North Las Vegas, NV Public Conduct: Loud Party Ordinance (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- NLVMC § 9.08.050
- Noise trigger
- excessive noise under Chapter 8.28
- Conduct trigger
- disorderly behavior requiring regular police response
- Host/owner liability
- yes, § 9.08.050(D)(3) and (E)
- Default penalty
- up to $1,000 fine / 6 months jail
Summary
North Las Vegas declares a public nuisance any place where excessive noise under Chapter 8.28 originates, or where disorderly conduct by residents or visitors regularly requires police response, under Municipal Code § 9.08.050. Property owners who knowingly let it continue can be charged as well as the occupants.
B.Every place:...6.Wherein excessive or prohibited noise as defined in Chapter 8.28 of this code originates;7.Wherein fighting occurs between residents and/or visitors, or any other disorderly or disruptive behavior occurs by residents and/or visitors, which regularly requires response by police;...D.Every person who:1.Shall commit or maintain a public nuisance, for which no special punishment is prescribed; or2.Shall willfully omit or refuse to perform any legal duty relating to the removal of such nuisance; or3.Shall let, or permit to be used, any real property, building, or portion thereof, knowing that it is intended to be, or is being used, for committing any such nuisance, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 146 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
28 originates, and subsection 7, any place where fighting occurs between residents and/or visitors, or any other disorderly or disruptive behavior occurs by residents and/or visitors, which regularly requires response by police. Subsection C separately makes it a nuisance for any unlawfully done act or omitted duty that annoys, injures, or endangers a considerable number of persons, offends public decency, or renders people insecure in the use of property. Subsection D makes it a misdemeanor to commit or maintain such a nuisance, to willfully refuse to remove it, or to let or permit real property to be used for it knowingly: extending liability to landlords and hosts, not just partygoers.
Subsection E creates a rebuttable presumption that a property owner has the same knowledge of a nuisance on the property as their agent or property manager, meaning an owner can't simply claim ignorance once management was aware. The section derives from Ordinance 2340 (2007) and Ordinance 2703 (2015).
Violations & Fines
Committing, maintaining, or knowingly permitting a public nuisance under § 9.08.050(D) is a misdemeanor. Because the section sets no specific fine, the Code's general penalty at § 1.12.010 applies: up to a $1,000 fine, up to six months in the City jail, or both.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a property owner be cited for a loud party thrown by a tenant?
What makes repeated police calls to a residence a nuisance under this rule?
Does this section reference the city's noise ordinance?
Sources & Official References
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