New noise ordinance
Sarasota, Florida -- The city of Sarasota has a new sound regulation dealing with unreasonable sound coming from motor vehicles.
The ordinance took effect on April 1. Elements of the ordinance such as "plainly audible" sound and specific times of the day and night help law enforcement determine a violation.
The ordinance states that unreasonable sound produced from within or upon motor vehicles heard plainly audible at a distance of fifty feet or more from the source of the sound.