Nampa, ID Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)
Quiet hours in Nampa, ID, also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time, define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Key Facts
- Curfew hours
- 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Audibility threshold (curfew)
- 100 feet from source
- Amplification devices
- Barred 50+ feet, any hour
- First-offense penalty
- Infraction
- Repeat-offense penalty
- Misdemeanor after 3rd violation/year
Summary
Nampa bans loud or offensive noise plainly audible in a neighboring residence, business, or public right-of-way between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. under the city's public noise disturbance ordinance.
Between the hours of 11:00 p.m. one day and 7:00 a.m. the next day, it shall be unlawful for any person, or business to make, cause, or allow loud or offensive noise by means of voice, musical instrument, horn, radio, loudspeaker, automobile, machinery, other sound amplifying equipment, or any other means which disturbs the peace, quiet, and comfort of any reasonable person of normal sensitiveness residing in the area.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 16 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Nampa City Code chapter 6-7 imposes a nighttime noise curfew from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., during which no person or business may make loud or offensive noise plainly audible inside a nearby residence, business, hospital, farm with animals, or restaurant, or from 100 feet away on a public street. Loud amplification devices like speakers, radios, and PA systems are separately barred at any hour if audible 50 feet from the source. Exceptions cover emergency responders, city-authorized public events, permitted construction, and activities on municipal or religious property.
Violations & Fines
A first offense is an infraction; a third or later violation within one year of the first conviction becomes a misdemeanor under section 6-7-6, Nampa's general penalty provisions.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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