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(2)__Modify the exhaust system of an ATV in any manner | that will increase the noise emitted above the following | emission standard: |
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| (a)__Each ATV must meet noise emission standards | of the United States Environmental Protection | Agency and in no case exceed 82 decibels of sound | pressure level at 50 feet on the "A" scale, as | measured by the SAE standards J-192; or |
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| (3) Operate an ATV without a working spark arrester. |
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| B.__The following penalties apply to violations of this | subsection. |
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| (1)__A person who violates this subsection commits a | civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 | nor more than $500 may be adjudged. |
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| (2)__A person who violates this subsection after having | been adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil | violations under this Part within the previous 5-year | period commits a Class E crime. |
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| (3)__In addition to any penalties imposed under this | subsection, the court may, subject to section 9321 and | Title 17-A, chapter 54, order restitution for fire | suppression costs incurred by state or municipal | government entities in suppressing a fire caused by an | ATV operating without a working spark arrester. |
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| | 16.__ATV headlight and taillight requirements.__This | subsection establishes light equipment requirements for the | operation of an ATV. |
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| A.__Except as provided in this subsection and section 13159, | a person may not operate an ATV in the State, regardless of | where purchased, unless equipped with front and rear lights | as follows. |
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| (1)__The ATV must have mounted on the front at least | one headlight capable of casting a white beam for a | distance of at least 100 feet directly ahead of the | ATV. |
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| (2)__The ATV must have mounted on the rear at least one | taillight capable of displaying a light that must be | visible at a distance of at least 100 feet behind the | ATV. |
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