HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 734        FILED ON: 1/13/2009

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3332

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act further regulating motorcycle sound levels..

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 7U of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:-  “The use and sale of any exhaust pipe that increases the sound emission of any vehicle including motorcycles shall be prohibited.  All motorcycle exhaust pipes must conform to 82dBA maximum noise level measured directly to the rear exhaust outlet at a distance of 12 inches.  The angle of measurement shall not exceed 30 degrees.  Sound measurements taken beyond 12 inches that exceed the requirements are not acceptable. Violation of said decibel level, or illegal retrofitting, will result in a license suspension for six (6) months and/or a fine not to exceed two hundred and fifty dollars ($250).”