Buckeye, AZ Public Conduct: Loud Party Ordinance (2026)
Key Facts
- 1st offense fine
- $250 + education program
- 2nd offense fine
- $1,000 civil (or criminal)
- 3rd+ offense fine
- $1,500, up to misdemeanor
- Max criminal penalty
- $2,500 fine or 6 months jail
- Citation
- Buckeye City Code § 10-1-15
Summary
Buckeye holds hosts liable when minors drink or anyone uses illegal drugs at a gathering on their property: first offense is a mandatory $250 civil fine, and repeat offenses escalate to criminal misdemeanor charges.
It shall be unlawful for any person to permit, allow, or host a party, gathering, or event at his or her place of residence or other premises under his or her ownership or control where spirituous liquor is served to, or is in the possession of, or consumed by, any minor, or where illegal drugs are in the possession of, or consumed by, any person.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 22 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Section 10-1-15 makes it unlawful to permit, allow, or host a gathering of two or more people at a residence or other premises under one's control where spirituous liquor is served to, possessed by, or consumed by a minor, or where illegal drugs are possessed or consumed by anyone present. If the host is a minor, a parent or legal guardian who knew or should have known about the gathering is also liable under the ordinance's 'host presumption.' A first violation carries a mandatory minimum $250 civil fine plus a court-ordered drug and alcohol education program; a second violation is $1,000, a third or later is $1,500, and second-or-subsequent violations can instead be prosecuted criminally as a class one misdemeanor with up to $2,500 in fines or six months in jail.
Violations & Fines
First offense: mandatory $250 civil fine plus a drug/alcohol program. Second: $1,000; third and later: $1,500. Repeat violations can be prosecuted criminally, up to $2,500 or six months in jail.
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