Greene County, MO Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)

Missouri counties draw their land-use authority from RSMo Chapter 64, which does not by itself create a county noise code; counties must adopt one separately. Greene County has not enacted a stand-alone noise ordinance for unincorporated territory, leaving the operative rule as RSMo §574.010 (peace disturbance). Under that statute, a person commits the offense of peace disturbance if the person unreasonably and knowingly disturbs or alarms another person or persons by loud noise, by offensive language addressed in a face-to-face manner, by threatening to commit an offense against any person, by fighting, or by creating a noxious and offensive odor. The Greene County Sheriff's Office (417-868-4040) is the primary responding agency for unincorporated calls. The Sheriff's Office's published guidance asks neighbors to use common sense, talk to one another first, then call 911, and file a peace disturbance report if disturbances continue. Inside Springfield, the City has a separate noise framework: Springfield Code §74-381 prohibits yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling, or singing on public streets and on private property in residential districts between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. when unreasonably loud and unnecessary, and Chapter 78 (Offenses) Article IV Division 2 contains additional noise prohibitions. The City of Springfield separately regulates motor-vehicle noise and amplified sound. Always check whether your address is inside or outside Springfield (or another incorporated city in Greene County such as Republic, Battlefield, Strafford, Willard, Ash Grove, or Fair Grove) — city limits change which rules apply.