California Vehicle Code ARTICLE 2 - Exhaust Systems

• Section 27150.
  (a) Every motor vehicle subject to registration shall at all times be equipped with an adequate muffler in constant operation and properly maintained to prevent any...
• Section 27150.1.
  No person engaged in a business that involves the selling of motor vehicle exhaust systems, or parts thereof, including, but not limited to, mufflers, shall...
• Section 27150.2.
  (a) Stations providing referee functions pursuant to Section 44036 of the Health and Safety Code shall provide for the testing of vehicular exhaust systems and the...
• Section 27150.3.
  (a) A person may not modify the exhaust system of a motor vehicle with a whistle-tip.(b) A person may not operate a motor vehicle if that vehicle’s...
• Section 27150.5.
  Any person holding a retail seller’s permit who sells or installs an exhaust system, or part thereof, including, but not limited to, a muffler, in...
• Section 27150.7.
  A court may dismiss any action in which a person is prosecuted for operating a vehicle in violation of Section 27150 or 27151 if a...
• Section 27151.
  (a) No person shall modify the exhaust system of a motor vehicle in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the motor...
• Section 27152.
  The exhaust gases from a motor vehicle shall not be directed to the side of the vehicle between 2 feet and 11 feet above the...
• Section 27153.
  No motor vehicle shall be operated in a manner resulting in the escape of excessive smoke, flame, gas, oil, or fuel residue.The provisions of this...
• Section 27153.5.
  (a) No motor vehicle first sold or registered as a new motor vehicle on or after January 1, 1971, shall discharge into the atmosphere at elevation...
• Section 27154.
  The cab of any motor vehicle shall be reasonably tight against the penetration of gases and fumes from the engine or exhaust system. The exhaust...
• Section 27154.1.
  (a) The flooring in all motor vehicles shall be substantially constructed, free of unnecessary holes and openings and shall be maintained so as to minimize the...
• Section 27155.
  No motor vehicle shall be operated or parked upon any highway unless the filling spout for the fuel tank is closed by a cap or...
• Section 27156.
  (a) No person shall operate or leave standing upon a highway a motor vehicle that is a gross polluter, as defined in Section 39032.5 of the...
• Section 27156.1.
  The installation, prior to January 1, 1974, of an auxiliary gasoline fuel tank for use on a 1973 or earlier model year motor vehicle, which...
• Section 27156.2.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any publicly owned authorized emergency vehicle operated by a peace officer, as defined in Section 830 of the Penal...
• Section 27156.3.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any motor vehicle of mosquito abatement, vector control, or pest abatement districts or agencies, any authorized emergency vehicle as...
• Section 27157.
  The State Air Resources Board, after consultation with, and pursuant to the recommendations of, the commissioner, shall adopt such reasonable regulations as it determines are...
• Section 27157.5.
  The State Air Resources Board, after consultation with, and pursuant to the recommendations of, the commissioner, shall adopt such reasonable standards as it determines are...
• Section 27158.
  After notice by a traffic officer that a vehicle does not comply with any regulation adopted pursuant to Section 27157, no person shall operate, and...
• Section 27158.5.
  After notice by a traffic officer that a motor vehicle does not comply with any standard adopted pursuant to Section 27157.5, no person shall operate,...
• Section 27159.
  Any uniformed member of the California Highway Patrol may order a vehicle stored when it is located within the territorial limits in which the member...

Last modified: October 22, 2018