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K.S.A. § 8-1739 (2026)

Mufflers and noise suppressing systems

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8-1739. Mufflers and noise suppressing systems. (a) Every vehicle shall be equipped, maintained and operated so as to prevent excessive or unusual noise. Every motor vehicle at all times shall be equipped with a muffler or other effective noise suppressing system in good working order and in constant operation, and no person shall use a muffler cut-out, bypass or similar device.

(b) The engine and power mechanism of every motor vehicle shall be so equipped and adjusted as to prevent the escape of excessive fumes or smoke.

History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1739; July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1993–2000 · leading case: State v. Lara, 853 P.2d 1168 (Kan. Ct. App. 1993).
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State v. Lara, 853 P.2d 1168 (Kan. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 14× “CONSTITUTIONALITY OF K.S.A. 8-1739(al K.S.A. 8-1739(a) provides: “Every vehicle shall be equipped, maintained and operated so as to prevent excessive or unusual noise.”
Luna v. City of Ulysses, 17 P.3d 940 (Kan. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 3× “2d 1168 (1993), wherein the constitutionality of K.S.A. 8-1739(a) was challenged. This statute requires vehicles to be “equipped, maintained and operated so as to prevent excessive or unusual noise.”
K.S.A. § 8-1739(a): 2 cases
State v. Lara, 853 P.2d 1168 (Kan. Ct. App. 1993). “CONSTITUTIONALITY OF K.S.A. 8-1739(al K.S.A. 8-1739(a) provides: “Every vehicle shall be equipped, maintained and operated so as to prevent excessive or unusual noise.”
Luna v. City of Ulysses, 17 P.3d 940 (Kan. Ct. App. 2000). “2d 1168 (1993), wherein the constitutionality of K.S.A. 8-1739(a) was challenged. This statute requires vehicles to be “equipped, maintained and operated so as to prevent excessive or unusual noise.”
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