{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-12-7-23.2","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 12:7-23.2","heading":"Muffler requirement.","body":"2.\tEvery power vessel used on the waters of this State shall at all times be equipped with a muffler or muffler system in good working order and in constant operation.  A person shall not use a muffler or muffler system cutout, bypass or similar method or device designed to prevent or diminish the operational capacity of a muffler or muffler system installed on a power vessel used on the waters of this State.  Decibel levels exceeding the limits established pursuant to rules and regulations as measured by a noise meter operated by a trained Marine Police officer or municipal law enforcement officer shall be evidence of a violation of P.L.1987, c.269 (C.12:7-23.2 et seq.).  For the purposes of P.L.1987, c.269 (C.12:7-23.2 et seq.), muffler means a sound dissipative device or system which abates the sound of gases which are emitted from an internal combustion engine and which prevents excessive or unusual noise.\nL.1987,c.269,s.2; amended 2005, c.292, s.2.","path":["TITLE 12 COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"f130c63e8008df37778dbe51d08c93b648666f0109dd39d578f5ab1c400e6588","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-12-7-23.1","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-12-7-23.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}