Quiet hours in Sparks, NV — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Sparks sets no fixed decibel limits or clock-based quiet hours. Municipal Code 9.30.030 makes 'unreasonably loud noise' a breach of the peace, judged by a reasonable-person standard and enforced by Sparks Police as a misdemeanor.
Sparks Municipal Code Section 9.30.030 (Disturbing the Peace, Ord. 2364, amended June 11, 2007) governs residential noise. Rather than set decibel caps or a fixed 10 p.m. curfew, it defines 'unreasonably loud noise' as sound a reasonable person of ordinary hearing would find extremely distressful or painful, or that stops someone five feet from the source from deciphering music or speech. Sparks Police enforce complaints; sanctioned governmental events and permitted special events are exempt. Statewide, NRS 202.450 backs this, making disturbing the peace a misdemeanor punishable by up to $1,000 and six months in jail.
Breach of the peace is a misdemeanor under NRS 202.450: up to $1,000 fine and/or six months in jail. Sparks Police usually warn before citing repeat offenders.
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