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92_HB2418 LRB9207137ARmg 1 AN ACT concerning motor vehicles. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by 5 changing Section 12-602 as follows: 6 (625 ILCS 5/12-602) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-602) 7 Sec. 12-602. Mufflers, prevention of noise. 8 Every motor vehicle driven or operated upon the highways 9 of this State shall at all times be equipped with an adequate 10 muffler or exhaust system in constant operation and properly 11 maintained to prevent any excessive or unusual noise. No such 12 muffler or exhaust system shall be equipped with a cutout, 13 bypass, or similar device. No person shall modify the exhaust 14 system of a motor vehicle in a manner thatwhichwill amplify 15 or increase the noise of thesuchvehicle above that emitted 16 by the muffler originally installed on the vehicle, and the 17suchoriginal muffler shall comply with all the requirements 18 of this Section. 19 Any commercial vehicle as defined in Section 1-111.8, 20 subject to registration and operated on a highway, that is 21 equipped with an engine compression brake device is required 22 to have a muffler. 23 (Source: P.A. 77-37.)