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the fine, last i heard is $10k per cat missing/moved. But, i never knew anyone that actually got a ticket. A few years back i was pulled into a mobile inspection by NY staties on rt 59 in spring valley. i had an off-road y pipe and flowmaster cat back, pretty loud and you could smell if if you stood behind the car. Anyways, i was pulled in for no front plate, BUT i had it on my air dam, which they didnt see at first, they checked my paperwork, looked under the hood, checked inside the hatch, ran VIN #, asked me questions if any main parts were changed... engine, trans, body, etc. they were mainly looking for stolen parts/cars. Right off the bat they were nice to me, probably because i wasnt an idiot ricer, and when the inspector asked if anything was changed, I said my drivers fender(which they noticed anyway and saw it was OEM GM) and i said I changed my exhaust and he said "nah, we dont care about that". And that was that, they let me go, with a compliment on my car even, lol.
However, that was there on rt 59, and they were looking for certain things, but after that, i felt confident about my O/R y pipe. I DOUBT anyone will get a ticket for no cats unless you get an inspector on a bad day and you act like a wise ass.
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