Whats the Legal DB on the street?

[Snoopy]

:confused: i never realy knew but anyone know whats the legal DB on the street i mean so you wont get a ticket? i hert there is a legal DB any one know?

[da_user]

when they say it will do 140 legal on the dash it means that they metered it and it will do 140 with the mic in the normal legal postion (where the judge would place the mic for the run)....i think thats what ur talking about lol

[Loud16yrold]

I think he was referring to the noise ordanince . It changes from city to city, call your local cop shop, or a local stereo shop would probably be able to tell you. But I dont think it really matters, its more the cops judgment.(since I don't think they carry around a TL in their cars)

[da_user]

I think he was referring to the noise ordanince . It changes from city to city, call your local cop shop, or a local stereo shop would probably be able to tell you. But I dont think it really matters, its more the cops judgment.(since I don't think they carry around a TL in their cars)

lol hey if they did have the tl in there cars id ask what i did when i drove by im lol

[PEDRO MODEAN]

loud16 is right.depends on the officer,and whether he/she hate's loud music,or are just in a bad mood,or what ever.

thier choice

[Flex]

In florida the State Law is:

The 2007 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL View Entire Chapter

316.293 Motor vehicle noise.--

(1) DEFINITIONS.--The following words and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in this subsection, except where the context otherwise requires:

(a) "dB A" means the composite abbreviation for the A-weighted sound level and the unit of sound level, the decibel.

(b) "Gross combination weight rating" or "GCWR" means the value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a combination vehicle.

(c) "Gross vehicle weight rating" or "GVWR" means the value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a single vehicle.

(d) "Sound level" means the A-weighted sound pressure level measured with fast response using an instrument complying with the specification for sound level meters of the American National Standards Institute, Inc., or its successor bodies, except that only A-weighting and fast dynamic response need be provided.

(e) "Department" means the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.

(2) OPERATING NOISE LIMITS.--No person shall operate or be permitted to operate a vehicle at any time or under any condition of roadway grade, load, acceleration, or deceleration in such a manner as to generate a sound level in excess of the following limit for the category of motor vehicle and applicable speed limit at a distance of 50 feet from the center of the lane of travel under measurement procedures established under subsection (3).

(a) For motorcycles other than motor-driven cycles: Sound level limit
Speed limit
35 mph or less Speed limit
over 35 mph
Before January 1, 1979 82 dB A 86 dB A
On or after January 1, 1979 78 dB A 82 dB A


(b) For any motor vehicle with a GVWR or GCWR of 10,000 pounds or more: Sound level limit
Speed limit
35 mph or less Speed limit
over 35 mph
On or after January 1, 1975 86 dB A 90 dB A


(c) For motor-driven cycles and any other motor vehicle not included in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b): Sound level limit
Speed limit
35 mph or less Speed limit
over 35 mph
Before January 1, 1979 76 dB A 82 dB A
On or after January 1, 1979 72 dB A 79 dB A


(3) MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES.--The measurement procedures for determining compliance with this section shall be established by regulation of the Department of Environmental Protection as provided in s. 403.415(9), in cooperation with the department. Such regulations shall include the selection of measurement sites and measurement procedures and shall take into consideration accepted scientific and professional methods for the measurement of vehicular sound levels. The measurement procedures may include adjustment factors to be applied to the noise limit for measurement distances of other than 50 feet from the center of the lane of travel.

(4) APPLICABILITY.--This section applies to the total noise from a vehicle and shall not be construed as limiting or precluding the enforcement of any other provisions of this chapter relating to motor vehicle mufflers for noise control.

(5) NOISE ABATEMENT EQUIPMENT MODIFICATIONS.--

(a) No person shall modify the exhaust system of a motor vehicle or any other noise-abatement device of a motor vehicle operated or to be operated upon the highways of this state in such a manner that the noise emitted by the motor vehicle is above that emitted by the vehicle as originally manufactured.

(b) No person shall operate a motor vehicle upon the highways of the state with an exhaust system or noise-abatement device so modified.

(6) EXEMPT VEHICLES.--The following are exempt from the operation of this act:

(a) Emergency vehicles operating as specified in s. 316.072(5)(a).

(b) Any motor vehicle engaged in a professional or amateur sanctioned, competitive sports event for which admission or entry fee is charged, or practice or time trials for such event.

(c) Any motor vehicle engaged in a manufacturer's engineering, design, or equipment test.

(d) Construction or agricultural equipment either on a job site or traveling on the highways.

(7) VIOLATIONS.--A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.

History.--s. 4, ch. 74-110; s. 32, ch. 76-31; s. 2, ch. 78-280; s. 28, ch. 79-65; s. 136

[mrwigglezdj]

so this means i can get memphis to give me a letter stateing that im testing out the equipment and i wont be able to be charged with a noise ticket?

"c) Any motor vehicle engaged in a manufacturer's engineering, design, or equipment test. "

lol that is what the rules say so i might have to test it out legaly

[CalusaCustomConcepts]

That's just an out for the gov to charge someone for a permit.....that you don't have.

[soloblazer]

Don't burn me at the stake, but I am a K-9 Police Officer. The only statute that applies to car stereo's is Florida State Statute 316.3045. It says that if it can be heard at 25 feet from the vehicle or the officer can articulate that the volume is louder than necessary for the occupants to hear the radio, it is a ticketable offense. This allows officer's a very broad margine of interpretation. It depends greatly on the officer and his or hers life experience and quite frankly the mood they are in that day.

[Flex]

yea i got one for the Bu77**** 25 feet law would have made me feel better if he would have written I heard it from 3 miles away..

there 0 points and 68.50 $$

[mrwigglezdj]

lol