California Vehicle Code ARTICLE 2.5 - Noise Limits

• Section 27200.
  (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...
• Section 27201.
  For the purposes of Section 27200, the noise limit of 92 dbA shall apply to any motorcycle manufactured before 1970.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 83.)
• Section 27202.
  For the purposes of Section 27200, the following noise limits shall apply to any motorcycle, other than a motor-driven cycle, manufactured:(1) After 1969, and before 1973 ...
• Section 27202.1.
  (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a person shall not park, use, or operate a motorcycle, registered in the State of California, that does not bear the...
• Section 27203.
  For the purposes of Section 27200, the noise limit of 82 dbA shall apply to any snowmobile manufactured after 1972.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 83.)
• Section 27204.
  For the purposes of Section 27200, the following noise limits shall apply to any motor vehicle within the specified manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating and...
• Section 27206.
  For the purposes of Section 27200, the following noise limits shall apply to any other motor vehicle, not specified in this article, manufactured:(1) After 1967, and...
• Section 27207.
  No motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds and equipped with an engine speed governor shall produce a sound...

Last modified: October 22, 2018