It is proposed to prohibit the installation of additional amplifiers and speakers in vehicles

The necessity to adopt the drafts is due to the fact that loud music playing from additional amplifiers and speakers, sounds from retrofitted or additionally installed mufflers can disturb public peace, as well as make it difficult to hear the sound of horns, respond to emergency vehicle signals, and drive.

On September 8, the National Assembly in the first reading debated the legislative package on Amending the Law On Ensuring Road Traffic Safety and on Amending the Code of the Republic of Armenia on Administrative Offenses, which authored the deputies of the NA Civil Contract Faction Sergey Bagratyan, Alen Simonyan, Hasmik Hakobyan and Arusyak Julhakyan.

The co-author of the bills Sergey Bagratyan presented the initiative.

In order not to disturb public peace and not to cause noise pollution, the authors propose to prohibit the installation of additional amplifiers and speakers in vehicles to prohibit loud music being played from them, as well as to prohibit the installation of mufflers that do not meet the standard on vehicles.

At the same time, it is proposed to establish an administrative penalty in the Code on Administrative Offenses to be applied to citizens in case of violation of the law. During the exchange of ideas, the co-author of the initiative, Alen Simonyan, clarified that in all cars in which an additional speaker or alarm system is found, the entire thing will be confiscated by the police and an administrative fine will be imposed on the violating citizens.

The Deputy Chair of the NA Standing Committee on Defense and Security Armen Khachatryan presented the endorsement of the Committee.

The deputies who spoke, welcomed the legislative initiative, as well as presented proposals aimed at imposing stricter penalties.

The Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Armen Mkrtchyan presented the positive opinion of the Government on the initiative.