Can other people hear your car stereo 25 feet away? Starting tomorrow, you could be fined up to $115.
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Can other people hear your car stereo 25 feet away? Under a law that goes into effect on July 1, Florida law enforcement officers can give citations for loud music coming from a vehicle if it is “plainly audible at a distance of 25 feet or more.”
Violators can be fined up to $115.
Florida Statute 316.3045 states: It is unlawful for any person operating or occupying a motor vehicle on a street or highway to operate or amplify the sound produced by a radio, tape player, or other mechanical sound making device or instrument from within the motor vehicle so that the sound is:
• Plainly audible at a distance of 25 feet or more from the motor vehicle; or
• Louder than necessary for the convenient hearing by persons inside the vehicle in areas adjoining churches, schools, or hospitals.
A violation of this statute is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a non-moving violation as provided in chapter 318.