Quiet hours in Greenville County, SC — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
In unincorporated Greenville County, noise crossing your property line may not exceed 70 dB from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., or 60 dB from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. The lower nighttime cap functions as quiet hours.
Greenville County's noise ordinance (Code Article IV, Sec. 15-102) sets measurable decibel caps rather than a blanket "quiet hours" clause. Any radio, instrument, TV, or sound device producing noise beyond the complaining party's property line is unlawful above 70 dB during daytime (7 a.m.-10 p.m.) and above 60 dB overnight (10 p.m.-7 a.m.). The Sheriff's Office enforces on complaint. A first-time offender gets a chance to abate the noise without penalty; if it continues or recurs it becomes a misdemeanor. Cities like Greenville, Greer, and Simpsonville set their own noise rules inside their limits.
Continued or repeat violation is a misdemeanor punishable within magistrate's court limits; each day is a separate offense (Sec. 15-105).
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