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Hendersonville, TN Noise from Specific Sources: Car Alarm Limits (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified August 2026

Key Facts

Covers
Horns and signal devices
Parked vehicles
No non-emergency sounding
Bars
Harsh or prolonged blasts
Enforced by
Hendersonville Police Department

Summary

Hendersonville bars sounding a car horn or vehicle signal device while parked except as a genuine danger signal, and separately outlaws harsh or unreasonably prolonged horn or alarm blasts.

The sounding of any horn or signal device on any automobile, motorcycle, bus, streetcar, or other vehicle while not in motion except as a danger signal if another vehicle is approaching, apparently out of control, or if in motion, only as a danger signal after or as brakes are being applied and deceleration of the vehicle is intended; the creation by means of any such signal device of any unreasonably loud or harsh sound; and the sounding of such device for an unnecessary and unreasonable period of time.

(b) Radios, phonographs, etc. The playing of any radio, phonograph, or any musical instrument or sound device, including but not limited to loudspeakers or other devices for reproduction or amplification of sound, either independently of or in connection with motion pictures, radio, or television, in such a manner or with such volume, particularly during the hours between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., as to annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort, or repose of persons in any office or hospital, or in any dwelling, hotel, or other type of residence, or of any person in the vicinity.

(c) Yelling, shouting, etc. Yelling, shouting, whistling, or singing on the public streets, particularly between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., or at any time or place so as to annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort, or repose of any persons in any hospital, dwelling, hotel, or other type of residence, or of any person in the vicinity.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 4).

Full Breakdown

City Code § 11-402(1)(a) prohibits sounding any horn or signal device on a car, motorcycle, bus, or other vehicle while it isn't in motion, except as a danger signal to an approaching or out-of-control vehicle, or while braking to decelerate. The same clause separately bars any signal device from creating an unreasonably loud or harsh sound, and bars sounding it for an unnecessary and unreasonable period of time: language that reaches a car alarm blaring after it triggers, not just a driver leaning on the horn. Hendersonville Police enforce it under the general anti-noise ordinance.

Violations & Fines

A stationary vehicle sounding its horn, alarm, or signal device unreasonably is a municipal-code violation; Municipal Court sets fines, and officers respond to complaints under the anti-noise ordinance.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I be cited if my car alarm keeps going off?
Yes, § 11-402(1)(a) bars sounding a vehicle horn or signal device for an unreasonable period or with an unreasonably loud or harsh sound while the vehicle isn't in motion.
Are horns allowed as a warning?
Yes: the ordinance exempts genuine danger signals to an approaching or out-of-control vehicle, or a horn sounded while braking to decelerate.

Sources & Official References

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