Official:Amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, by amending Section 12-2809 relating to Civil Penalties and Costs, to increase the civil penalty for violations of Section 12-1126 relating to Excessive Noise, and Section 12-1127(1), (2), and (3) relating to Excessive Idling of or Noise from Motor Vehicles.
Sponsor: Councilmember DiCicco
Introduced: May 13, 2004
Signed: June 21, 2004
: Committee on Streets and Services
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill increases fines for excessive noise and idling of motor vehicles in Philadelphia to $100 from $75.
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