Amplified music rules in Bell County, TX — also called sound permit, PA system, or live music ordinances — set decibel limits, time-of-day restrictions, and when permits are required.
The county sets no amplified-sound rule. Temple bans stationary loudspeakers or amplifiers on weekdays 10:30 p.m.-7:00 a.m. and all day Sunday; Killeen prohibits amplifiers, radios and PA systems that create an unreasonable noise nuisance.
Amplified music is regulated only inside the cities. Temple prohibits any stationary loudspeaker or amplifier operated on a weekday between 10:30 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., or at any time on Sunday, plus any amplifier of such intensity that it disturbs ordinary sensibilities. Killeen lists as a noise nuisance the playing of any radio, television, phonograph, jukebox, musical instrument or sound amplifier 'whether such device is operated at a fixed location or in a vehicle,' and separately bars music plainly audible to a neighbor at night. Unincorporated Bell County has no amplified-sound ordinance; loud outdoor sound there is addressed under Texas Penal Code 42.01.
Temple: municipal citation for prohibited loudspeaker/amplifier use. Killeen: misdemeanor, $100-$2,000. Unincorporated: Penal Code 42.01 noise, Class C up to $500.
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