New Florida Law Allows Police To Pull Driver Over For Loud Music

New Florida Law Allows Police To Pull Driver Over For Playing Too Loud Music

A new law (HB 1435) going into effect on July 1 will allow officers to give a ticket to drivers who are playing music so loud that it can be heard 25-feet from the vehicle. The bill specifically mentions car music playing too loudly near churches, schools, or hospitals.

Violation of the new law could get you a nonmoving violation ticket, which can cost around $114. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office tweeted out a warning on Thursday to “turn it down.”

It is unlawful for any person operating or occupying a motor vehicle on a street or highway to operate or amplify the sound produced by a radio, tape player, or other mechanical soundmaking device or instrument from within the motor vehicle so that the sound is:

Plainly audible at a distance of 25 feet or more from the motor vehicle; or louder than necessary for the convenient hearing by persons inside the vehicle in areas adjoining churches, schools, or hospitals.

 

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The provisions of this section shall not apply to any law enforcement motor vehicle equipped with any communication device necessary in the performance of law enforcement duties or to any emergency vehicle equipped with any communication device necessary in the performance of any emergency procedures.

The provisions of this section do not apply to motor vehicles used for business or political purposes, which in the normal course of conducting such business use soundmaking devices. The provisions of this subsection shall not be deemed to prevent local authorities, with respect to streets and highways under their jurisdiction and within the reasonable exercise of the police power, from regulating the time and manner in which such business may be operated.

The provisions of this section do not apply to the noise made by a horn or other warning device required or permitted by s. 316.271. The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall promulgate rules defining “plainly audible” and establish standards regarding how sound should be measured by law enforcement personnel who enforce the provisions of this section.

A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.

If people can hear music coming from your car from 25 ft. away, it’s too loud! A new law enables law enforcement to give tickets for loud music coming from your car that is “plainly audible at a distance of 25 ft. or more” #TurnItDown #KeepItDown New law: https://t.co/aaNkqyieQT pic.twitter.com/cg48e419Pg

— Orange County Sheriff’s Office (@OrangeCoSheriff) June 24, 2022