Sec. 36-73. Loudspeakers or amplifiers in or on vehicles.
a. No person shall use mechanical loudspeakers or amplifiers in or on automobiles, trucks, buses or other moving or standing vehicles for advertising or other purposes except as provided in chapter 23 of this Code.
b. No person shall play any radio, stereo, phonograph, musical instrument, or other amplified musical system which incorporates the use of loudspeakers or amplifiers, in or on automobiles, trucks, buses, or other moving or standing vehicles in such a manner or with such volume as to annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort or repose of any person or neighborhood in the vicinity.
c. Penalty.
1. Upon a conviction of a violation of this section, the court shall impose a civil sanction of not less than fifty dollars.
2. Upon a second conviction of a violation of this section, the court shall impose a civil sanction of not less than one hundred dollars.
3. Upon a third or subsequent conviction of a violation of this section, the court shall impose a civil sanction of not less than two hundred fifty dollars.
d. Definitions.
1. Amplified musical system is defined as a mechanical or electrical musical instrument, or music-producing device, equipped with an electrical amplifier or loudspeaker.
2. Loudspeaker is defined as a device used for converting electrical energy to sound and amplifying it. A loudspeaker or amplifier may be built into the instrument or device and does not necessarily have to be physically detached from that instrument or device. (Code 1962, § 37-34.03; Ord. No. G-3466, § 1; Ord. No. G-3521, § 1)
Cross reference—Nuisances and noise, § 23-11 et seq.
State law reference—Penalty for ordinance violations, A.R.S. §§ 9-499.01, 9-240(B)(28), 28-626.