Mobile, AL Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)
Quiet hours in Mobile, AL, also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time, define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Key Facts
- Daytime threshold
- Audible 50 ft, 6a-10p
- Nighttime threshold
- Audible 25 ft, 10p-6a
- Legal basis
- Nuisance + unlawful, Sec. 39-96.1
- Responsible party
- Noise-maker or premises controller
Summary
Mobile, Alabama (Mobile County) tightens its residential noise rule overnight: sound audible 25 feet away is banned from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., versus 50 feet by day.
Loud or raucous sounds or noises—6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Willfully make or cause a noise which disturbs the peace or quiet of any residential district...:1.Is plainly audible at a distance of fifty (50) feet or more from any property line within a residential district... Loud or raucous sounds or noises—10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Willfully make or cause a noise which disturbs the peace or quiet of any residential district...:1.Is plainly audible at a distance of twenty-five (25) feet or more from any property line within a residential district.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 67).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 39-96.1(c)(2)c-d separately bans willfully making a loud or raucous noise that disturbs the peace of a residential district. From 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., that means noise plainly audible 50 feet or more from a residential property line; from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., the threshold tightens to just 25 feet, effectively a nighttime quiet-hours curfew layered on top of the district's general daytime tolerance. Whoever creates the noise, or permits it from premises they control, is presumed responsible.
Violations & Fines
A nuisance and unlawful act under Sec. 39-96.1(c); enforced under the city's general penalty chapter (Sec. 1-21): fine up to $500 and/or up to 6 months' imprisonment.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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