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Enforcement of Exhaust Systems Ordinances
By For News Release questions, please contact our PIO

In a continued effort to address citizen complaints relating to excessive noise, the Colorado Springs Police Department will begin an education campaign to instruct all muffler and vehicle repair shops in Colorado Springs about City Ordinance 9.8.203: Modifications Prohibited.

The ordinance states:

“It is unlawful for any person to sell, lease, rent or install any device or sell, rent, lease or operate any vehicle, engine, motor or other mechanical device with a device which when attached to or placed on any vehicle, engine, motor or other mechanical device so as to amplify or increase the noise emitted by it above that emitted by the vehicle, engine, motor or mechanical device in its original factory design. This part shall not apply to devices sold for racing or for pleasure purposes and used outside the City or in areas properly authorized by the City for pleasure or racing. It is unlawful for any person to operate a modified vehicle, engine, motor or device within the City and not in a properly authorized area.”

Many motorist that have been cited for violating City Ordinance 10.22.204: Exhaust Systems have complained that they were sold the louder, illegal exhaust systems by a local store and that the salesperson advised them that the illegal loud exhaust system was in fact legal. Subsequent investigation into these claims has suggested that the complaints are valid.

In an effort to obtain maximum compliance of all City ordinances relating to illegal exhaust systems, the Colorado Springs Police Department will be mailing a letter to all muffler and vehicle repair shops notifying them of City Ordinance 9.8.203: Modifications Prohibited. At this time the Colorado Springs Police Department will be extending enforcement to businesses that are violating the “sell, lease, rent or install” section of the ordinance.

For additional information about the department’s enforcement actions relating to illegal exhaust systems, please contact Sergeant Gordon Goldston at 385-6103. A copy of the notification letter and legal enclosure will accompany this press release.

 

so basically shops are going to start getting ticketed too for the sale of these "illegal devices". this is such bull****, they need to concentrate their efforts on more productive things.

 

i'm glad i don't live in the city, just one more reason i hate it.

 

Glad I dont live in the springs anymore. That is just retarded.

 

I just try calling Sergeant Goldston and no answer. I will call again to get more information.

 

My question is this directed to the IMPORT car crowd only??? What about the HARLEY that drives by that shakes your windows its so loud???

 

Lol, there were like 2 of those in cali, but SOOO many here, it hurts sometimes they're so loud


So it's ok to have a modded exhaust if it's done in let's say denver, then drive into colorado springs yeah?

 

That sucks. I was station at Fort Carson back in 1986 LOL. I wonder if the people of Colorado Springs voted on this or was it some old a__ politians that sit behind a desk and suck up tax payer's money.

 

^^^ There's your answer.
BTW: I live in Fountain.

 

I wasn't born if it was before September, weird =/

 

What about driving through. I'll be going up after X-Mas to snowboard. My buddie lives in the Springs. I would think that as long as you have out of state tags, they can't do anything about it.

 

I'm sure SEMA will chime in on this formally - they tend to do so. But can you imagine a police officer who's boosting his ego by bullying motorists see an Evo with a 24 year old kid and a nice chopper with some giant biker dude rip down the highway actually try to pull over the bike? Its such a double standard.

 

It looks like I am going to have to pay lots of money to the city. My exhaust is modified and it will remain modified regardless of the penalties.

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I don't think its "just" your exhaust that is modified.
Also I don't think where you had it installed is consider a "shop."

 

hmmm. now that you mention it, i can't think of anything that is NOT modified on my talon. i think you are correct that it was not done at a shop... but if i have anything to say about it, it will be a shop!

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