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HB 95 - AS INTRODUCED

2009 SESSION




HOUSE BILL 95

AN ACT relative to motorcycle equipment and noise levels.

SPONSORS: Rep. J. Day, Rock 13; Rep. Henson, Rock 13; Rep. Kepner, Rock 15

COMMITTEE: Transportation

ANALYSIS

This bill:

I. Prohibits motorcycle exhaust modifications.

II. Reduces permissible motorcycle noise levels.

III. Increases maximum fines for motorcycle noise violations.

IV. Requires motorcycles to have functioning tachometers.




STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine

AN ACT relative to motorcycle equipment and noise levels.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
convened:

1 New Paragraph; Motorcycle Muffler Modifications. Amend RSA 266:59 by inserting
after paragraph IV the following new paragraph:

V.(a) No person shall modify the exhaust system of a motorcycle in any manner.

(b) No person shall drive on a way a motorcycle that has after market equipment
installed to replace the muffler.

(c) Any person who violates the provisions of this paragraph shall be guilty of
a violation and shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500.

2 Motorcycle Noise Levels. Amend RSA 266:59-a to read as follows:

266:59-a Motorcycle Noise Levels.

I. No person shall operate a motorcycle which has a measured noise level of more
than [106] 95 decibels on the decibel meter when measured 20 inches from the
exhaust pipe at a 45 degree angle while the engine is operating at 2,800
revolutions per minute for one and 2 cylinder motorcycles and 3,500 revolutions
per minute for any motorcycle with 3 or more cylinders.

II. No person shall pass for the purposes of the inspection required by RSA
266:1 any motorcycle which has a measured noise level of more than [106] 95
decibels on the decibel meter when measured 20 inches from the exhaust pipe at a
45 degree angle while the engine is operating at 2,800 revolutions per minute
for one and 2 cylinder motorcycles and 3,500 revolutions per minute for any
motorcycle with 3 or more cylinders.

II-a. No person shall operate in this state any motorcycle which produces a
sound level in excess of [106] 95 decibels on the A scale, when measured in
accordance with the provisions of the Society of Automotive Engineers
Recommended Practice ANSI/SAE J-1287 annual report on "Measurement of Exhaust
Sound Levels of Stationary Motorcycles."

III. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a
violation and shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than [$300] $500.

3 New Section; Equipment of Vehicles; Motorcycles; Tachometer. Amend RSA 266 by
inserting after section 77 the following new section:

266:77-a Tachometer. No person shall drive on a way a motorcycle without a
functioning tachometer. Any person who violates the provisions of this section
shall be guilty of a violation and shall be fined not less than $100 nor more
than $500.

4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2010.


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