RagTop69

I received a fix it ticket in the Bay Area in 2010. Mine was for no front license plate on my 2000 Z28 Camaro. Basically harassment. All I had to do was install the front plate and have ticket signed off by a police officer. Later the county (Alameda) nicked me for $10 for "administrative costs". No court appearance required.

ByRiver

Had the OP just asked the cop who wrote him up, what he needed to do, this thread wouldn't be necessary.

The facts have slowly filtered in, and still haven't been fully revealed. And I'm 100% certain that the entire process in what needs to be done is printed on either the front or back of the ticket. You shouldn't need it explained to you on a forum or by a cop. And the court isn't interested in what a forum member or a cop told you what to do. It's all on the ticket.

Boomer111

Yes in small print and a checked box.

10thumper

I actually could have probably helped you. I asked a few questions but based on your post I quoted above I'm not interested any longer.

Good luck though, wish you the best.

nick14003

well you have to go to court to pay the fine which accompanies a fix it ticket, usually around 50 dollars from what I've heard, not necessarily to see a judge, just the clerk

nick14003

The cops don't know the entire process, nor will they sit there on the side of the road and explain everything to you... that being said, while it does have some instructions on every slip, it doesn't say what type of "inspection" they do... Cops not going to know if the inspection station does a visual inspection for mufflers, or if they use a decibel meter to check and compare it to manufacturer specs...

and no... you can't just call a court or police station and have them tell you what to do... we're talking about the government here. it doesn't work that way. I'd have to go down physically to a court clerk to have them direct me to an inspection station, even the clerk won't know what their inspection process is, then i'd have to go to the inspection station get the car inspected, and by then it's too late, because if they open my hood i'm screwed...

Hells

I've gotten a few "fix it" tickets or Correctable Violations as they are actually called.

I've gotten tickets for tinted windows, blue LEDs and loud exhaust. You can go to any policeman and ask them to take a look at what you got the ticket for. In your case its the "loud" exhaust. Usually the policemen are pretty cool about it as long as you're polite. Try to ask them when they don't look too busy.

You should be getting a slip in the mail that tells you what to do. I remember mailing in a check with the signed off ticket. The last one I got was for $25. I'm not sure if the fines have gone up since then.

Turbo6TA

Well, I guess your 'screwed' then

good luck

ByRiver

I just moved from San Francisco Bay Area, and I ride motorcycles, both sport bikes and cruiser style. I know many people who have received Fix It tickets for loud exhausts. And all they ever had to do is fix the issue, then get any available cop you can find to to verify and sign off on it. They then mail the ticket to the address that's on the ticket. They never had to go to court or go see a clerk.

I've seen the tickets, and I've seen the signed off ones. Just telling you what I have observed. I have no association with the people who put loud exhausts on their cars, but I'm sure the process is the same.

Good luck.

rwpatte

I received a ticket at LAX for no frt plate in a off site parking lot. On the ticket I was told to mail in $25.00. They just wanted the money.

StrykerZ06

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unclecookie

I have never had to pay a fine on a fix it ticket.

nick14003

got pulled over 1 week after i got the exhaust ticket, for no front license plate... wtf is going on, luckily they let me off with a warning

Asked the cop a bit about it, he said CHP has inspection stations, LAPD Doesn't, go to one get it inspected, take inspection to clerk at court. ticket also came in mail for 25 dollars for fine, cop also told me the inspection cost money maybe 15 dollars.

+ my personal cost for a stock exhaust and hopefully I can install it myself as long as there is no welding

johnodrake

I am aware that you have already purchased a used exhaust but If you want more "noise" you can install an NPP exhaust from a 2008 or later or a Z06/ZR1 exhaust (complete system from heads back) and have the best of both worlds. I had an 07 Z06 system on my 06

kronix

Your Vette's not compliant, that's what's going in, lol. I guess sometimes it's easy to forget we drive Corvettes, sometimes loud ones. People look at Vettes, other motorists, bystanders and cops. So be prepared to hear, "nice car", talk about your car, and if it's not compliant with state motor vehicle laws, expect to get pulled over by the po-po. Haters, lol

RagTop69

Bud, I don't know what planet you arrived from, but in California we don't have state inspection stations and nobody is going under your hood on an exhaust fix it infraction. Either you aren't reading responses or you just like to stir the pot, but all you have to do is get a cop to sign off on the ticket to verify the issue has been corrected and you're good to go.

Corvette_Ed

As mentioned by the poster above, the CHP has multiple inspection facilities across the state.

kronix

The only inspection stations I know of are the Smog Inspection stations.

Hells

They're not really CHP inspection stations. More like CHP offices where a CHP officer can come out and inspect your vehicle if you need them to.