Apple Valley, CA Public Conduct: Loud Party Ordinance (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing chapter
- Municipal Code Chapter 11.110
- First response
- Warning only, no fine
- Host fine, 2nd violation
- $750 within six months
- Host fine, 3rd violation
- $1,000 within six months
- Attendee fine
- Flat $100 citation
- Minor hosts
- Parents/guardians jointly liable
Summary
Apple Valley makes it unlawful for any host, owner or tenant to allow a "loud or unruly gathering" on property under their control, defined as two or more people whose noise, traffic, fighting or public drunkenness substantially disturbs others' quiet enjoyment, under Chapter 11.110 of the Municipal Code.
It is unlawful and a violation of this Chapter for any responsible person to suffer, permit, allow, or host a loud or unruly gathering on public or private property, place or premises under his or her control. Any and all responsible persons shall be jointly and severally liable for any violation of this Chapter, except where the person responsible is a minor, in which case the parents or guardians of that minor shall be jointly and severally liable for any violation of this Chapter. Domestic violence issues are specifically exempted from this Chapter.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 19 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
010. Listed disturbance types include excessive noise or traffic, obstructing streets or rights-of-way, public drunkenness, assaults or fights, vandalism, littering and public urination or defecation. Activity protected by the state or federal constitutions, regulated by the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, or constituting domestic violence is excluded. 30. 040 prohibits any responsible person from hosting one, with joint-and-several liability extending to a minor host's parents or guardians. 060. Fines for the responsible person escalate to $500 for a first citation, $750 for a second within six months, and $1,000 for a third or later violation within six months of the second; attendees who are not the host face a flat $100 fine. 070 makes the responsible party liable for the Town's enforcement-officer response costs.
Violations & Fines
A first police response to a loud or unruly gathering at an address draws only a documented warning under Section 11.110.050. A second qualifying response within 12 months brings an administrative citation: $500 for the responsible host, escalating to $750 and $1,000 for repeat violations within six months, plus a flat $100 fine for attendees and liability for the Town's enforcement costs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the Town fine me the first time officers respond to a loud party?
Who is liable if my teenager throws an unruly party?
Can guests at the party be fined too, not just the host?
Sources & Official References
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