Amplified music rules in Peoria County, IL — also called sound permit, PA system, or live music ordinances — set decibel limits, time-of-day restrictions, and when permits are required.
Amplified sound in the City of Peoria answers to its noise code: Sec. 15-75 bars any sound system on the public way or in a vehicle audible 75 feet away, and event amplification needs a city permit. Unincorporated events fall under disorderly conduct law, 720 ILCS 5/26-1.
Loudspeakers, bands, and car stereos are governed by the City of Peoria's noise code. Sec. 15-75 prohibits playing any radio or sound amplification system on the public way, or in a vehicle on it, when the sound 'can be heard from 75 feet or more,' and repeat offenders' vehicles can be seized and impounded under Sec. 15-77. Sec. 15-63 bars amplified commercial advertising, and Sec. 15-62 covers loudspeakers disturbing neighbors after hours. City-sanctioned events are exempt when they follow their permit. In unincorporated Peoria County, the Sheriff cites unreasonable amplification as disorderly conduct under 720 ILCS 5/26-1.
Sound audible 75 feet away on the public way violates Sec. 15-75; a repeat offender's vehicle can be impounded with a $250 to $500 penalty. Unincorporated amplification is disorderly conduct under 720 ILCS 5/26-1, a Class C misdemeanor.
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