Stamford Police To Crack Down On Loud Mufflers

STAMFORD, CT — The Stamford Police Department said it will be conducting enforcement and taking action in upcoming days against loud mufflers.

The department said on Facebook it has received "numerous" complaints regarding loud mufflers, especially in the downtown area.

"As we head into the warmer summer months, we would like to remind our community to be mindful of each other and check your mufflers to make sure they don’t exceed the legal sound limit," the department said.

According to Connecticut General Statutes, "Each motor vehicle and the devices on such vehicle shall be operated, equipped, constructed and adjusted to prevent unnecessary or unusual noise."

Additionally, "The muffler or mufflers shall be maintained by the owner in good working order and shall be in use whenever the motor vehicle is operated. No person, including a motor vehicle dealer or repairer or a motorcycle dealer, shall install, and no person shall use, on a motor vehicle, a muffler or mufflers lacking interior baffle plates or other effective muffling devices, a gutted muffler, a muffler cutout or a straight exhaust except when the motor vehicle is operated in a race, contest or demonstration of speed or skill…"

More information can be found here.