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

[mark95turbo]

Marcus-

Unless the cop can prove that your car was reading a louder db than stock you cannot be prosecuted. This means that he would have to have the stock db #'s for DSM's, and also would have to have a db meter onhand when he pulled you over. He can issue the ticket, but unless he can PROVE without a doubt that your car is louder than stock it cannot be enforced. I asked a friend of mine that is a lawyer and he said that all you have to do is take it to court and ask the cop if he could provide the proper stock db ranges, and proof of a db readin at the time you were pulled over. Sure it may piss him off and only agrivate the matter, but it works.