Compton, CA Public Conduct: Loud Party Ordinance (2026)

28 defines a 'responsible person' broadly: whoever owns, leases, resides at or is in charge of the property, or organized the gathering, and if that person is a minor, their parents or guardians too, regardless of whether they were present. It is unlawful for a responsible person to organize, cause or permit a loud or unruly party unless it's authorized or otherwise legally permitted. The ordinance lists prima facie evidence of a violation: noise audible 50 feet or more from the property line, attendees behaving in a wild, unruly or uncontrollable manner disruptive to neighbors, a crowd size that violates the fire code, or attendees causing property destruction.

Such gatherings are declared a public nuisance, and deputies may give verbal warnings, issue citations or make arrests. 29 adds a cost-recovery mechanism: once a written reimbursement notice has been issued, a second law-enforcement response to the same address within one year makes the responsible person or persons jointly and severally liable for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Compton Station's actual costs, computed off its Municipal Law Enforcement Agreement rate form SH-AD 575, plus any property damage or injury to responding personnel. The bill is due within 15 days, and unpaid amounts can be pursued through debt collection with added fees and costs.