(A) No person shall drive or move on any street or highway within the town any motor vehicle, trailer, semi-truck or pole trailer or any combination thereof, unless the equipment upon every such vehicle is in good working order and adjustment and the vehicle is in such safe mechanical condition as not to endanger the driver or other occupant or any person upon any street or highway within the town. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(B) Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise; such muffler shall be the muffler originally installed by the manufacturer of the vehicle or if a replacement, the equivalent thereof. No person shall use a muffler cutout, bypass or similar device upon a motor vehicle on a street or highway within the town. The engine and power mechanisms of every motor vehicle shall be so equipped and adjusted as to prevent the escape of excessive fumes or smoke. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Res. passed 6-3-2019) Penalty, see § 73.99
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see W. Va. Code § 17C-15-34