78716246.2-1047Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Motor VehiclesOperationMotor Vehicle And Equipment SafetyExhaust SystemMuffler cutout, etc., illegalCode 1950, § 46-306; 1950, p. 54; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-302; 1964, c. 628; 1989, c. 727; 2006, cc. 529, 538; 2013, c. 783.It shall be unlawful to sell or offer for sale any (i) muffler without interior baffle plates or other effective muffling device or (ii) gutted muffler, muffler cutout, or straight exhaust. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate on the highways in the Commonwealth a motor vehicle, moped, or motorized skateboard or foot-scooter equipped with a gutted muffler, muffler cutout, or straight exhaust.section1http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/46.2-1047//46.2-1047/46.2/III/10/5/46.2-104715.2-919