Overland Park, KS Noise Ordinances: Vehicle Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Vehicle repair curfew
- 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Vehicle stereo threshold
- Audible 50 feet from source
- Stereo violation type
- Traffic offense, § 7.08.002(E)
- Muffler cross-reference
- OPMC § 12.04.175(a)
- Enforcing agency
- Overland Park Police Department
Summary
Overland Park bans loud vehicle repair, rebuilding or stationary engine testing that carries across a property line between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., and separately makes any vehicle stereo audible 50 feet away a traffic offense at any hour.
D. The repairing, rebuilding, modifying or stationary testing of any motor vehicle, motorcycle, or motorboat in such a manner as to cause a sound Plainly Audible across any property boundary line between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. ... E. The operating or occupancy of a vehicle, which is moving or stationary, standing or parked, whether persons are seated in the vehicle or not, from which any Sound Amplification or Producing Device or Similar Equipment is creating a sound that is Plainly Audible at least fifty (50) feet from the source of the sound.* A violation of this subsection shall be a traffic offense.
Full Breakdown
this activity is exempt from the area and dB(A) limits in subsection A. Separately, subsection E addresses vehicle stereos and amplified sound: operating or occupying a moving or stationary vehicle from which any Sound Amplification or Producing Device is creating a sound Plainly Audible at least fifty (50) feet from the source is a violation at any hour, and the ordinance specifically designates a violation of this subsection a traffic offense rather than a general noise-chapter offense. 175(a) for vehicle equipment and maintenance standards aimed at preventing excessive or unusual noise, meaning a defective or modified muffler can also be pursued as a vehicle-equipment violation separate from the noise chapter.
repair curfew were codified under Ordinance NOI-2287 (2001) and carried forward through NOI-3051 (2014). Police issue citations for both provisions; the traffic-offense track under subsection E runs through Municipal Court's traffic docket rather than the general noise penalty schedule.
Violations & Fines
General Chapter 7.08 violations (subsection D, vehicle repair noise) carry a minimum $50 fine on first conviction, $150 on a second within 24 months, and $250 on a third or later conviction, plus up to six months in jail; fine amounts above $200 combined may be suspended for 12 months absent a repeat. A violation of subsection E (vehicle sound amplification) is charged as a traffic offense and processed through the Municipal Court's traffic penalty schedule rather than this Chapter 7.08 fine ladder.
Frequently Asked Questions
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