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

Article 8 of Chapter 9.04 of the Paramount Municipal Code is the City of Paramount's cost recovery system for disturbances. Section 9.04.560 states the purpose: large or noisy parties, gatherings or events on private property that disturb a residential neighborhood require law enforcement services over and above those provided the public at large, and the City requires those persons to defray the expense.

Section 9.04.570 defines the terms. A large party, gathering or event is a group assembled for a social occasion or any activity on private residential, industrial, institutional or commercial property, including single-family and multifamily dwelling units, motels, hotels, bars, restaurants and religious facilities. The person responsible is the owner of the property, the person in charge of the premises or the person who organized the event or caused the disturbance. If that person is a minor, the parents or guardians are jointly and severally liable.

Section 9.04.580 sets the warning step. When a police officer responds to a large party and determines there is a threat to the public peace, health, safety or general welfare, the officer issues a written notice to the person responsible. It states that a subsequent response to the same location within a 30-day period is a special security assignment and that a police services fee can follow. If no responsible person is available or the person refuses to sign a receipt, a copy is posted in a conspicuous place on the premises on each later response within the 30-day period.

Section 9.04.590 sets the fee. It is either the flat schedule or an itemized fee based on personnel and equipment costs, including damage to City property and injuries to City personnel, and the Department of Public Safety alone decides the type and amount. Fees are due and payable upon presentation and are a debt to the City, with reasonable attorneys' fees recoverable in court. Section 1.04.160 adds that a first warning counts as normal services and that Sheriff's personnel used after it are on special security assignment.

Section 9.04.600 makes the fee a non-exclusive remedy, so criminal and civil remedies stay available. Section 9.04.620 sends appeals through Sections 1.08.090 and 1.08.100. Under § 9.04.630 a cited party can seek review in Los Angeles County Superior Court within 20 days after the administrative order is mailed or personally served, and must serve the City Clerk with the notice of appeal within 10 days of filing.