(a) No operator or passenger of a motor vehicle shall operate, or permit the operation of any sound amplification system which can be heard outside the vehicle from fifty or more feet when the vehicle is being operated or parked upon a street or highway, or public or private property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking.
(b) “Sound amplification system” shall include any radio, tape player, compact disc player, loud speaker, or other electronic device used for the amplification for the human voice, music, or any other noise or sound.
(c) It is an affirmative defense to a charge under this section, that the operator was not otherwise prohibited by law from operating the sound amplification system, and that any of the following apply:
(1) The system was being operated to request medical or vehicular assistance or to warn of a hazardous road condition;
(2) The vehicle was an emergency or public safety vehicle;
(3) The vehicle was owned and operated by Federal, State, or local government agency or gas, electric, communications, refuse, water utility company, or construction;
(4) The vehicle was being used in a parade.
(b) Each offense shall be considered a minor misdemeanor with the fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(Ord. 1997-55. Passed 1-26-98.)
(Ord. 1997-55. Passed 1-26-98.)