Here we tell you how much the penalty would be for breaking the new noise law.
Law against noise.
One of the big complaints for many people is Colombia, it is the issue of noise caused by some neighbors playing music at excessive volume, especially during the holiday season. For this reason, the law against noise was approved that would give heavy fines to people who violate it.
He Senate of Colombia has taken decisive steps to address the noise problem in citiesapproving a bill that now awaits conciliation with the House of Representatives.
Senator Andrea Padilla Vargas, who presented the initiative, has highlighted that the new legislation seeks impose fines for those who generate harmful noise levelsin order to improve coexistence and the quality of life of citizens, as well as protect urban fauna and flora. The proposal includes the creation of an Acoustic Quality Policy to regulate and mitigate the effects of noise.
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How much are the fines for violating the anti-noise law?
Daniel Carvalho Mejía, one of the promoters of the project, detailed How would this law operate? According to Carvalho, practices such as putting loud speakers in public or residential spaces, which disturb the tranquility of the neighborhood, could result in significant economic sanctions. Fines could range from 10 and 20 million pesos, depending on the severity of the act and whether it is a repeat offender.
Daniel Carvallo Mejía explained that this law gives more authority to the Police to punish citizens with fines and provides mayors with the tools and the obligation to control noise problems. Each territorial entity will have to address this phenomenon according to its own definition of what constitutes excessive noise.
“There is no problem if a neighborhood wants to have a party, the problem is that a single neighbor take out a speaker and damage the calm of an entire neighborhood. A collective party arranged with the community is very different, with two guys, on a corner, with a “talking without letting people sleep”argument.
Senator Padilla added that “the 70% of the records on line 123 are due to noise. Which can escalate to conflict and even homicide”, thus underlining the urgency and relevance of this new regulation to prevent situations of violence derived from excessive noise.
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This legislative step marks a concerted effort to address one of the main citizen complaints, promising a more peaceful and healthy environment in Colombian cities.
