(a) The Public Safety Director may designate zones of quiet upon any street or highway within 250 feet of any hospital or school. When any zone is so designated by official traffic signs no person shall blow a horn or whistle or make or cause any outcry or any avoidable noise or clamor likely to disturb persons within that zone.
(1987 Code 72.101)
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.