Noise Ordinances in Kershaw County, SC (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Kershaw County, South Carolina.
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Quiet Hours
Kershaw County has no fixed nighttime curfew hour written into its noise code; instead Sec. 24-26 bans any loud noise that disturbs the peace of an unincorporated residential area at any time, with the time of day or night counted as one factor a court weighs in deciding whether a noise crosses the line.
Kershaw County's General Noise Nuisance Rule
Some RestrictionsKershaw County Code §§ 24-26, 24-28
Sec. 24-26. - General regulation; factors determining prohibited acts. It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully make or continue, or cause to be made or continued, any loud noise which disturbs the peace and quiet of any unincorporated residential area or which causes discomfort to any person in any unincorporated residential area of the county (collectively defined as excessive noise)....
Barking Dogs
Unincorporated Kershaw County treats excessive barking, whining or howling as a public nuisance under County Code Sec. 4-8(b)(6). Animal control can impound a habitually nuisance animal until the problem is corrected.
Kershaw County Barking Dog Nuisance Rule
Some RestrictionsKershaw County Code § 4-8
(a)The actions of an animal constitute a nuisance when an animal disturbs the rights of, threatens the safety of, or damages a member of the general public, or interferes with the ordinary use and enjoyment of their property. ... (6)Allowing or permitting an animal to bark, whine, or howl in an excessive, unwarranted, and continuous or untimely fashion, or make other noise in such a manner so a...
Vehicle Noise
Kershaw County treats a motor vehicle's or motorboat's exhaust noise as a factor in its general noise ordinance: Sec. 24-26(6) directs enforcement to consider whether the vehicle keeps exhaust noise at or below the level the manufacturer built into it as original equipment, tying loud mufflers or removed suppression devices directly to a misdemeanor noise violation.
Vehicle & Motorboat Muffler Noise Rule
Some RestrictionsKershaw County Code §§ 24-26, 24-28
Sec. 24-26. - General regulation; factors determining prohibited acts. ... (6)In the case of motor vehicles and/or motor boats, whether or not such vehicles are equipped with mufflers and/or such suppression devices which keep exhaust noises down to a level equal to or below that which the manufacturers of such vehicles provided as original equipment designed for acceptable use. ... ... Sec. 24...
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