§ 22-404.5
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§22–404.5.
(a)In this section, “power booster system” means any device installed in a motor vehicle which allows liquid nitrous oxide to combine with gasoline for the purpose of increasing engine power.
(b)Except as provided in subsection
(c)of this section, a person may not operate on a highway a motor vehicle equipped with a power booster system.
(c)A person may operate on a highway a motor vehicle equipped with a power booster if:
(1)The vehicle is enroute to or from a track where the vehicle is used for racing and the power booster system is inoperative; or
(2)The container of nitrous oxide has been removed from the vehicle.
(d)Every motor vehicle equipped with a power booster system shall be identified with a decal that:
(1)Is a diamond shaped design consisting of the words “Compressed Gas D.O.T. No. 1070” in silver scotchlite letters 1 inch high on a black background with a silver scotchlite border;
(2)Is issued by the Office of the Fire Marshal or from a nitrous oxide industry source; and
(3)Is attached to the left front and right rear bumper of the vehicle.
(e)The Office of the Fire Marshal may adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
(f)The Office of the Fire Marshal or nitrous oxide industry source that issues the vehicle identification decal may charge a fee for the issuance of a vehicle identification decal not to exceed the reasonable cost of preparation and distribution.
(g)A person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.