car that was a 88 POS cavlier. Nothing even close to anything sporty. As I was leaving town, I saw him behind a building waiting for me to go by. The bastard even smiled at me. What a dick. I was the only one on the road and he followed me out of town.

Not too long ago I was leaving Indy going west on 74 from the movies late at night. It was prolly around 1:30am or so as we went to the late show. The redneck Browsburg police tailgated my car(GVR4) for miles. Untill the next rest stop that I only stoped at to see what the cop would do. The cop followed me into the rest area only to circle it while I told my wife to go in and use the rest area. I was like WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was not speeding. I was not doing ANYTHING. They just messed with me. They even had friends come join in. Then when I left, they sped past me and went up the road and pulled off and parked looking for other victoms I guess.

If I had the cash, I would have installed spy cameras in the car the next day. I would have sent that footage to the news the next day. That was total BS. There was no cause for it and the cops were taunting my wife and me after a date. I don't remember the last time I was so mad. I felt like I no rights. I couldn't even get the numbers off the car because they were blinding me with the tail lights they were ridding so close. Or I might have called and made a few complaints.

Anyway, some cops are just assholes and some are really great. Just have to really watch out for the assholes I guess.

William