[DeTomaso] New California Exhaust Fine - Ford era Panteras exempt

[Garth Rodericks]

Just an update I spotted in a Hot Rod article...  It seems smog exempt vehicles are not subject to the fine.
https://www.hotrod.com/articles/californias-new-exhaust-noise-bill/

Quote from the article..."In conclusion, if you own a car that requires a smog certificate in order to register it (1976 and newer) and you have an exhaust that is loud enough to give law enforcement a reason to pull you over, you’re getting fined! For now, this amendment won’t have any effect on pre-smog era cars (1975 and older). There is a silver-lining though. If you were cited for an illegal exhaust and you believe you weren’t in violation, there is a SEMA-sponsored noise-testing program with the Bureau of Automotive Repair that can dismiss the citation by issuing a certificate of compliance."

SEMA-sponsored noise-testing program:
https://www.semasan.com/legislative-alerts/california/california-exhaust-noise-testing-program-open-business

Certificate of compliancehttps://bar.ca.gov/Consumer/Referee_Program/Vehicle_Exhaust_Noise_Level_Certification.html



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   Just an update I spotted in a Hot Rod article...  It seems smog exempt
   vehicles are not subject to the fine.

   [1]https://www.hotrod.com/articles/californias-new-exhaust-noise-bill/

   Quote from the article...

   "In conclusion, if you own a car that requires a smog certificate in
   order to register it (1976 and newer) and you have an exhaust that is
   loud enough to give law enforcement a reason to pull you over, youare
   getting fined! For now, this amendment wonat have any effect on
   pre-smog era cars (1975 and older). There is a silver-lining though. If
   you were cited for an illegal exhaust and you believe you werenat in
   violation, there is a SEMA-sponsored noise-testing program with the
   Bureau of Automotive Repair that can dismiss the citation by issuing a
   certificate of compliance."

   SEMA-sponsored noise-testing program:

   [2]https://www.semasan.com/legislative-alerts/california/california-exh
   aust-noise-testing-program-open-business

   Certificate of compliance

   [3]https://bar.ca.gov/Consumer/Referee_Program/Vehicle_Exhaust_Noise_Le
   vel_Certification.html

References

   1. https://www.hotrod.com/articles/californias-new-exhaust-noise-bill/
   2. https://www.semasan.com/legislative-alerts/california/california-exhaust-noise-testing-program-open-business
   3. https://bar.ca.gov/Consumer/Referee_Program/Vehicle_Exhaust_Noise_Level_Certification.html