Assembly Bill A782

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Restricts amplified sound from vehicles

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-A782 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1620
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §397-d, V & T L

2025-A782 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Restricts amplified sound coming from motor vehicles; allows for exceptions for certain police vehicles and certain vehicles used for business or political purposes.

2025-A782 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    782
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BERGER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to restricting
   amplified sound coming from motor vehicles
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
 section 397-d to read as follows:
   § 397-D. RESTRICTIONS ON THE OPERATION  OF  SOUND  MAKING  DEVICES  OR
 INSTRUMENTS  IN MOTOR VEHICLES. 1. IT SHALL BE PROHIBITED FOR ANY PERSON
 OPERATING OR OCCUPYING A MOTOR VEHICLE ON A STREET OR HIGHWAY TO OPERATE
 OR AMPLIFY THE SOUND PRODUCED BY A RADIO, TAPE PLAYER, OR OTHER  MECHAN-
 ICAL  SOUND MAKING DEVICE OR INSTRUMENT FROM WITHIN THE MOTOR VEHICLE SO
 THAT SUCH SOUND IS:
   (A) PLAINLY AUDIBLE AT A DISTANCE OF TWENTY-FIVE FEET OR MORE FROM THE
 MOTOR VEHICLE; OR
   (B) LOUDER THAN NECESSARY FOR THE CONVENIENT HEARING BY PERSONS INSIDE
 THE VEHICLE IN AREAS IN PROXIMITY TO CHURCHES,  SCHOOLS,  HOSPITALS  AND
 PUBLIC PARKS.
   2.  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY LAW ENFORCE-
 MENT MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH ANY COMMUNICATION DEVICE  NECESSARY  IN
 THE  PERFORMANCE  OF  LAW ENFORCEMENT DUTIES OR TO ANY EMERGENCY VEHICLE
 EQUIPPED WITH ANY COMMUNICATION DEVICE NECESSARY IN THE  PERFORMANCE  OF
 ANY EMERGENCY PROCEDURES.
   3.  THE  PROVISIONS  OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO MOTOR VEHICLES
 USED FOR BUSINESS OR POLITICAL PURPOSES, WHICH IN THE NORMAL  COURSE  OF
 CONDUCTING  SUCH  BUSINESS  USE  SOUND MAKING DEVICES. THE PROVISIONS OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO PREVENT LOCAL AUTHORITIES,  WITH
 RESPECT  TO STREETS AND HIGHWAYS UNDER THEIR JURISDICTION AND WITHIN THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00965-01-5

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