Titusville, FL Noise Ordinances: Vehicle Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Rule
- Out-of-repair/loaded vehicle noise is unlawful
- Applies to
- Any automobile, motorcycle or other vehicle
- State cross-reference
- F.S. § 316.272 mufflers; § 316.293 noise
- General penalty
- Up to $500 fine and/or 60 days jail
- Citation
- Titusville Code of Ordinances § 13-103(8)
Summary
Titusville's noise ordinance makes it unlawful to drive an automobile, motorcycle or other vehicle that is so out of repair, so loaded, or otherwise operated so as to create loud and unnecessary grating, grinding, rattling or other noise. Code of Ordinances § 13-103(8) folds this defective-vehicle standard into the city's broader unnecessary-noise article, enforced alongside the state's own muffler and vehicle-noise statutes.
(8)Defect in vehicle or load. The use of any automobile, motorcycle or other vehicle, so out of repair, so loaded or in such manner as to create loud and unnecessary grating, grinding, rattling or other noise.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 54 Update 1 | Land Development Regulations: Supplement 19 Update 1 | Technical Manuals: Supplement 10 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Section 13-103(8) sits in the same Chapter 13, Article IV list and targets vehicles rather than stationary equipment: it's unlawful to use an automobile, motorcycle or other vehicle that is so out of repair, so loaded, or otherwise operated in a manner that creates loud and unnecessary grating, grinding, rattling or other noise, which reaches a blown or removed muffler as well as a rattling load or body. It's a separate provision from § 13-103(7), which covers exhaust from stationary internal combustion engines, steam engines and motorboats rather than ordinary automobiles.
293(6)(a)-(b) from the city's Table I decibel table specifically, without touching § 13-103(8)'s defective-vehicle standard. curfew that governs radios and yelling, a defective or overloaded vehicle can be cited at any hour it's driven on a Titusville street or public place.
Violations & Fines
A citation under § 13-103(8) carries the citywide general penalty in § 1-15: a fine up to $500, up to 60 days in jail, or both, with each day the vehicle is driven in violation a separate offense. Under § 13-104(b), a third conviction tied to the same vehicle within twelve months lets a court order its noise-making equipment confiscated, with any later violation making that confiscation permanent.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I be cited for a loud muffler in Titusville?
Does the city's noise curfew apply to cars driving by at night?
Are stock exhaust systems on new vehicles exempt?
Sources & Official References
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