Quiet hours in Lee County, AL — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Unincorporated Lee County sets no decibel limit or fixed quiet hours. Noise is enforced through Alabama's disorderly conduct statute by the Lee County Sheriff. Auburn and Opelika run their own noise codes, roughly 10 PM to 6 AM.
Alabama counties have limited home-rule power, and unincorporated Lee County does not set numeric decibel limits or fixed quiet hours. Deputies instead rely on Ala. Code §13A-11-7, which makes unreasonable noise a Class C misdemeanor. Inside the cities it is different: Auburn, home to Auburn University, and Opelika enforce local noise codes, with Auburn's rules aimed squarely at student-neighborhood parties and amplified music. Football Saturdays around Jordan-Hare Stadium test enforcement every fall. For county noise, call the Lee County Sheriff's non-emergency line; in the cities, call Auburn or Opelika PD.
Disorderly conduct under Ala. Code §13A-11-7 is a Class C misdemeanor: up to 3 months in jail and a $500 fine. City noise citations typically run $100 to $500.
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