Illinois · Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5)
625 ILCS 5 § 12-611: No driver of any motor vehicle within this State shall operate or permit operation of any sound amplification system which can be heard outside the vehicle from 75 or more feet when the vehicle is being operated upon a highway, unless such system is being operated to request assistance or warn of a
What this law says, in plain English
Drivers cannot operate sound amplification systems audible 75+ feet outside a vehicle on highways, except for emergency requests or hazard warnings. Violations are petty offenses with fines up to $50.
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