Swan Lake Neighborhood Association

City Ordinance: Loud Vehicles

Nov 08, 2006

City of Tulsa Revised Ordinances
Title 37
TULSA REVISED TRAFFIC CODE
CHAPTER 6?MOVING REGULATIONS AND TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES

SECTION 662. PROHIBITED VEHICLE SOUND AMPLIFICATION?SYSTEMS.?
A. No person operating or occupying a motor vehicle on a street, highway, alley, parking lot, or driveway shall operate or permit the operation of any sound amplification system from the vehicle so that the sound is audible at a distance of fifty (50)?or more feet from the vehicle.?
B. "Sound amplification system" means any radio, tape player, compact disc player, loud speaker, or other electronic device used for the amplification of sounds including, without limitation, sounds created by human voice or musical instrumentation.?
C. "Audible" means any sound produced by a sound amplification system from within the vehicle, regardless of whether the vehicle is operating or occupied, which can?be heard at a distance of fifty (50) feet or more. Measurement standards shall be by the auditory senses, based upon direct line of sight. Words or phrases need not be discernible and base reverberations are included.
The motor vehicle may be in any public or private?location.?
D. It is an affirmative defense to a charge under this section that the operator was not otherwise prohibited by law from operating the sound amplification system, and that any of the following apply:?1. The system was being operated to request medical or vehicular assistance?or to warn of a hazardous road condition;?2. The vehicle was an emergency or public safety vehicle;?3. The vehicle was owned and operated by the City of Tulsa, or public or private utility company;?4. The vehicle was used in authorized public activities, such as parades, fireworks, sports events, or other activities which have been approved by the City Council;?5. The vehicle was operating in the daytime in a residential area where the speed limit is 25 miles per hour or less.?E. Every person violating any provision of this section shall be guilty of an offense and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding TWO HUNDRED?DOLLARS ($200.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments.?Ord. Nos. 18908, 19491

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