Erie County, New York has no countywide vehicle-noise ordinance. Loud vehicles and modified exhausts are governed statewide by New York Vehicle and Traffic Law, enforced by the Erie County Sheriff and local police. The SLEEP Act raised muffler-tampering fines to as much as $1,000.
Vehicle noise in Erie County is regulated by New York State law, not a county ordinance, because motor-vehicle equipment is a statewide matter. Vehicle and Traffic Law Section 375(31) requires an adequate muffler in constant operation to prevent excessive noise and bans cutouts, bypasses, or similar noise-amplifying devices. Section 386 sets maximum sound levels measured 50 feet from the travel lane center, about 76 dBA for cars at 35 mph or under, higher for trucks and motorcycles. The Stop Loud and Excessive Exhaust Pollution (SLEEP) Act, signed October 29, 2021 and effective April 1, 2022, raised the maximum illegal-exhaust fine to $1,000. These rules are enforced by the Sheriff, State Police, and municipal police on any public highway.
A Vehicle and Traffic Law Section 375 muffler or illegal-exhaust violation is a traffic offense; under the SLEEP Act the maximum fine rose to $1,000. Section 386 sound-limit violations are also traffic offenses. Local fines come from town ordinances.
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