Kings County, CA Noise Ordinances: Amplified Music & Events (2026)

Amplified music and sound in unincorporated Kings County are not subject to a decibel-based ordinance, but they are reachable through two parts of the County Code. First, the noise abatement article: Section 15-211 prohibits any noise that is physically annoying to persons of ordinary sensitivity or that interferes with the comfortable enjoyment of property or constitutes a nuisance, which covers amplified parties, stereos, and PA systems. When the Sheriff responds to a loud or unruly party or assemblage and finds a violation, Sections 15-212 and 15-213 allow the county to warn the responsible party and bill them for the cost of repeat law-enforcement responses; repeated incidents (four or more in a 12-month period) can also trigger cost recovery. Second, the County separately regulates amplified sound projected from vehicles: under Chapter 8, Article II (Sections 8-13 through 8-20), it is unlawful to use a loudspeaker mounted on a vehicle to broadcast to people over any public highway, park, or public property in the unincorporated county without first obtaining a permit from the Board of Supervisors - law enforcement and government agencies excepted. Together these provisions let the county address amplified-music complaints without a numeric sound limit.