331.46 CAUSING A NOISE DISTURBANCE FROM A MOTOR VEHICLE.

   (a)   No person shall play any radio, music player, cd player, audio system, or any other type of sound device by whatever name called, in a motor vehicle within the City on any road or at any place open to the public at such volume as to disturb the quiet, comfort or repose of persons of ordinary sensibilities or at a volume which is plainly audible to persons other than the occupants of said vehicle.

   (b)   Warning and alarm devices which are designed and utilized to signal unsafe, or dangerous situations, to call for or summon police or emergency personnel, or which are utilized by appropriate law enforcement or emergency vehicles and their occupants in the pursuit of their duties and responsibilities are exempted from the prohibitions of this section.

   (c)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of the traffic violation of causing a noise disturbance from a motor vehicle, the first offense of which is a minor misdemeanor. Each and every subsequent violation of this section is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.

(Ord. 02-105. Passed 6-4-02.)