Finally, Good Luck Comes My Way
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Nooo, i didn't win the lottery. One could only wish.
I had traffic court today to fight 2 charges: aftermarket exhaust and driving 75 in a 55 zone. I go to court really on tryin to get the exhaust charge dropped (and hope i say something right to help the speeding one). The law states that aftermarket exhaust is a $50 ticket. The officer wrote it for $100. That was my whole argument. i was also gonna say that the exhaust has since been fixed (which it hasn't. just had a leak welded shut).
In Mass, the first hearing is in front of a court magistrate and a State Trooper representing the State (the Trooper that pulled you over does not have to show up for the first hearing. only the second if you wish for an appeal).
So here I am standing at the podium. The officer is reading from the ticket/report in front of him. He starts struggling by saying, "driving a... uh.... Hi-un-day... well, it was red." "aftermarket..." "75 in a...."
He then says music to my ears. "I'm sorry, but I can't read this ticket. I don't know what it says." smile.gif The magistrate looks at me and says, "Because the evidence is illegible I am giving you the benefit of the doubt and find you not responsible for the charges." !!! i almost jumped for joy in the courtroom. I couldn't believe it. Going in, I needed 1 of the 2 charges dropped otherwise i would have potentially lost my license for 60 days because of too many surchargable events in an X period of time.
so yea. thats my story for the day. shit like this never happens to me.
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY
I had traffic court today to fight 2 charges: aftermarket exhaust and driving 75 in a 55 zone. I go to court really on tryin to get the exhaust charge dropped (and hope i say something right to help the speeding one). The law states that aftermarket exhaust is a $50 ticket. The officer wrote it for $100. That was my whole argument. i was also gonna say that the exhaust has since been fixed (which it hasn't. just had a leak welded shut).
In Mass, the first hearing is in front of a court magistrate and a State Trooper representing the State (the Trooper that pulled you over does not have to show up for the first hearing. only the second if you wish for an appeal).
So here I am standing at the podium. The officer is reading from the ticket/report in front of him. He starts struggling by saying, "driving a... uh.... Hi-un-day... well, it was red." "aftermarket..." "75 in a...."
He then says music to my ears. "I'm sorry, but I can't read this ticket. I don't know what it says." smile.gif The magistrate looks at me and says, "Because the evidence is illegible I am giving you the benefit of the doubt and find you not responsible for the charges." !!! i almost jumped for joy in the courtroom. I couldn't believe it. Going in, I needed 1 of the 2 charges dropped otherwise i would have potentially lost my license for 60 days because of too many surchargable events in an X period of time.
so yea. thats my story for the day. shit like this never happens to me.
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY
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LUCKY!!!
Good to hear! fing02.gif
Last time I was in court I got slapped with 6 months probation, mandatory defensive driving, and a $400+ fine for getting t-boned by a civic. sad.gif
What's this about begin fined for after market exhaust? I understand a ground clearance fine if there is an issue with that, and in some places around here they are SUPPOSED to fine for noise related violations (which one could easily fix with a silencer), but just being guilty of having after market exhaust seems a bit extreme.
Good to hear! fing02.gif
Last time I was in court I got slapped with 6 months probation, mandatory defensive driving, and a $400+ fine for getting t-boned by a civic. sad.gif
What's this about begin fined for after market exhaust? I understand a ground clearance fine if there is an issue with that, and in some places around here they are SUPPOSED to fine for noise related violations (which one could easily fix with a silencer), but just being guilty of having after market exhaust seems a bit extreme.
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daafisch is right. within the past year or 2, Mass made it illegal to have any muffler that is not OEM compliant...
lol. oooooh how i would love to
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Chapter 90: Section 16. Offensive or illegal operation of motor vehicles
Section 16. No person shall operate a motor vehicle, nor shall any owner of such vehicle permit it to be operated, in or over any way, public or private, whether laid out under authority of law or otherwise, which motor vehicles are prohibited from using, provided notice of such prohibition is conspicuously posted at the entrance to such way. No person shall operate a motor vehicle, nor shall any owner of such vehicle permit it to be operated upon any way, except fire department and fire patrol apparatus, unless such motor vehicle is equipped with a muffler to prevent excessive or unnecessary noise, which muffler is in good working order and in constant operation, and complies with such minimum standards for construction and performance as the registrar may prescribe. No person shall use a muffler cut-out or by-pass. No person shall operate a motor vehicle on any way which motor vehicle is equipped (1) with a muffler from which the baffle plates, screens or other original internal parts have been removed and not replaced; or (2) with an exhaust system which has been modified in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the exhaust. No person operating a motor vehicle shall sound a bell, horn or other device, nor in any manner operate such motor vehicle so as to make a harsh, objectionable or unreasonable noise, nor permit to escape from such vehicle smoke or pollutants in such amounts or at such levels as may violate motor vehicle air pollution control regulations adopted under the provisions of chapter one hundred and eleven. No siren shall be mounted upon any motor vehicle except fire apparatus, ambulances, vehicles used in official line of duty by any member of the police or fire fighting forces of the commonwealth or any agency or political subdivision thereof, and vehicles owned by call fire fighters or by persons with police powers and operated in official line of duty, unless authorized by the registrar. No person shall use on or in connection with any motor vehicle a spot light, so called, the rays from which shine more than two feet above the road at a distance of thirty feet from the vehicle, except that such a spot light may be used for the purpose of reading signs, and as an auxiliary light in cases of necessity when the other lights required by law fail to operate.
No person, except a duly authorized person driving an emergency fire vehicle, shall operate a motor vehicle equipped with metal studded tires upon a public way between May the first and November the first; provided, however, the registrar may authorize the use of such tires before November the first, if weather conditions require the use thereof. Whoever violates the provisions of this paragraph shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars.
Section 16. No person shall operate a motor vehicle, nor shall any owner of such vehicle permit it to be operated, in or over any way, public or private, whether laid out under authority of law or otherwise, which motor vehicles are prohibited from using, provided notice of such prohibition is conspicuously posted at the entrance to such way. No person shall operate a motor vehicle, nor shall any owner of such vehicle permit it to be operated upon any way, except fire department and fire patrol apparatus, unless such motor vehicle is equipped with a muffler to prevent excessive or unnecessary noise, which muffler is in good working order and in constant operation, and complies with such minimum standards for construction and performance as the registrar may prescribe. No person shall use a muffler cut-out or by-pass. No person shall operate a motor vehicle on any way which motor vehicle is equipped (1) with a muffler from which the baffle plates, screens or other original internal parts have been removed and not replaced; or (2) with an exhaust system which has been modified in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the exhaust. No person operating a motor vehicle shall sound a bell, horn or other device, nor in any manner operate such motor vehicle so as to make a harsh, objectionable or unreasonable noise, nor permit to escape from such vehicle smoke or pollutants in such amounts or at such levels as may violate motor vehicle air pollution control regulations adopted under the provisions of chapter one hundred and eleven. No siren shall be mounted upon any motor vehicle except fire apparatus, ambulances, vehicles used in official line of duty by any member of the police or fire fighting forces of the commonwealth or any agency or political subdivision thereof, and vehicles owned by call fire fighters or by persons with police powers and operated in official line of duty, unless authorized by the registrar. No person shall use on or in connection with any motor vehicle a spot light, so called, the rays from which shine more than two feet above the road at a distance of thirty feet from the vehicle, except that such a spot light may be used for the purpose of reading signs, and as an auxiliary light in cases of necessity when the other lights required by law fail to operate.
No person, except a duly authorized person driving an emergency fire vehicle, shall operate a motor vehicle equipped with metal studded tires upon a public way between May the first and November the first; provided, however, the registrar may authorize the use of such tires before November the first, if weather conditions require the use thereof. Whoever violates the provisions of this paragraph shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars.
QUOTE (RED ZMAN @ Jan 6 2009, 04:01 PM)
Congrats man, now let's get you out of there. LOL
lol. oooooh how i would love to
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As long as you buy a CARB legal exhaust with a CARB EO#, you should be fine in MA. MA. took their emissions laws word for word from Cali. As for this part, "an exhaust system which has been modified in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the exhaust", unless the Trooper pulls out a DB meter to do a roadside test and knows how many DB you car puts out stock, there's no way for this to be enforced. We have the exact same law here in NV and my attorney got mine dismissed. He just told the judge that my exhaust had a different sound than stock, but was no louder and asked that if the charge was to be sustained that the officer provide evidence that my car was louder than stock. Officer had no evidence and the charge was dismissed.
