First real ticket

[Brad]

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.

[eva01_]

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

[Colin F]

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.

[Deaths]

Wah, that sucks :ermm:

[Tony G]

What a stupid law, IMO. :P

Originally Posted by Colin F

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 sch?tzt nicht vor Strafe - Not knowing doesn't save you from a punishment.

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

[Marco van Herwaarden]

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

[Tony G]

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.

[Mijae]

Originally Posted by Tony G

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

[Brad]

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.

[Logan70]

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.