HB 884

Abstract

Vehicle exhaust systems; inspection and administrative fee. Prohibits passenger car exhaust systems from emitting noise in excess of 95 decibels in Planning District 8 on any highway; driveway or premises of a church, school, recreational facility, or business; any governmental property open to the public; any industrial establishment providing parking space for customers, patrons, or employees; and any highway under construction or not yet open to the public. The bill allows, in Planning District 8, a law-enforcement officer to stop a passenger car he determines is emitting exhaust system noise in excess of such limit and issue a notice of an administrative fee of $250 to be assessed at the time of the vehicle's next registration renewal and establishes a process for inspecting such vehicle. The bill has a contingent effective date of January 1, 2025, provided that the Department of Environmental Quality has received the necessary funding to supply the necessary equipment for such vehicle exhaust system inspections to inspection stations. The bill sunsets on July 1, 2027.

Vehicle exhaust systems; inspection and administrativefee. Prohibits passenger vehicle exhaust systems from emittingnoise in excess of 95 decibels in Planning District 8 on any highway; driveway or premises of a church, school, recreational facility,or business; any governmental property open to the public; any industrialestablishment providing parking space for customers, patrons, oremployees; and any highway under construction or not yet open tothe public. The bill allows, in PlanningDistrict 8, a law-enforcement officer to stop a passenger vehiclehe determines is emitting exhaust system noise in excess of suchlimit and issue a notice of an administrative fee of $250 to be assessedat the time of the vehicle's next registration renewal and establishesa process for inspecting such vehicle. Thebill has a contingent effective date of January 1, 2025, providedthat the Department of Motor Vehicles has received the necessary fundingto supply the necessary equipment for such vehicle exhaust systeminspections to inspection stations. The bill sunsets on July 1, 2027.