Legislative Briefs
06/16/2004

House passes amended bill on loud car stereos

The House of Representatives approved a measure designed to curb loud car radios on Tuesday, but it needs to go back to the Senate for consideration of amendments. Drivers could be fined up to $500 if a car radio can be heard "plainly" at a distance of 50 feet or more. One House amendment established that police have to give drivers a warning before they are issued a summons. A second amendment exempted the city of Wilmington from the law. Rep. Dennis P. Williams, D-Wilmington North, who sponsored the Wilmington change, said the city's noise laws already are more stringent than the proposed state law.

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