Quiet hours in Plymouth, MA — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
No single Plymouth County quiet-hours rule exists. Each town sets its own noise bylaw under MGL c.40 §21(22), the statute authorizing bylaws for controlling and abating noise from any source. Brockton and Plymouth enforce nighttime limits.
Massachusetts counties hold no ordinance power, so quiet hours across Plymouth County come from each town's noise bylaw, enacted under MGL c.40 §21(22). That statute lets Brockton, Plymouth, Duxbury, and Scituate restrict noise from whatever source. Brockton's ordinance bars unreasonable noise overnight; coastal towns like Marshfield and Hingham fix their own hours. MGL c.272 §53 backs enforcement statewide by making disturbing the peace a criminal offense. Local police, not the county, answer complaints and issue citations.
Town bylaw fines run to $300 per offense under MGL c.40 §21. Disturbing the peace under MGL c.272 §53 carries a fine up to $200 or imprisonment up to six months.
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