JACKSONVILLE, FL – beware audiophiles. If you want to turn up your car stereo louder, you can mark this day on your calendar – July 1st. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said that on that day, Florida’s law will begin to enforce that it’s illegal to turn up the volume on your system too loudly.
How loud is too loud? You are breaking state law if your voice is heard 25 feet or more away.
Therefore, if you are listening to a car stereo or any other sound source that can be heard well at the distance shown in the example below, you may see blue lights.
Turn up the radio volume! Effective July 1, 2022, Florida State Law 316.3045 is back in effect. What does this mean? This means that you should listen to your car radio at a volume that is inaudible at a distance of 25 feet or more.
Turn up the radio volume! Effective July 1, 2022, Florida State Law 316.3045 is back in effect. What does this mean? This means that you must listen to the radio at a volume that is inaudible at a distance of 25 feet or more. pic.twitter.com/DKLyIlcNMI
316.3045 Use of radio or other mechanical sound-reproducing devices or automotive devices Exclusion—
(1) Any person driving or in a motor vehicle on a street or highway shall actuate or amplify the sound emitted by a radio, tape recorder or other mechanical sound reproducing device or device in the motor vehicle in such a way that the sound: – within 25 minutes of vehicle (b) In areas adjacent to churches, schools or hospitals, the volume exceeds what is necessary for the comfort of vehicle occupants. (2) The provisions of this section do not apply to law enforcement vehicles equipped with any communications equipment necessary to perform law enforcement functions, or to any emergency vehicle equipped with any communications equipment necessary to perform any emergency procedure. (3) The provisions of this section do not apply to vehicles used for commercial or political purposes that use sound devices in the normal course of such activities. The provisions of this subsection shall not be construed as preventing local authorities from regulating, within the reasonable exercise of the powers of the police, the hours and manner of doing such business in respect of streets and highways within its jurisdiction. (4) The provisions of this section do not apply to the sound of a siren or other warning device required or permitted by s. 316.271. The Department of Highway Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety must promulgate rules defining “clearly audible sound” and establish standards for how law enforcement officers must measure sound to ensure compliance with this section. (5) Violations of this section are non-criminal traffic violations punishable as violations of property rights under chapter 318.
Post time: Dec-30-2022