Public Conduct in Henrico County, VA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Henrico County, Virginia.
Verified from official government sources
Loud Party Ordinance
Henrico County treats any gathering of ten or more people as a code violation once it turns audible past curfew: between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., a party plainly heard inside a neighbor's home, or 100 feet away in a residential area, breaks Sec. 10-68(1). Hosts face police-witnessed or magistrate-summons enforcement and fines that climb with repeat violations.
Henrico Loud Party Rule: 10+ Guests, 11 PM Cutoff
Some RestrictionsHenrico County Code Sec. 10-68(1)
It is unlawful for any person to cause or permit to be caused any of the following prohibited sounds or noises: (1) Social gatherings and parties. Allowing any noise between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. generated from a gathering of ten or more people that is plainly audible: a. Inside the confines of the dwelling unit, house, or apartment of another person; or b. In a residential area, at 100 or m...
Loitering Rules
Henrico County bans loitering that blocks pedestrians or vehicles, or that threatens harm to a person or to property, whether it happens on a public street or inside a privately owned place open to the public like a mall or shopping center. The ordinance expressly protects lawful assemblies, pickets, parades and processions.
Henrico County Loitering & Obstruction Rules
Some RestrictionsHenrico County Code § 13-22
Loiter means to stand around or remain, or to park or remain parked in a motor vehicle, at a public place or any other place open to the public and to engage in any conduct prohibited under this law. ... It is unlawful for any person to loiter at, on or in a public place or place open to the public in the following manner: (1) To unreasonably hinder, impede or obstruct the free passage of pedes...
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