Noise Violation laws near you
07-12-2005, 10:40 AM
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Noise Violation laws near you
Here in FL they changed the law from 100 ft, to 'if it can be heard from 25 ft away' its a ticket. A friend of a friend got a ticket on the Univ of FL campus with factory Bose with the old law, and 25 ft is ridiculous. Not that Im stupid about where I play my music loud, not in neighborhoods, not at red lights, etc. but still, everyone plays their **** loud sometimes.
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07-12-2005, 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by kpr10is
Here in FL they changed the law from 100 ft, to 'if it can be heard from 25 ft away' its a ticket. A friend of a friend got a ticket on the Univ of FL campus with factory Bose with the old law, and 25 ft is ridiculous. Not that Im stupid about where I play my music loud, not in neighborhoods, not at red lights, etc. but still, everyone plays their **** loud sometimes.
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07-12-2005, 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by kpr10is
Here in FL they changed the law from 100 ft, to 'if it can be heard from 25 ft away' its a ticket. A friend of a friend got a ticket on the Univ of FL campus with factory Bose with the old law, and 25 ft is ridiculous. Not that Im stupid about where I play my music loud, not in neighborhoods, not at red lights, etc. but still, everyone plays their **** loud sometimes.
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07-12-2005, 11:26 AM
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Very true, music is at least somewhat pleasurable to listen to regardless of genre. On the other hand...Harley, old muscle cars,etc just make Noise. Some people can appreciate it, but its still just noise. Those people get zero tickets, whereas music enthusists get tons.
07-12-2005, 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Pearl96Max
Very true, music is at least somewhat pleasurable to listen to regardless of genre. On the other hand...Harley, old muscle cars,etc just make Noise. Some people can appreciate it, but its still just noise. Those people get zero tickets, whereas music enthusists get tons.
to OTHER people, the exhaust note of a harley or a muscle car could in fact be considered a NICE noise to some people, and the reason those people do not get tickets is because of the culture they are from, which, usually, is very similar to the culture of the law enforcement.
ie: cops and young import tuners = bad mix (with the exception of VERY few younger cops)
whereas, cops and muscle tuners, more often than not, are one in the same
but i digress, this noise ordinance is STILL bullsh'it in my eyes
07-12-2005, 11:44 AM
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I understand that completely, as Im a bit older an can definately appreciate some of the Harleys/Muscle cars/etc.. BUT that also makes the cops biased to their culture/age group. Which they should not be in any way shape or form. A naturally biased cop/judge/lawyer/etc should immediately be excused from their job.
07-12-2005, 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Pearl96Max
I understand that completely, as Im a bit older an can definately appreciate some of the Harleys/Muscle cars/etc.. BUT that also makes the cops biased to their culture/age group. Which they should not be in any way shape or form. A naturally biased cop/judge/lawyer/etc should immediately be excused from their job.
those azzholes
07-12-2005, 01:34 PM
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ok all these laws are bullsh:t about noise, the only time i can see noise being a problem is if you are hangin out front of someones house with loud music or harley or something, but if you are driving around there shouldnt be a problem with music or sound of car/bike. realistically, there should be no noise laws like in my town... the problem is that there are alot of old people pushing for local legislation against loud music, but there isnt anyone fighting back at town meetings or what ever your town has, if more people fight back maybe you can get the laws repealed, unfortunately there is a bigger group that want noise laws than the ones that wish to pump some music.
and BTW how much is a noise ticket?
the problem is that there are alot of old people pushing for local legislation against loud music, but there isnt anyone fighting back at town meetings or what ever your town has, if more people fight back maybe you can get the laws repealed, unfortunately there is a bigger group that want noise laws than the ones that wish to pump some music.and BTW how much is a noise ticket?
07-12-2005, 01:46 PM
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i had a campus cop follow me because i had my system up for a little bit. but i guess he got lazy and turned back around. but yeah, i try not to blast it in parking lots, dense neighborhoods or stoplights. no noise violations so far *knock on wood*. no promises though once i get that arc amp from Don 
07-12-2005, 01:59 PM
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These cops/lawmakers have nothing better to do then harass people who enjoy listening to music. I agree with Don on the Harley stuff. How do they get away with exhausts that can make you deaf but us people who enjoy listening to our music can't pump the system. It's not like systems make people OUTSIDE deaf!!!
07-12-2005, 02:31 PM
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I have spoken to a bunch of cops from the different cities here in Utah. They really dont care unless you go driving through a heavy populated neighborhood blastin your System.
One cop told me that if you do get caught you can usually go to court and the only way they can win is if they have a decibel meter and the only people that can have that are in the health department. It will be a rare site when you have a cop and and member of the health department chillin in the same car hunting those car audio fans down....
One cop told me that if you do get caught you can usually go to court and the only way they can win is if they have a decibel meter and the only people that can have that are in the health department. It will be a rare site when you have a cop and and member of the health department chillin in the same car hunting those car audio fans down....
07-12-2005, 03:01 PM
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+1 on the Harleys and muscle cars point.
Sorry I had to go to work I couldnt ***** up my own thread as much as I wanted to.
Grazs-noise tickets here are around 80 bucks.
Gordon, I expect a noise violation with the arc. ****, I got one in downtown gainesville with my Type-S mids/highs and 2 Kicker Comp 12s back when I had em. Its not hard, cops here suck.
Don-seeing as how Avi and Rich got banned, Im not about to test my luck being a smart@ss and run the risk of deletion or the ban
Sorry I had to go to work I couldnt ***** up my own thread as much as I wanted to.
Grazs-noise tickets here are around 80 bucks.
Gordon, I expect a noise violation with the arc. ****, I got one in downtown gainesville with my Type-S mids/highs and 2 Kicker Comp 12s back when I had em. Its not hard, cops here suck.
Don-seeing as how Avi and Rich got banned, Im not about to test my luck being a smart@ss and run the risk of deletion or the ban
07-12-2005, 03:07 PM
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Under the Chicago code, a person playing a car stereo that is audible from a distance of 75 feet can have his vehicle seized, be fined up to $500 and charged an additional $115 in towing and storage fees incurred when the vehicle is impounded. This happened to a buddy of mine on his way into work last year. This is in the city itself, but in the suburbs it is usually 75.00 and can get more expensive depending on what time of day the violation occurs.
07-12-2005, 03:10 PM
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I can understand the law being exercized if you were living next dorr to them, in the immediate vicinity or parked in front of someones home disturbing them. The noise would have to be constant for a ticket to be given IMO. If you're standing still or are in your home and I pass you with my stereo blasting, you hear it inside and I'm moving away from you. It may be noisy for a few seconds but not enough to warrant a ticket. The sound is actually getting lower as I move away from you. ***** Fockers with weed eaters, lawnmowers and blowers should get the same tickets. Those Azzholes do that $h!t early in the morning and that's disturbing, noisy and constant.
07-12-2005, 06:08 PM
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I'm sure some people will take offense to this, but these laws are being passed SPECIFICALLY for the likes of the people on this forum that are saying stuff like "Man, all those focking noise laws are bullsheet". It's MOSTLY the younger people that have no, or very little, respect for others when they're booming their systems around town. Maybe when you all get a little older you'll understand. I was there once too, believe me. The laws may not all be fair, and they might not be enforced fairly all the time, (we all wish they were) but like GrazsRootz eluded to, if enough people got together to protest these laws and offer a reasonable solution then things might be different. I haven't seen a SINGLE person at a city council meeting where I work come in to protest such laws. And my city doesn't have an ordinance covering sound, although in a nearby town it's 50 feet.
And there ARE laws about loud exhausts as well. Here in WA if your exhaust is louder than 95dB when measured a certain distance away from the tailpipe, then you can be ticketed. This applies to any vehicle manufactured in the last 25 years which has had its exhaust sytem modified to be louder than the original equipment.
I belive its $132 for the first offense and then it goes up from there.
And there ARE laws about loud exhausts as well. Here in WA if your exhaust is louder than 95dB when measured a certain distance away from the tailpipe, then you can be ticketed. This applies to any vehicle manufactured in the last 25 years which has had its exhaust sytem modified to be louder than the original equipment.
I belive its $132 for the first offense and then it goes up from there.
07-13-2005, 06:59 AM
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Originally Posted by djfrestyl
wow in jersey they dont tell u how much the violations are, u gotta look em up to find out the cost
I got a 105 ticket for loud music when I was using a factory stereo in my old mazda. Now my stereo is like 800x as loud
07-13-2005, 07:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Batxel
my boss spent an hour yesterday investigating how much his ticket was for having an air freshener hanging from his mirror. Why don't they put the price on tickets?
I got a 105 ticket for loud music when I was using a factory stereo in my old mazda. Now my stereo is like 800x as loud
I got a 105 ticket for loud music when I was using a factory stereo in my old mazda. Now my stereo is like 800x as loud
now THAT is a RIDICULOUS offense
07-13-2005, 09:07 AM
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When I was younger, I would pound my system everywhere. Not to **** people off, but to enjoy it. Well, I pissed pleanty of people off. I have gotten warnings, no tickets for excessive noise, and consider myself lucky. My experience has showed me that everyone has different taste. Some like loud stereos, others drool over fart cans or Harley's. I am selective about where I play my stereo loudly. The first reason is I don't want the tickets. The second is that pit of my stomache feeling of hatred when the douchebag fires up his V-twin and revs it for a minute or two before barrelling down the road. Mind you, I live on a 115 acres. I hear it from 1/4 mile away.
A very good friend of mine just got his 3rd sound violation this year. He had to go to court. I just don't have time to waste on court or money to burn on stupid tickets.
I equate it to speeding, everyone does it, if you get caught, and you were speeding, pay up.
With all that said, I def think the laws for noise are steep. Monetarily and distance. The laws only cover(at least here in FL) certain noise as pollution. BS. It is noise stereotyping. Again, BS.
A very good friend of mine just got his 3rd sound violation this year. He had to go to court. I just don't have time to waste on court or money to burn on stupid tickets.
I equate it to speeding, everyone does it, if you get caught, and you were speeding, pay up.
With all that said, I def think the laws for noise are steep. Monetarily and distance. The laws only cover(at least here in FL) certain noise as pollution. BS. It is noise stereotyping. Again, BS.
07-13-2005, 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by kpr10is
I have no problem paying up to bass tickets, as long as I dont get any more moving violations or points on my license, im happy
07-13-2005, 03:50 PM
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I just got pulled over last night for my bass. I got ticketed for the bass and my 5% tint 
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I didn't even have it playing that loud and the cop was just driving by as I was sitting in an intersection. I was driving to taco bell. I made it all the way to the drive-through and when I was ordering my food, the cop pulled up behind me and told me to go all the way through the drive-through.
. I didn't even have it playing that loud and the cop was just driving by as I was sitting in an intersection. I was driving to taco bell. I made it all the way to the drive-through and when I was ordering my food, the cop pulled up behind me and told me to go all the way through the drive-through.
07-13-2005, 05:26 PM
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The big thing up in my summer town up in Maine a couple years ago was trucks with 1/4 and 1/2 mufflers. They'd be wicked loud for no good reason. Thats definitely unnecessary noise, especially when they don't sound good, they're just loud.
07-13-2005, 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by AscendantMax
i'd hate to sit in your truck for more than a minute when you have those 12s at full tilt 
The wife has made the following complaints already
-can't breath (still trying to figure that one out, the windows were down
)-can't see straight
-that I'm shaking everything in the house
-she heard me driving on the intersate while at her parents house (they're like 1/2 mile from the interstate)
-that I woke up my daughter
-that I'm shaking her rear view mirror in her Highlander (my personal favorite
)-left ear is tingling
So far that's about it. Surprisingly no tickets yet. I do get great stares from like 2 blocks down the road though.