Rhode Island § 11-45.1-1 § 11-45.1-1. Declaration of policy.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 11-45.1-1 — § 11-45.1-1. Declaration of policy.

Rhode Island § 11-45.1-1

Title 11Criminal Offenses

Ch. 11-45.1Unreasonable Noise Levels

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-45.1-1 (2026).

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§ 11-45.1-1. Declaration of policy.
It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state to prohibit unreasonable, excessive
            and annoying noise levels from all sources subject to its police power. At certain
            levels, low frequency sound (between 100-20 cps) when substantially amplified, often
            referred to as sub-woofer frequency, can be extremely penetrating, disturbing and
            poses a danger to the health and safety of the individual using equipment creating
            the sound, and to other individuals in the immediate area from which the sound is
            being generated. The noise being generated may originate from radios, CD players,
            DVD players, tape player

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§ 11-45.1-1. Declaration of policy.

It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state to prohibit unreasonable, excessive and annoying noise levels from all sources subject to its police power. At certain levels, low frequency sound (between 100-20 cps) when substantially amplified, often referred to as sub-woofer frequency, can be extremely penetrating, disturbing and poses a danger to the health and safety of the individual using equipment creating the sound, and to other individuals in the immediate area from which the sound is being generated. The noise being generated may originate from radios, CD players, DVD players, tape players, televisions and other audio-producing equipment.