California Vehicle Code

§ 27200

VEH § 27200Div. 12 · Ch. 5 · Art. 2.5

Statute text

(a)The Department of Motor Vehicles shall not register on a dealer’s report of sale a new motor vehicle, except an off-highway motor vehicle subject to identification as provided in Division 16.5 (commencing with Section 38000), which produces a maximum noise exceeding the applicable noise limit at a distance of 50 feet from the centerline of travel under test procedures established by the Department of the California Highway Patrol.

(b)The Department of Motor Vehicles may accept a dealer’s certificate as proof of compliance with this article.

(c)Test procedures for compliance with this article shall be established by the Department of the California Highway Patrol, taking into consideration the test procedures of the Society of Automotive Engineers.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 558.