Fort Worth, TX Public Conduct: Loud Party Ordinance (2026)
Key Facts
- Code reference
- Fort Worth Code Chapter 23
- Quiet hours
- 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. weekdays
- First response
- Warning to host and owner
- Second response
- Cost recovery plus citation
- Owner liability
- Property owners co-responsible
Summary
Fort Worth City Code Chapter 23 prohibits loud and disorderly gatherings that disturb neighbors, and the city's noise and nuisance provisions allow Fort Worth Police Department to issue citations, disperse parties, and pursue cost recovery against repeat offenders for second-response calls.
Sec. 42.01. DISORDERLY CONDUCT. (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly: ... (5) makes unreasonable noise in a public place other than a sport shooting range, as defined by Section 250.001, Local Government Code, or in or near a private residence that he has no right to occupy; ... (c) For purposes of this section:(1) an act is deemed to occur in a public place or near a private residence if it produces its offensive or proscribed consequences in the public place or near a private residence; and(2) a noise is presumed to be unreasonable if the noise exceeds a decibel level of 85 after the person making the noise receives notice from a magistrate or peace officer that the noise is a public nuisance.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: the cited page had not changed since it was quoted.
Full Breakdown
Chapter 23 makes it unlawful to permit a gathering that produces noise, conduct, or disturbances audible across property lines and that violates noise limits or disturbs the peace. Fort Worth pairs the Disorderly Premises and noise ordinances so that hosts and property owners are notified after a first response, and a second response within a defined period triggers cost recovery for FWPD personnel time, plus higher fines under Class C citations. Tenants and homeowners are equally liable. Repeat-call premises may be declared chronic nuisances under Chapter 17, escalating into civil abatement. Quiet hours apply citywide between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. on weekdays.
Violations & Fines
Hosting a gathering with noise crossing property lines after quiet hours, ignoring a first FWPD warning, requiring a second response, or repeatedly violating Chapter 23 triggers escalating fines, cost-recovery billing, and chronic-nuisance abatement.
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