Loud vehicles, revving engines, and modified exhaust in Baltimore County are governed by Maryland state motor-vehicle and COMAR noise law rather than a county ordinance. COMAR caps residential-line noise at 65 dBA daytime and 55 dBA nighttime; state law bans defective or excessively loud exhaust systems.
Baltimore County's Title 3 noise code targets domestic noise, not roadway vehicle noise, which Maryland regulates statewide. Maryland motor-vehicle law prohibits operating a vehicle with a defective, modified, or excessively loud muffler/exhaust. Environmental noise from vehicles at a property is also subject to COMAR 26.02.03, which limits residential-receiving-property noise to 65 dBA daytime and 55 dBA nighttime. Police enforce loud-exhaust and modified-vehicle violations through traffic citations.
Maryland traffic citations apply for illegal exhaust or excessive vehicle noise; COMAR limits are enforced by the Maryland Department of the Environment.
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