Quiet hours in Indianapolis, IN — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Indianapolis-Marion County noise ordinance (Chapter 391, Article III) prohibits loud, unnecessary, or unusual noise that disturbs others. Amplified sound or music that is plainly audible at 50 feet between 11 PM and 7 AM is prima facie evidence of a violation.
Indianapolis Code Ch. 391 Art. III (Noise) declares it unlawful to make any loud, unnecessary, or unusual noise that annoys, disturbs, injures, or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace, or safety of others. Radios and amplified sound plainly audible at 50 feet from 11 PM to 7 AM is prima facie evidence of a violation. Vendor vehicles prohibited from operating amplified equipment between 10 PM and 10 AM. Trash collection making noise from 10 PM–7 AM is also a violation.
First violation in calendar year: civil penalty via Ordinance Violations Bureau. Second and subsequent violations: enforcement under Code §1-8.
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