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Council adopts first reading of vehicle-noise ordinance with stiffer fines and 24-month repeat-window
Summary
The council adopted first reading of amendments to vehicle-noise code that add clearer, provable standards and mandatory penalties for repeat offenders; council set the repeat-offense lookback window at 24 months and exempted emergency vehicles.
Billings city staff and the police department asked the council to adopt clarified language for motor-vehicle noise enforcement, including mandatory civil penalties for violations and a clearer definition of when an outdoor speaker or modified exhaust is considered unlawful.
Legal staff noted the underlying municipal-infraction statute establishes a baseline…
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