Quiet hours in Montgomery County, TX — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Montgomery County has no countywide noise ordinance. Texas Penal Code §42.01 prohibits disorderly conduct including unreasonably loud noise. Residents in unincorporated areas have no enforceable quiet-hours rule beyond state law.
Texas counties lack authority to enact general noise ordinances under state law. Unincorporated Montgomery County residents are subject to Texas Penal Code §42.01 (disorderly conduct) if noise is unreasonably loud in a public place. No county-level quiet hours exist. Many subdivisions have HOA or deed restriction rules that may impose quiet hours enforced civilly by the HOA. Incorporated cities within the county (Conroe, Willis, Shenandoah) have their own separate noise ordinances.
First offense: $200 typical. Repeat: up to $2,000. Class C misdemeanor under TX Penal Code §42.01: up to $500.
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