Rhode Island General Laws Title 11. Criminal Offenses § 11-45.1-1. Declaration of policy

It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state to prohibit unreasonable, excessive and annoying noise levels from all sources subject to its police power.  At certain levels, low frequency sound (between 100-20 cps) when substantially amplified, often referred to as sub-woofer frequency, can be extremely penetrating, disturbing and poses a danger to the health and safety of the individual using equipment creating the sound, and to other individuals in the immediate area from which the sound is being generated.  The noise being generated may originate from radios, CD players, DVD players, tape players, televisions and other audio-producing equipment.