RE: Whats with cops these days
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RE: Whats with cops these days - 1/18/2007 9:52:59 PM
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ORIGINAL: fireplug
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ORIGINAL: D2MEclipseGT_600RR
The two posts above are not entirely true. Some cities or counties have certain subclause ordinances. Like where I work, there is a db issue OR if stereos can be heard more than 25 ft away or if exhausts can be heard more than 10ft away at an idle or 75 away at a normal accelerating speed. Most cites have ordinances like such because a lot of departments no not have the expensive equipment, so they add subclauses that they can administer.
This is true in MO. We have an ord. that allows us to write a ticket for a car radio that can be heard from over 50 feet away. In these cases we do not need any special equipment to measure the db level.
same here in cali. all a officer needs is their "best judgement" and they can give you a noise violation ticket. because for the cops to be properly trained to use DB meters and the money it would cost to keep them calibrated it would be too much money. so the law here is if the cop believes its too loud then they give ya a ticket and send you to the state ref and they preform the test. or you can just pay the full price of the ticket and be on your way. either way they win
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