Making 'Unreasonably Loud Noise' is Now an Arrestable Offense
The Disorderly Conduct Amendment Act of 2010 went into effect 12 a.m. Feb. 1.
Should a DC Metropolitan Police Department officer notice or hear your unreasonably loud party or find you with your car stereo cranked up too loud while parked on a public street between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., you could be arrested. The Disorderly Conduct Amendment Act of 2010 (see PDF) went into effect as of 12 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1, giving police officers the ability to make an arrest for disorderly conduct, such as loud noises, without a 911 call or neighbor complaint, according to Lieutenant John Hedgecock of Georgetown's PSA 206. The amendment expands the definition of disorderly conduct to include: ...engaging in loud, threatening, or abusive language, or disruptive conduct, with the intent and effect of impeding or …
LEON KURLANSIK
6:25 am on Thursday, March 24, 2011
WHAT CONSTITUTES " UNREASONABLE " NOISE ?? TO A PERSON TRYING TO GO TO SLEEP DOES IT MEAN THE SAME TO A PERSON PLAYING A VIDEO GAME ?? IF THE COUNCIL, THAT UNSUFFERABLE CONGREGATION OF PERSONAGES , WHO THINK THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING THEY WOULD IMMEDIATELY REALIZE THAT THE TERM MUST BE ACCOMPANIED WITH AN ANALYTICALLY MEANINGFUL LEVEL INDBECIBELS OR SIMILAR MEASUREMENT. THAT MEANS TO MY WAY … more ›