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§ 12-402. Mufflers or other noise-suppressing systems--Prevention of excessive or unusual noise

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 47. Motor Vehicles

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 47. Motor Vehicles (Refs & Annos)
Highway Safety Code
Chapter 12. Equipment of Vehicles (Refs & Annos)
Article IV. Other Equipment
47 Okl.St.Ann. § 12-402
§ 12-402. Mufflers or other noise-suppressing systems--Prevention of excessive or unusual noise
A. Every vehicle shall be equipped, maintained, and operated so as to prevent excessive or unusual noise. Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with a muffler or other effective noise-suppressing system in good working order and in constant operation, and no person shall use a muffler cut-out, bypass or similar device. No person shall modify the exhaust system of a motor vehicle in any manner which will amplify or increase the noise or sound emitted louder than that emitted by the muffler originally installed on the vehicle.
B. The engine and power mechanism of every motor vehicle shall be so equipped and adjusted as to prevent the escape of excessive fumes or smoke, or both.

Credits

Laws 1961, p. 407, § 12-402, eff. Sept. 1, 1961; Laws 2003, c. 411, § 51, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
47 Okl. St. Ann. § 12-402, OK ST T. 47 § 12-402
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 347 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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