Nashua, NH Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)
Quiet hours in Nashua, NH, 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.
- Covered conduct
- yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling, singing
- Amplified sound standard
- audible 50 feet, any hour
- Minimum fine
- $100 per § 201-3
- Enforcing agency
- Nashua Police Department
Summary
Nashua bans yelling, shouting, whistling, and singing on public streets between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., and treats amplified sound audible 50 feet away as a violation at any hour.
Yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling, or singing on the public streets, between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. or at any time or place so as to annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort or repose of persons in neighboring premises.
D. The creation of any unreasonable or excessive noise on streets adjacent to any school, institution of learning, church or court while the same are in use or adjacent to any hospital so as to annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort, or repose of patients in the hospital, provided that conspicuous signs are displayed on such streets indicating that a school, hospital or court is located thereon.
E. The provisions of this section shall apply to City produced or sponsored events except that Subsection A shall not apply to sporting events at Holman Stadium or Stellos' Stadium.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4805762; v29 updated 2026-02-10; through 02-10-2026).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 201-2 sets Nashua's noise curfew: yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling, or singing on public streets is prohibited between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., and is a violation at any other time or place if it disturbs the peace of neighboring premises. The same chapter also makes amplified sound from radios, stereos, or loudspeakers a violation any time it is clearly audible 50 feet from the source, with that audibility distance serving as prima facie evidence of a violation. The Nashua Police Department enforces the chapter, and a first offense carries a fine of not less than $100 under § 201-3.
Violations & Fines
Violation, fined not less than $100 under § 201-3; violators also get a written order to cease or abate, and each day of continued noncompliance is a separate offense.
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