Question about dB Laws

[Junior Russell]

Well i cant find anything bout the levels but the one thing i can find for mine is 100 feet........although the cops dont really care as long as its not extremely late at night...

[Robby Holmes]

Read what I said bro, not many laws say what db level. And even at that, they will never make it so cops are required to determine the actual level.

actually, due to the fact that every cop does NOT have a term lab sitting in their car,

its extremely easy to get away with noise ordinance.

[pa-pa-platypus]

and most noise ordinance dont say anything about db levels they say a certain number of feet the cop cant be able to hear your music...doesnt matter the db level

[Junior Russell]

Read what I said bro, not many laws say what db level. And even at that, they will never make it so cops are required to determine the actual level.

actually, due to the fact that every cop does NOT have a term lab sitting in their car,

its extremely easy to get away with noise ordinance.

Unless its really late and youre like the only one around bumping everything around

[corey0928]

It's probably 90db as sound measurement not 90db sound pressure.

[JonathanJhamHamilton]

here in florida the law is if they can hear your music 30ft away with windows up ..... or if its just loud enough to tell..... but we get away with it all the time as long as its not late at night.!

[Noel989]

What state are you from?

I'm from Cali

We had a discussion about this during a music class it was off topic but still music related lol

According to him the law is if the car next to you can hear it with their windows up it's a violation

It doesnt matter hOw loud or how far you are

It sounds fair to me even tough I may not agree with it lol

[SlamminBeats]

the point is, what about the ones that DONT specify the amount of feet

ooooh and they must run around with tape measures

[Junior Russell]

lol thats what im thinking ^^^

[OrionStang]

Say a law says you cannot create noise over 90 dB in a vehicle, Noting stating about being heard at a certain distance either

1) We all know, only the TL and possibly a few other expensive meters are accurate? So how would the police know exactly what sound pressure you are creating. Sound pressure = dB because that's what it's measured in.

2) There may be a required distance for that level of dB to carry in order to be illegal, say 20 ft? Seems like that's not too far?

Ok lets put this in perspective, people who have the highest park and pound scores, where the meter is only 6 feet away and 6 feet in the air, are doing a 135-136 dB?? maybe more now?

So if your about 20 feet away I'd assume you are under the 90 dB, making it legal then...hmmmm

Yes even at say 50-100 feet some of our systems are absurdly loud, but in accordance with the law, I am below the legal decibel limit.

My point is Loudness is not the same as dB's as most of us know, so is this a legit argument against the law? I'm not saying I get in trouble with my system, (never got a ticket actually), just curious if my facts are correct.

Of course in some areas there may be a law stating that stereos are illegal in some ridiculous way, but not where i'm from, it just this 90 dB limit.

-SlamminBeats

I didn't read everyone's responses, so sorry if I repeat something.

This is what is known as a discretionary law. Its like the loud exhaust law. Its at the officers discretion to decide whether or not your music is too loud. If a cop is haing a bad day, he's more likely to stop and cite you. Its also used a lot as an add-on. If you were speeding and he heard your music, he will probably add the sound violation to the speeding ticket, even if it wasn't over the limit.

You can take it to court, but it really depends where you live, and the judge, whether it will be dismissed or not. In a broke ass state like Cali, it is hard to get any citation overturned.