Just got a ticket for "loud music"..

[30Hertz 10+ year member]

you sir are wrong. I have gotten many of my friends out of their sound violation tickets here with that db meter excuse....haha my dads a cop. I should know ;D

Not going to get into a pissing match with you about it...that's the code...up to your interpretation along with the Officer's and the judge... dB meter is no where in the code nor is it anywhere in the section regarding a certain dB required to legal grounds to cite.

 

[MisterDeadeye 10+ year member]

Almost positive, I think 50 feet, but either way that thing says 75 feet or more, he also said "the distance of 7 cars lined up"
but either way that fine isn't nearly as bad as the one I got. Thats kind of ******** because this is my first violation.

It says I violated ordinance 23.4 (b)(i)©

???

Ahh, city ordinance. That's different. I have no idea.

And hello, Tarantula Lemur. How are you?

 

[kramer_212 10+ year member]

sad thing is a factory stereo, can be heard from 50'

 

[30Hertz 10+ year member]

sad thing is a factory stereo, can be heard from 50'

Ya that's ****** too =(

 

[Bassin Brandon]

sup dead eye, and over here in San Mateo County our rules and regulations are slightly different with the Sheriff's Office.....no it does not state you need a db meter. But the judges here really only give the case consideration if theres one used. these cases get thrown out all the time.....

 

[xmakeafistx 10+ year member]

What he said ^

Yeah, My windows were down, you can hear anything from 50 feet. & how would I go about seeing the report? do I call the number provided on the ticket?

 

[xmakeafistx 10+ year member]

& is there anyway I can look up this city ordinance?

 

[Bassin Brandon]

What he said ^
Yeah, My windows were down, you can hear anything from 50 feet. & how would I go about seeing the report? do I call the number provided on the ticket?

depends on your country/citys rules and regulations

 

[MisterDeadeye 10+ year member]

& is there anyway I can look up this city ordinance?

This is the best I can come up with. City of Kenosha, Wisconsin : CITY DEPARTMENTS : MUNICIPAL COURT : ORDINANCES: INDEX

Here's the PDF of chapter 23 dealing with noises: http://www.kenosha.org/departments/court/ordinances/chapter23.pdf

 

[xmakeafistx 10+ year member]

Well my defense will be that you can hear anything with the windows open, that I didn't know you weren't able to play your music at a moderate volume during the daytime. & that I honestly felt like I wasn't playing my music loud enough to disturb and disrespect the neighborhood.

 

[big bass joel 10+ year member]

Call the kenosha police station man.Just trying to help you out,your word against a officer of the law??Ahh being sarcastic sorry.

 

[big bass joel 10+ year member]

Ahh forgot to add call the kenosha police station cause you might have to fill out a open records request on yourself man to get your police report.

 

[xmakeafistx 10+ year member]

I see what your saying but I think taking it to court with some sort of defense would be better than just taking it in the *** from the 150 dollar fine + i've never had a ticket in my life, I have friends that got away with so much ****, and their fines weren't even bad, I don't see why they wouldn't let me get off on something so small.

 

[Falcons 5,000+ posts]

its bs. you pay thousands of dollars to listen to music and cops pull you over for it. but its okay for a harley to rev their engines anytime and they get away with it...

 

[MisterDeadeye 10+ year member]

I see what your saying but I think taking it to court with some sort of defense would be better than just taking it in the *** from the 150 dollar fine + i've never had a ticket in my life, I have friends that got away with so much ****, and their fines weren't even bad, I don't see why they wouldn't let me get off on something so small.

This is just a bit of advice; don't mention that other people get away with worse things. That'll make you look extremely ignorant.