FL Drivers Playing Music Too Loudly Can Be Ticketed Under New Law

FLORIDA — If you live in Florida or just visiting, you better keep the music down while driving.

A new law, HB 1435, lets police ticket people caught playing music too loudly from their car.

According to the new law, if the music from a person's car is "plainly audible" from 25 feet away or more, they could be fined.

The law specifically mentions music playing too loudly near churches, schools and hospitals.

The law does not apply, however, to vehicles used for business or political purposes, "which in the normal course of conducting such business use soundmaking devices," a portion of the law reads.

Noise from a vehicle's horn or other warning device is exempt from the law. The law also does not apply to law enforcement or emergency vehicles.

While the law is already in effect, some law enforcement agencies, such as the Jacksonville County Sheriff's Office, plan to start enforcing it July 1, WFLA-TV reports.

Violating the law could result in a "noncriminal traffic infraction," punishable as a "nonmoving violation," the law states.

In an interview with WESH-TV, Lt. Mike Crabb with the Orange County Sheriff's Office said breaking the new law could cost drivers a $114 fine.