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Noise from Specific Sources in Stanislaus County, CA (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Stanislaus County, California.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Stanislaus County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Car Alarm Limits

Stanislaus County requires any vehicle burglar alarm to shut itself off within fifteen minutes of activation. If it doesn't, sheriff's deputies may disconnect it, a rule drawn from the county's noise control chapter and cross-referenced to state Vehicle Code alarm limits.

Stanislaus County Vehicle Alarm Noise Rules

Some Restrictions

Stanislaus County Code § 10.46.060(G)

Vehicle Alarms. No owner of a motor vehicle shall have in operation an audible burglar alarm therein unless such burglar alarm shall be capable of terminating its operation within fifteen minutes of the time it is activated. Notwithstanding the requirements of this provision, any member of the sheriff's department of Stanislaus County shall have the right to take such steps as may be reasonable...

Generator Noise

In Stanislaus County parks and campgrounds, Section 18.04.250 sets quiet hours from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., during which amplified sound, equipment, electronics and machinery, including generators, that can be heard outside a campsite may not exceed fifty decibels. The rule targets overnight camping areas rather than private residential property countywide.

Stanislaus County Park Generator Quiet Hours

Some Restrictions

Stanislaus County Code § 18.04.250

"Quiet hours" are the hours between ten p.m. until six a.m. the following day when amplified sound, equipment, electronics, machinery including generators, or noise that can be heard outside the campsite, of no more than fifty decibels, are prohibited.

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