Mansfield, TX Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)
Quiet hours in Mansfield, TX, also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time, define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Key Facts
- Nighttime Hours
- 10 PM to 7 AM
- Standard
- Plainly audible across property line
- State Backstop
- TX Penal 42.01 at 85 dB
- Report To
- Mansfield Police 817-276-4700
- Max Fine
- 500 dollars
Summary
Mansfield enforces nighttime quiet hours from 10 PM to 7 AM under Chapter 74 (Offenses) of the City Code, layered on TX Penal Code 42.01 disorderly conduct with an 85 dB disturbance threshold.
Sec. 42.01. DISORDERLY CONDUCT. (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly:(1) uses abusive, indecent, profane, or vulgar language in a public place, and the language by its very utterance tends to incite an immediate breach of the peace;(2) makes an offensive gesture or display in a public place, and the gesture or display tends to incite an immediate breach of the peace;(3) creates, by chemical means, a noxious and unreasonable odor in a public place;(4) abuses or threatens a person in a public place in an obviously offensive manner;(5) makes unreasonable noise in a public place other than a sport shooting range, as defined by Section 250.001, Local Government Code, or in or near a private residence that he has no right to occ
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: the cited page had not changed since it was quoted.
Full Breakdown
01 disorderly conduct. Nighttime quiet hours generally run from 10:00 PM to 7:00 AM, during which any sound that is plainly audible across a property line into a residence is treated as a presumptive violation. During daytime hours the city applies the reasonable person disturbance standard rather than a hard decibel cap for residential areas. Enforcement covers loud parties in the Walnut Creek and South Pointe neighborhoods, car stereos on US-287 business corridors, outdoor speaker systems at private events, and construction or yard power equipment operated before 7 AM.
Mansfield Police respond through the non-emergency line at 817-276-4700; a first contact typically ends with a warning, and repeated disturbance can escalate to a Class C misdemeanor citation of up to 500 dollars. 01 adds a statewide backstop: officers can cite disorderly conduct when noise exceeds 85 dB after a prior warning, and counties cannot pass their own noise rules, so enforcement inside city limits relies on Mansfield's chapter plus state law. HOA covenants in master-planned subdivisions around Walnut Creek Country Club often layer tighter indoor and outdoor sound limits on top of the city rule.
Violations & Fines
Warnings issued on first contact; repeat violations draw Class C misdemeanor citations up to 500 dollars per incident, with TX Penal 42.01 disorderly conduct available as an additional state charge.
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