(a) No person shall operate a motor vehicle, nor shall the owner of any vehicle allow the vehicle to be operated, at any time, or under any condition of grade, load, acceleration, or deceleration, in such a manner as to exceed the following noise limit based on a distance of fifty feet (50′) from the center of the lane of travel within the speed limit. For the purposes of this section, 'dbA' means decibels measured with a calibrated sound level meter weighted to the 'A' scale. (b) In speed zones of thirty-five miles per hour (35 mph) or less, not more than eighty-six (86) dbA. In speed zones of more than thirty-five miles per hour (35 mph), not more than ninety (90) dbA. (c) Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4. History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 197, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 126.
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