{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"27150.3","citation":"Veh. Code, § 27150.3","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 12. EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES [24000. - 28246.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-12"},{"name":"CHAPTER 5. Other Equipment [27000. - 28160.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-12/chapter-5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Exhaust Systems [27150. - 27159.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-12/chapter-5/article-2"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 432, Sec. 1.   Effective January 1, 2004.","effective":"2004-01-01","html":"<p>(a) A person may not modify the exhaust system of a motor vehicle with a whistle-tip.</p><p>(b) A person may not operate a motor vehicle if that vehicle’s exhaust system is modified in violation of subdivision (a).</p><p>(c) A person may not engage in the business of installing a whistle-tip onto a motor vehicle’s exhaust system.</p><p>(d) For purposes of subdivisions (a) and (c), a “whistle-tip” is a device that is applied to, or is a modification of, a motor vehicle’s exhaust pipe for the sole purpose of creating a high-pitched or shrieking noise when the motor vehicle is operated.</p>","text":"(a) A person may not modify the exhaust system of a motor vehicle with a whistle-tip. (b) A person may not operate a motor vehicle if that vehicle’s exhaust system is modified in violation of subdivision (a). (c) A person may not engage in the business of installing a whistle-tip onto a motor vehicle’s exhaust system. (d) For purposes of subdivisions (a) and (c), a “whistle-tip” is a device that is applied to, or is a modification of, a motor vehicle’s exhaust pipe for the sole purpose of creating a high-pitched or shrieking noise when the motor vehicle is operated.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/exhaust-systems-27150-3","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}