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Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONSubtitle 14 - MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION-VEHICLE INSPECTIONS
Chapter 11.14.07 - Noise Abatement Program
Section 11.14.07.13 - Sound Level Limits

Md. Code Regs. 11.14.07.13

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Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 20, October 4, 2024
Section 11.14.07.13 - Sound Level Limits
A. A person may not sell, offer for sale, distribute, or lease a new motor vehicle that produces a sound level that exceeds the sound level limit specified in Table 5 for the category of vehicle when measured under the moving vehicle test site procedures established by Regulation .14 of this chapter. Compliance with the sound level limits established in this chapter may not be construed as limiting or precluding the enforcement of other regulations establishing maximum sound levels under approved test procedures.
B. Table 5.

Moving Vehicle Test Site Sound Level Limits.
Type of VehicleSound Level Limits
(1) Any vehicle with a GVWR or GCWR of over 10,000 pounds manufactured after:
July 1, 197583 dB(A)
January 1, 198283 dB(A)
January 1, 198880 dB(A)
(2) Any street motorcycle manufactured after:
July 1, 197583 dB(A)
January 1, 198283 dB(A)
January 1, 198880 dB(A)
(3) Any other vehicle with a GVWR or GCWR of 10,000 pounds or less manufactured after:
July 1, 197580 dB(A)
January 1, 198280 dB(A)
January 1, 198880 dB(A)

Md. Code Regs. 11.14.07.13