Clark County, NV Filming & Production: Production Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Notification required
- 48 hours advance, one linear block
- Governing section
- Clark County Code § 6.20.090(c)
- Enforcing agency
- County film administrator, Business License Dept.
- Maximum penalty
- $1,000 fine or 6 months jail
- Applies on
- Las Vegas Strip (unincorporated Paradise/Winchester)
Summary
Clark County film permits require productions to notify residents and businesses within one block 48 hours before shooting and to minimize disruption in residential and commercial areas, including the unincorporated Las Vegas Strip.
Filming in residential or commercial areas requires the production company to notify in advance all residences or businesses within one linear block of the shoot that such shooting will take place. "In advance" shall mean forty-eight hours whenever possible. Such notification shall be on forms prescribed by the film administrator and will include the dates and hours of the shoot, the use of special effects or pyrotechnics if any, and expected interruption of traffic flows. The production company will take every means possible to ensure the least amount of disruption to the citizens and tourists of the residential and commercial areas in which the shoot is to take place.(d)Filming on private property requires the production company to secure permission from the owners or inhabitants of such property prior to the filming.(e)The production company will have at all times on the premises of the shoot the film permit and a copy of the permit application with any applicable attachments.(f)The production company is responsible to leave any and all public property in the same or improved condition as before the shoot began. Any costs incurred by the county of Clark to return its properties to a condition equal to that as before the shoot shall be assessed against the production company and/or its bond/insurance policy as provided for at Section 6.20.070. (Ord. 1774 § 13, 1996)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 147).
Full Breakdown
Under Clark County Code section 6.20.090(c), any permitted film shoot in a residential or commercial area of unincorporated Clark County must notify every residence and business within one linear block at least 48 hours in advance, listing shoot dates, hours, and any special effects or pyrotechnics. Productions must take every means possible to minimize disruption to residents and tourists. The film administrator, the director of business license, enforces this under Chapter 6.20; because Strip resorts sit in unincorporated Paradise and Winchester townships, this county rule, not a City of Las Vegas ordinance, governs shoot noise and disruption there.
Violations & Fines
Skipping the 48-hour neighbor notice or failing to minimize disruption is a Title 6 misdemeanor: up to $1,000 and six months in jail, or a civil penalty from $250 to $1,000 per day.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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