(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 50 or more feet when the vehicle is being operated within the Village.
(b) “Sound amplification system” shall include any radio, tape player, compact disc player, loud speaker, or other electronic device used for the amplification of 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 the Village or a gas, electric, communications, refuse or water utility company.
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 91-24. Passed 5-6-91.)