Roswell, GA Noise Ordinances: Vehicle Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Audibility limit, 8pm-10am
- 50 feet
- Audibility limit, 10pm-8am
- 25 feet
- Covers
- boom cars, vehicle stereos
- First offense fine
- $100-$1,000 civil penalty
Summary
Roswell limits how loud a car stereo or boom car can be heard from outside the vehicle: not audible past fifty feet between 8 p.m. and 10 a.m., and not audible past twenty-five feet between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m., under the city's general noise ordinance.
Personal or commercial vehicular music amplification or reproduction equipment, including, but not limited to boom cars, shall not be operated in such a manner as to be plainly audible at a distance of fifty (50) feet in any direction from the equipment between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. Between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. such equipment shall not be operated in such a manner that it is plainly audible at a distance of twenty-five (25) feet in any direction.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 17 | Unified Development Code: Supplement 5).
Full Breakdown
Under City Code § 8.8.3(s)(4)d, personal or commercial vehicular music amplification equipment, including boom cars, cannot be operated so it is plainly audible more than fifty feet away between 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m., or more than twenty-five feet away between 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. The rule targets amplified vehicle stereos rather than mufflers or exhaust noise, which the ordinance addresses separately for landscaping equipment. Violations are enforced as a noise nuisance citation through Roswell Municipal Court, with the same escalating civil and criminal penalties as other Chapter 8 noise offenses.
Violations & Fines
Vehicle stereo audible past 50 feet (8 p.m.-10 a.m.) or 25 feet (10 p.m.-8 a.m.) is a noise nuisance citation under § 8.8.3(s), $100-$1,000 civil penalty for a first offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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