Does anyone in law enforcement care about illegal noise?

Google “Iowa law 321.436” about mufflers and the prevention of noise. “Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise and annoying smoke, and no person shall use a muffler cutout, bypass or similar device upon a motor vehicle on a highway.”

Those purposely altered systems on pickup trucks are not mufflers when they don’t muffle the engine, or when they increase the noise. They’re not “in good working oder” because the owners have removed or destroyed the inside of the catalytic converter. This law is being kicked in its face because there is no enforcement or prosecution.

Everyone has heard plenty of these obnoxious systems. Does anyone know of any police, sheriff or state patrol department that has enough gumption to enforce this law? the ones I’ve contacted give me excuses, refusal or say “We can’t get county attorneys to prosecute them.” County attorneys I’ve contacted tell me “We can’t prosecute them when no one charges them.” Has some noise-happy organization or manufacturer told (or bought) top state officials to just back off on noise enforcement?

Herman Lenz

Sumner