Since the calendar flipped to 2009 eight months ago, the number of tickets that have been written by Tampa Police for “ear shattering car stereo volume levels” was nearing 1,400. The tickets are issued to driver’s whose music can be heard from 25 feet away and comes with a $101 fine. That number is up from the 836 citations issued all of last year.
According to the St. Pete Times website, the increased enforcement of the law came after complaints from East Tampa residents. Residents presented a petition signed by 400 people asking the police to allow them to give the license plate number of cars that they felt violated the law. The city declined that offer since officers need to witness the offense to write the citation.
If you have received a traffic ticket for a moving or non-moving violation in Hillsborough County please do not hesitate to contact Tampa Traffic Attorney David Haenel at 1-800-FIGHT-IT (1-800-344-4848) to discuss the matter. Also you can contact David via email or by stopping in our Tampa office located at 3426 W. Kennedy Blvd.