46.2-1047 - Muffler cutout, etc., illegal.

§ 46.2-1047. Muffler cutout, etc., illegal.

It shall be unlawful to sell or offer for sale any (i) muffler withoutinterior baffle plates or other effective muffling device or (ii) guttedmuffler, muffler cutout, or straight exhaust. It shall be unlawful for anyperson to operate on the highways in the Commonwealth a motor vehicle, moped,or motorized skateboard or scooter equipped with a gutted muffler, mufflercutout, or straight exhaust.

(Code 1950, § 46-306; 1950, p. 54; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-302; 1964, c. 628;1989, c. 727; 2006, cc. 529, 538.)