i got a state ref ticket :(
10-03-2012, 11:34 AM
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i got a state ref ticket :( so last night im driving home n i get pulled over by chp.
got a ticket for modified exhaust, modified emission, tinted windows, and no front plate.
n other words im ****.
anybody now around how much the ticket
got a ticket for modified exhaust, modified emission, tinted windows, and no front plate.
n other words im ****.
anybody now around how much the ticket
10-03-2012, 11:40 AM
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http://www.lasuperiorcourt.org/bail/pdf/misd.pdf
check it out. they are pretty strict about emissions out there...
check it out. they are pretty strict about emissions out there...
10-04-2012, 12:52 AM
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throw in a stock exhaust and I mean super quiet exhaust. take it to a local court house. a sheriff will go with you to check the car. he will tell you to turn it on and rev it, if its quiet, hell sign the ticket, and just pay the fine. I got pulled over a while back when I had no cats on my car, just installed my stock catback and yea. I passed.
10-04-2012, 01:17 AM
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throw in a stock exhaust and I mean super quiet exhaust. take it to a local court house. a sheriff will go with you to check the car. he will tell you to turn it on and rev it, if its quiet, hell sign the ticket, and just pay the fine. I got pulled over a while back when I had no cats on my car, just installed my stock catback and yea. I passed.
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10-04-2012, 01:56 PM
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I can shed some light on the situation. I've gotten two state referee tickets when I've owned my Honda. I got one recently, in fact.
The state referee will treat your modified exhaust and modified emissions infractions separately. They won't deal with the tinted windows and no front plate. For those two, you'll have to have CHP inspect it. Just get those two fixed and go to your local CHP station and have them look at it. I've heard from others that they charge a fee, but I haven't experienced that myself.
As for your modified emissions, you MUST make sure your modifications are CARB approved. Your bolt ons MUST have a CARB sticker on them even if you know they are CARB approved. If you have anything disconnected, AIR, catalytic converter, throttle body coolant lines, make sure you reconnect them. They do both a visual and functional test so make sure they actually work, too. Your LT headers will have to be replaced and you'll have to go back to stock unless they're CARB approved.
With your modified exhaust, they will just test and see if it's within legal noise limits. Since an exhaust is post-cat, it will not affect emissions. Just make sure it's under 96dB. The only way to really find out though is at the state referee.
If you're going to choose one in the relative area, I would recommend against the Goldenwest College simply because the guy that works there is a *****. They do have an in-ground dyno so if your car is lowered it'll work fine. I've only been to that one and the one in La Habra. The one in La Habra has a cool guy that works there, except their dyno is above ground, so clearance is limited.
Good luck with your ticket and if you have more questions, I'll try to help.
-The Honda owner that gets harassed a lot by CHP
Edit: I forgot to mention that you can just throw on your stock cat-back exhaust to ensure you pass the noise level test as mentioned by Mr.z/28
As for your modified emissions, you MUST make sure your modifications are CARB approved. Your bolt ons MUST have a CARB sticker on them even if you know they are CARB approved. If you have anything disconnected, AIR, catalytic converter, throttle body coolant lines, make sure you reconnect them. They do both a visual and functional test so make sure they actually work, too. Your LT headers will have to be replaced and you'll have to go back to stock unless they're CARB approved.
With your modified exhaust, they will just test and see if it's within legal noise limits. Since an exhaust is post-cat, it will not affect emissions. Just make sure it's under 96dB. The only way to really find out though is at the state referee.
If you're going to choose one in the relative area, I would recommend against the Goldenwest College simply because the guy that works there is a *****. They do have an in-ground dyno so if your car is lowered it'll work fine. I've only been to that one and the one in La Habra. The one in La Habra has a cool guy that works there, except their dyno is above ground, so clearance is limited.
Good luck with your ticket and if you have more questions, I'll try to help.
-The Honda owner that gets harassed a lot by CHP
Edit: I forgot to mention that you can just throw on your stock cat-back exhaust to ensure you pass the noise level test as mentioned by Mr.z/28
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10-04-2012, 10:46 PM
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10-05-2012, 10:28 AM
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10-05-2012, 01:13 PM
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I got a modified exhaust ticket, along with tinted windows, no front plate and lowered vehicle. I put a front plate, took the tint off and raised the car back up....(Vette). I just paid the exhaust ticket which was 2xx ifself. So everything came out to about 300 +/-.
I also remember that previous to that I had got another modified exhaust ticket in which I had to go to a state ref. I just had cutouts at the time so I capped them. I went to the ref located at El Camino College and even after passing the deb test, he still failed me...*****. He said the exhaust must look like it came from the factory. My car lowered at the time so they got under there with mirrors.
I remember just paying that fine because I was not about to go buy a whole catback system.
I also remember that previous to that I had got another modified exhaust ticket in which I had to go to a state ref. I just had cutouts at the time so I capped them. I went to the ref located at El Camino College and even after passing the deb test, he still failed me...*****. He said the exhaust must look like it came from the factory. My car lowered at the time so they got under there with mirrors.
I remember just paying that fine because I was not about to go buy a whole catback system.
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throw in a stock exhaust and I mean super quiet exhaust. take it to a local court house. a sheriff will go with you to check the car. he will tell you to turn it on and rev it, if its quiet, hell sign the ticket, and just pay the fine. I got pulled over a while back when I had no cats on my car, just installed my stock catback and yea. I passed.
10-07-2012, 02:45 PM
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I got a REF ticket about a year ago. I have heard and read conflicting things regarding just paying off the ticket. Some say you can just pay it off and be done with it. BTW I know someone that went that route and he paid $520. Others say if you pay it off you are not in the clear. If you get pulled over again for the same violation, you are screwed. A friend of mine said he knew someone that just paid the ticket. When he got pulled over his car got impounded. I put my car back to stockish. I had a mild aftermarket cam installed but the car still passed the REF test. The ticket was $285.
