Q: Good morning, Mr. Honk: How and where does one report a loud exhaust noise coming from a car in town?

– John A. Dau, Azusa

A: Which law is in play depends on where the car sits, John.

If on private property, say a driveway, then it could be a noise violation.

An officer would come out and you would file a Private Person’s Arrest form, says Sgt. Justin Beaver of your town’s finest, and a judge or commissioner would determine if a violation took place.

It wouldn’t be the officer’s call, he said: “We do our best in law enforcement to not put opinion in a report.”

Now, generally, if that car is on a roadway the focus will be on whether the exhaust system was improperly modified since the vehicle rolled off of the assembly line.

Officers don’t tend to pack a decibel reader to see

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