Pflugerville, TX Noise Ordinances: Vehicle Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Threshold
- Audible 30+ feet from vehicle
- Citation
- Pflugerville Code Sec. 94.03(C)
- Enforcement
- Pflugerville Police
- Penalty
- Class C misdemeanor
- Driver liability
- Driver presumed the operator
Summary
Pflugerville bans operating a car radio, CD player, or other sound-making device in a vehicle so that it is audible 30 or more feet away on a public street. The rule also catches thump-you-can-feel vibration, and the driver is presumed to be the operator.
No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit operation of a radio, tape or CD player, or other electronic or mechanical sound-making device from a motor vehicle in a manner which emits sound audible on a public right-of-way, street, or highway, to the human ear of a person with average and normal hearing and sensibilities, at a distance of thirty (30') or more feet from the motor vehicle or which causes a person with normal sensibilities at that distance to be aware of a vibration accompanying the sound. It shall be presumed that the driver of any such vehicle is the operator of the sound-making device(s).
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4904710; v24 updated 2026-05-26).
Full Breakdown
Section 94.03(C) of Pflugerville's noise control ordinance makes it illegal to run a radio, tape or CD player, or any electronic or mechanical sound-making device from a motor vehicle so the sound carries to a person of normal hearing 30 or more feet away on a public right-of-way, street, or highway. Sound-driven vibration felt at that distance counts too. The driver is presumed to be the operator. Pflugerville Police enforce it, and a violation is a Class C misdemeanor; citywide residential decibel caps of 70 dBA daytime and 65 dBA nighttime layer on separately under Section 94.05.
Violations & Fines
An officer needs only to hear the stereo from 30 feet away on a public street to cite it. The offense is a Class C misdemeanor, the driver is presumed responsible, and separate 70/65 dBA residential caps can also apply.
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