Chapter 194
2003 -- S 1199
Enacted 07/11/03
AN ACT
RELATING
TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES
Introduced
By: Senators Damiani, and Polisena
Date
Introduced: July 02, 2003
It
is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION
1. Title 11 of the General Laws entitled "Criminal Offenses" is
hereby
amended
by adding thereto the following chapter:
CHAPTER
45.1
UNREASONABLE
NOISE LEVELS
11-45.1-1.
Declaration of policy. – It is hereby declared to be the policy of
the state to
prohibit
unreasonable, excessive and annoying noise levels from all sources subject to
its police
power.
At certain levels, low frequency sound (between 100-20 cps) when substantially
amplified,
often referred to as sub-woofer frequency, can be extremely penetrating,
disturbing
and
poses a danger to the health and safety of the individual using equipment
creating the sound,
and
to other individuals in the immediate area from which the sound is being
generated. The
noise
being generated may originate from radios, CD players, DVD players, tape
players,
televisions
and other audio-producing equipment.
11-45.1-2.
Violations of acceptable noise levels. – It shall be unlawful for
any person to
operate
any equipment as set forth in section 11-45.1-1 from which the sound created by
this
equipment
is capable of penetrating a closed vehicle from twenty (20) feet away from the
location
at
which the sound is being generated, or heard from one hundred (100) feet away
by a person
outside
from which the sound is originating. This section shall include, but not be
limited to,
sound
electronically generated by autos, trucks, motor homes, mobile homes, houses,
apartment
buildings,
condominiums, commercial buildings, or from any type of portable sound
producing
equipment
that can be carried or placed outdoors which through its operation exceeds the
provision
of this chapter. All state and municipal vehicles shall be exempt from the
provisions of
this
chapter, nor any person firm, corporation or other legal entity which holds a
valid state or
municipal
entertainment license to sponsor a parade, carnival or other similar special
event.
11-45.1-3.
Penalties. – Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter
shall, upon
conviction,
be subject to a fine in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100) for a first
offense,
two
hundred dollars ($200) for a second offense, and three hundred dollars ($300)
for the third
and
any subsequent offense.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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