First real ticket
 

Aside from a warning ticket for speeding I have been doing ok on the road. But last night I got caught violating a new law, and aprently I am the first to get a ticket for it in my town.

What did I do? Well at 2am I made a run to a local gas station to get some hot dogs because I was hungry and they have an all night grill, and the best hot dogs in town ;)

On the way I drove thru the rich part of town because its the back way to the gas station and cuts about 15 minutes out of the drive. On the way I was listening to my stereo, tho its loud its not a bass heads dream or anything (yet..;)). Anyway I passed a cop and when I wen't by he pulled in behind me and followed me for awhile, when I put on my turn single to pull into the gas stations parking lot he turned on the bule lights.

I was in violation of a new sound ordinace (sp?) that states no one can play a stereo after 11pm or before 7am that can be heard at least 2 blocks away.

I know there is no way he heard me from 2 blocks away so I am going to attempt to fight this one in court. Because I am not paying this $120 fine for something I was never informed about.

IMHO he saw an easy ticket to write so he decided to pull me. I tried to explain that I was'nt aware of this law (until it was passed you could be as loud as you wanted whenever you wanted), and that even though this law existed I did not think my stereo was capable of breaking it. But he was an +++++++ so rather then dealing with him and risking something more I told him to write the ticket and that we could sort it out in court.

Anyway I hope I win, because if I don't I have no idea how I am going to aford my new amp before comp. this april. :(

well thank-god cops don't care about the music here because i would be paying literally 1000s for that law T_T

Be aware that in Switzerland you don't have to be made aware of the law, it's your responsibility to find out what the law is.

Unwissenheit schützt nicht vor Strafe - Not knowing doesn't save you from a punishment.

Wah, that sucks :ermm:

What a stupid law, IMO. :P

That isn't very fair, secret laws don't do the community any good.

I doubt they are secret. They are probably made public in some official government "newpaper", you know that boring kind of paper, nobody reads.

I don't even think those are available to the general public in any easy way. (eg. sold at a newsagency) Australia's one is the "Government Gazette" but our new laws/changes to law are made public.

Here where I live (Chile), you can't say you didn't know, because everytime there is a new law passed it comes out in a special government paper, so if you didn't know, it's your problem :P

Well I read the paper and watch the news everyday and there was no mention. I am hoping the law is still very new, I think its only 3 or so days old. I was talking with someone awhile ago and they reminded me about grace peroids, hopfully that will apply. :)

A grace peroid is what saved me from a biggie speeding ticket. :)

I just got to be careful from now on with the stereo, I guess these guys playing them infront of the shopping center at night finnaly got the lot of us in trouble. These idiots sit in a parking lot accross the street from the hospital. I guess the law got tired of running them off every night.

Aw well, at least this did'nt happen a month from now, I plan on begin really loud then. ;)

Anyone ever look at this page:

http://www.dumblaws.com/laws.php?site=laws&cid=184

Has a complete list of dumb laws for the US and around the world.