Henderson, NV Noise from Specific Sources: Bar & Nightclub Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Restricted hours (weekdays)
- 10 p.m.–7 a.m.
- Restricted hours (weekends/holidays)
- 10 p.m.–10 a.m.
- Covers
- loudspeakers, amplifiers, PA systems
- Penalty
- misdemeanor, HMC § 8.84.050
- Enforcement
- Henderson code enforcement/police
Summary
Henderson bans unreasonably loud loudspeakers, amplifiers or PA systems near residential areas between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. on weekdays and 10 p.m. to 10 a.m. on weekends, covering bars and nightclubs that run amplified sound.
B. Loudspeakers, amplifiers, public address systems, and similar devices. The unreasonably loud and raucous use or operation of a loudspeaker, amplifier, public address system, or other device for producing or reproducing sound between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays, and 10:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. on weekends and holidays in the following areas: 1. Within or adjacent to a residential area, school, hospital, nursing home, public library, or similar institution or place which is particularly sensitive to noise;
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 59 Update 3).
Full Breakdown
Henderson Municipal Code § 8.84.030.B makes it a specific, per se noise violation to unreasonably loudly or raucously operate a loudspeaker, amplifier, public address system or similar sound device within or adjacent to a residential area, school, hospital, nursing home or public library between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. weekdays, and 10:00 p.m. to 10:00 a.m. weekends and holidays. This is the provision code enforcement and police apply to bars, taverns and nightclubs whose amplified music or PA systems carry into nearby neighborhoods; there is no separate bar-specific decibel table.
Violations & Fines
A violation of Chapter 8.84 is a misdemeanor under § 8.84.050, prosecuted in Henderson Municipal Court; each night of continued loud loudspeaker or amplifier use can support a separate citation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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