Raising Prescott: Bill making cops carry decibel meters is unnecessary noise

So how loud is too loud? Legislation approved earlier this week by the state House on a 31-25 margin doesn’t say. That would remain up to each community to decide. But it would bar police and local code officers from issuing citations for disturbing the peace or similar violations unless they actually measured the sound level with an approved device and came up with a reading above the standard. (Courier stock photo)

So how loud is too loud? Legislation approved earlier this week by the state House on a 31-25 margin doesn’t say. That would remain up to each community to decide. But it would bar police and local code officers from issuing citations for disturbing the peace or similar violations unless they actually measured the sound level with an approved device and came up with a reading above the standard. (Courier stock photo)

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