April 21, 2005, Introduced by Rep. Gaffney and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 707c (MCL 257.707c).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
707c. (1) After April 1, 1978, a A motor
vehicle shall
not be operated or driven on a highway or street if the motor
vehicle produces total noise exceeding 1 of the following limits at
a distance of 50 feet except as provided in subdivisions (b)(iii) and
(c)(iii):
(a) A
For a motor vehicle with a gross weight or gross
vehicle weight rating of 8,500 pounds or more, combination vehicle
with gross weight or gross vehicle weight ratings of 8,500 pounds
or more.
(i) Ninety DBA if the maximum lawful speed on the highway or
street is greater than 35 miles per hour.
(ii) Eighty-six DBA if the maximum lawful speed on the highway
or street is not more than 35 miles per hour.
(iii) Eighty-eight DBA under stationary run-up test.
(b) A
For a motorcycle or a moped:
(i) Eighty-six DBA if the maximum lawful speed on the highway
or street is greater than 35 miles per hour.
(ii) Eighty-two DBA if the maximum lawful speed on the highway
or street is not more than 35 miles per hour.
(iii) Ninety-five DBA under stationary run-up test at 75 inches.
(c) A
For a motor vehicle or a combination of vehicles towed
by a motor vehicle not covered in subdivision (a) or (b):
(i) Eighty-two DBA if the maximum lawful speed on the highway
or street is greater than 35 miles per hour.
(ii) Seventy-six DBA if the maximum lawful speed on the highway
or street is not more than 35 miles per hour.
(iii) Ninety-five DBA under stationary run-up test 20 inches
from the end of the tailpipe.
(2) A dealer shall not sell or offer for sale for use upon a
street
or highway in this state a new motor vehicle manufactured
after
April 1, 1978, which that produces a maximum noise exceeding
the following limits:
(a) A
For a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating
of
8,500 pounds or more — 83 more, 83 DBA.
(b) A
For a motorcycle or a moped — 83 moped, 80 DBA.
(c) A
For a motor vehicle not covered in subdivision (a) or
(b)
- 80 (b), 80 DBA.
(3) A person shall not operate a vehicle on a highway or
street
if the vehicle has a defect in the exhaust system which
that affects sound reduction, is not equipped with a muffler or
other noise dissipative device, or is equipped with a cutout,
bypass, amplifier, or a similar device.
(4) A person, either acting for himself or herself or as the
agent or employee of another person, shall not sell, install, or
replace a muffler or exhaust part that causes the motor vehicle to
which the muffler or exhaust part is attached to exceed the noise
limits established by this act or a rule promulgated under this
act.
(5) A person shall not modify, repair, replace, or remove a
part of an exhaust system causing the motor vehicle to which the
system is attached to produce noise in excess of the levels
established by this act, or operate a motor vehicle so altered on a
street or highway.
(6) A dealer shall not sell a used or secondhand motor vehicle
for
use upon a street or highway which if
that motor vehicle is
not in compliance with this act.