“What does this mean? It means that you will have to listen to your radio at a volume that is NOT plainly audible at a distance of 25 feet or more,” the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office writes.
The Sheriff’s Office makes reference to a Florida statute that will once again become enforceable starting July 1.
As lawmakers considered the bill, House sponsor Tom Leek, R-Ormond Beach, described it as a way to control events that have become “invasions,” shutting down coastal communities.The bill, which drew opposition from the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, will allow authorities to declare areas as “special event zones” because of unpermitted events anticipated to attract 50 or more people and disrupt traffic. The zones could blanket entire cities.
“I feel like it’s messed up. I feel like they’re targeting people,” resident Dwohn Leonard told News4JAX. “I mean, why can’t we play our music that loud if they make the speakers that loud?”