Vehicle noise in Lake County is regulated by Florida state law, not the county ordinance. FS 316.3045 bans car radios or sound devices plainly audible at 25 feet or louder than necessary near homes, churches, schools or hospitals. The county code expressly defers to state law.
Lake County's noise ordinance (Sec. 14-37(5)) exempts sounds from motor vehicles to the extent regulated by FS 316.293, and interstate motor and rail carrier noise preempted by the federal Noise Control Act of 1972. The controlling state rule for loud car stereos is FS 316.3045: it is unlawful to amplify sound from a radio, tape player or other device so that it is plainly audible at 25 feet or more, or louder than necessary near private residences, churches, schools or hospitals. FS 316.293 additionally sets motor-vehicle decibel limits measured at 50 feet. Enforcement is by law-enforcement traffic citation, not the county code special master.
FS 316.3045 loud-stereo violation is a noncriminal traffic infraction (nonmoving), enforced by law-enforcement citation; base fine set by the state uniform traffic-fine schedule.
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