Medina, OH Public Conduct: Loud Party Ordinance (2026)
Key Facts
- Liable parties
- Owner, possessor, or person in control
- Control basis
- Ownership, lease, employment, or agency
- Joint control
- Exclusive or joint control both covered
- First offense
- Minor misdemeanor
- After warning/2+ priors
- 4th-degree misdemeanor
Summary
Medina makes an owner, possessor, or person controlling a premises, whether by ownership, lease, or employment, personally liable if they permit a violation of the City's unreasonable-noise ordinance to occur there, reaching a host who allows a loud party to run.
(b) No person, being the owner, or person in possession of a premises or person in control of the premises by reason of employment, agency or otherwise whether such ownership, possession or control is exclusive or joint, shall permit a violation of this section. ... (d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of using unreasonable sound amplifying devices, a minor misdemeanor, except that if the offender persists in this violation after reasonable warning or request to desist, using unreasonable sound amplifying devices is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If the offender has previously been convicted of two or more violations of this section, a violation of this section is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2025-01: Local legislation current through June 24, 2025 | State legislation current through December 31, 2024).
Full Breakdown
031(b) extends Medina's amplified-sound law beyond the person actually playing the music or running the equipment. It states that no person being the owner, or person in possession of a premises, or person in control of the premises by reason of employment, agency, or otherwise, whether that ownership, possession, or control is exclusive or joint, shall permit a violation of the section to occur. That means a homeowner who hosts a gathering and allows guests to run loud speakers past the ordinance's overnight thresholds, or a landlord's on-site agent who lets a tenant's party continue after complaints, can be cited directly under subsection (b) even if that person was not personally operating the sound equipment.
audibility beyond sixty feet on private property or beyond the unit in a multi-family building. Warning and alarm devices used for safety or to summon police remain exempt from the entire section, including the owner-liability clause.
Violations & Fines
A person who permits a § 509.031 violation on premises they own, possess, or control is guilty of using unreasonable sound amplifying devices, a minor misdemeanor for a first offense. If that person persists in permitting the violation after a reasonable warning or request to desist, or has two or more prior convictions under the section, the charge rises to a misdemeanor of the fourth degree, exposing a repeat-offender host or landlord to a materially higher fine.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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