Noise Laws

State	Allowable dBA	Testing Procedures	Cutouts	Type of Violation	Fines & Penalties	Exemptions	Special Notes
Alabama	86	50 ft. from vessel	Prohibited	Misdemeanor	Minimum of $50	Regatta/Race
Alaska**
Arizona	86	SAE-J34	Allowed if Std. are met	Misdemeanor	$500 Max	Regatta/Race
Arkansas	N/A	Not Measured	Prohibited	Misdemeanor	$150 Max	Regatta/Race
California	86-Mfg. Before 1/76	SAE-J34	Not Specified Illegal	Infraction	$135 & Proof Correct	Regatta/Race
	84-Mfg. After 1/76
	82-Mfg. After 1/78
Colorado	86	SAE-J34	Allowed if Stds are met	Petty Offense- Class 2	Maximum $ 25.00	Regatta/Race
Connecticut	86-Mfg. Before Jan-76	SAE-J34	Allowed if Stds. are met	Violation	$100-$500	Regatta/Race
	84-Mfg. 1/76-12/81
	82-Mfg. After 1/82
Delaware*
D.C.	N/A	Officer Discretion	Allowed if Stds are met	Violation	Verbal-$50	Regatta/Race
Florida	90-State Standard	50ft. from vessel	Prohibited	Misdemeanor	$500 and/or 60days	Regatta/Race
	80-Broward Cty.
Georgia	84	SAE-J34	Prohibited	Misdemeanor	$1,000 or 12 months	Regatta/Race
Hawaii*
Idaho	75-Lakes-Reser.	SAE-J1970	Prohibited	Misdemeanor	$ 300 and/or 30 days	Event/Test	Cannot Mfg/Sell
	90-Mfg Before 1/95	SAE-J2005
	88-Mfg After 1/95	SAE-J2005
Illinois	90-Stationary	SAE-J2005	Not Specified Illegal	Misdemeanor	$100-plus	Race	Cannot Mfg/Sell
	75-Operating	SAE-J1970
Indiana	Not Specified	Officer Discretion	Prohibited	Infraction	$1-$500	Race
Iowa	86	SAE-J34	Allowed if Stds are met	Misdemeanor	$10-$100	Events
Kansas*
Kentucky	Not Specified	Officer Discretion	Permitted	Violation	$15-$100 Plus	Regatta/Race
Louisiana	Not Specified	Officer Discretion	No dry straight pipes w/o baffles. Class 1	Violation	$50-$150	Race
Maine	Not Specified	Officer Discretion	Prohibited (except racing)	Violation	$100-$500	Regatta/Race
Maryland	90-Mfg. Before 1/93	SAE-J1970	Not Specified Illegal	Misdemeanor	$500-$1000/30 days	Race/Test
	88-After 1/1/93
Massachusets	Not Specified	Not Measured	Prohibited	Misdemeanor	Less than-$100	Race
Michigan	90-Stationary	SAE-J2005	Prohibited	Misdemeanor	90-days/$100-$500	Race/Test	Cannot Mfg/Sell
	75-Shoreline	SAE-1970
Minnesota	84 Mfg. Before 1/82	Pass-By	Prohibited	Misdemeanor	$100-$700 90 days	Regatta/Race	Cannot Mfg/Sell
	82-Mfg. After1/82 at idle (decibel adjusted)
Mississippi	86	SAE-J34	Allowed if Stds. are met	Misdemeanor	$50-$100	Regatta/Race
Missouri	86-Mfg. Before 1/96	SAE-J34	Allowed if Stds. are met	Infraction	$100/$200/$300	Regatta/Race/Test	Cannot Mfg/Sell
	90-Mfg. Before 1/96	SAE-J2005					Certify 90dB(A)
Montana	90-Statewide	SAE-2005	Prohibited	Midemeanor	$500	Race
	75-Shoreline	SAE-1970
Nebraska	Not Specified	Not Measured	Prohibited	Misdemeanor	$100	Regatta/Race
Nevada	86	W/B&K 50ft. SAE-J34	Prohibited	Misdemeanor	$1000&6Mo. ($50)+$25/Court Cost	Regatta/Race/Test
New Hampshire	82-Mfg. Before 77	SAE-J34	Prohibited	Violation then Misd.	$100	Regatta/Race	Cannot Own, Operate or Sell
	84-Mfg. 1/78-12/81	(Dir. of Safe may use)
	82-Mfg. After 12/81	SAE-J2005
New Jersey	90	SAE-J2005	Prohibited	Disorderly Operation	$100/$300/$500	Race	Cannot Sell
New Mexico	Not Specified	Not Measured	Prohibited	Misdemeanor	$500 or 30/days	Regatta/Race
New York	90 Stationary	SAE-J2005	Prohibited	Violation	$50-$250	Race/Test	Cannot Mfg/Sell
	75 Shoreline	SAE-J1970
North Carolina	County's Descretion	Officer Discretion	Prohibited	Misdemeanor	$200/plus	Regatta/Race
North Dakota*
Ohio	Municipalities Only	Varies	Not Specified Illegal	Minor Misdemeanor	$100/plus	Race/Event
Oklahoma	86	Officer Discretion	Prohibited	Misdemeanor	$100	Regatta/Race
Oregon	90-Mfg. Before 1/93	SAE-J2005	Prohibied	Class B Infraction	Court App.-$350/Max Bail-$99	Regatta/Race
Pennsylvania	90-Mfg. Before 1/93	SAE-J2005		Summary Off./3rd Deg.	Moor Vessel-$25	Race/Test	Cannot Mfg/Sell
	88-Mfg. After 1/93	SAE-J34	Prohibited
	82-Using SAE-J34	SAE-J34
Rhode Island	Not Specified	Not Measured	Prohibited	Violation	$100	Races
Soutg Carolina***	Not Specified	Officer Discretion	Not Specified Illegal	Midemeanor	$50/$100/$200	Regatta/Race
South Dakota	Not Specified	Officer Discretion	Prohibited	Class 2 Misdemeanor	$200-Max	Regatta/Race
Tennessee	86	SAE-J34	Prohibited	Misdemeanor	$50-$100	Regatta/Race	Mfg Test/Certify
Texas	Not Specified	Not Measured	Not Specified Illegal	Class C Misdemeanor	$25-$500	Races
Utah	90-Mfg. Before 1/93	SAE-J2005	Prohibited	Class B Midemeanor	$1000 and/or 6-mon.	Race/Test	Cannot Mfg/Sell
	88-Mfg After1/93	SAE-J2005
	75-Shoreline	SAE-J1970
Vermont	82	SAE-J34	Prohibited	Civil Violation	$300	Regatta/Race
Virginia	Not Specified	Not Measured	Prohibited	Misdemeanor	$250-Max	Regatta/Race
Washington	90-Mfg. Before 1/94	SAE-J2005	Not Specified Illegal	Infrac. then Midem.	$100/day Oper/Mfg.	Regatta/Race	Cannot Mfg/Sell
	88-Mfg. After 1/94	SAE-J2005
	75-Idle	SAE-
West Virginia	Not Specified	Not Measured	Prohibited	Not Specified	None	Regatta/Race
Wisconsin	86	SAE-J34	Prohibited	Violation	$141	Race	Cannot Sell
Wyoming	Not Specified	Not Measured	Prohibited	Misdemeanor	$200-Max	Regatta/Race