N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6 § 450.1

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 450.1 - Scope of the rules in parts 450-454

(a) The rules in Parts 450-454 of this Title prescribe procedures for inspection, surveillance and measurement of motor vehicles and combinations of vehicles to determine whether those motor vehicles and combinations of vehicles conform to the sound level limits of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law.

(b) Except as provided in subdivision (c) of this section, the rules in Parts 450-454 of this Title apply at any time or under any condition of highway grade, load, acceleration or deceleration.

(c) The rules in Parts 450-454 of this Title do not apply to:

(1) A motor vehicle that has a maximum gross weight of 10,000 pounds (4,536 kg) or less;

(2) A combination of vehicles that has a maximum gross weight of 10,000 pounds (4,536 kg) or less;

(3) The sound generated by a warning device, such as a horn or siren, installed in a motor vehicle, unless such device is intentionally sounded in order to preclude an otherwise valid noise emission measurement;

(4) An authorized emergency vehicle, such as a fire engine, an ambulance, a police van or a rescue van;

(5) Special purpose equipment used for the maintenance and construction of public highways, including but not limited to a snowplow in operation, a motor grader and a bucket loader.

(6) The sound generated by auxiliary equipment which is normally operated only when the motor vehicle on which it is installed is stopped or is operating at a speed of five miles per hour (eight kph) or less, unless such device is intentionally operated at speeds greater than five mph (eight kph) in order to preclude an otherwise valid noise measurement. Examples of that type of auxiliary equipment include, but are not limited to, cranes, asphalt spreaders, ditch diggers, liquid or slurry pumps, auxiliary air compressors, welders and trash compactors.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 § 450.1