(1) Measurements shall be made with a sound level meter meeting Type 1, S1A, 2 or S2A requirements as specified in the American National Standards Specifications for Sound Level Meters S1.4-1971 as required under measurement procedures established in chapter
204-56 WAC, "procedures for measuring motor vehicle sound levels."
(2) Violation of any in-use motor vehicle noise standard set forth in this chapter shall be a traffic infraction, enforced by such authorities and in such manner as violations of chapter
46.37 RCW.
(3) Law enforcement personnel selected to measure vehicle sound levels shall have received training in the techniques of sound measurement and the operation of sound measuring instruments.
(4) Any enforcement officer who by use of the initial inspection procedures of chapter
204-56 WAC suspects that a motor vehicle may be in violation of the standards of this chapter may require the operator to have the vehicle presented for sound level measurement. Measurements of a motor vehicle may be performed at off-road sites to determine compliance with the in-use standards.
(5) Any operator who fails to comply with the directive to present the vehicle to a sound level measurement test shall be in violation of this chapter.
(6) Any seller, importer, or manufacturer who sells or offers for sale a motor vehicle which violates the standards in WAC
173-62-030 shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed one hundred dollars as established in RCW
70.107.050. Every motor vehicle sold or offered for sale shall constitute a separate violation.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter
70.107 RCW. WSR 80-14-041 (Order DE 80-29), § 173-62-060, filed 9/30/80; Order DE 74-33, § 173-62-060, filed 1/30/75, effective 7/1/75.]