Madera County, CA Public Conduct: Loud Party Ordinance (2026)
Key Facts
- Liable party
- property owner or event host
- Legal status
- public nuisance, misdemeanor
- Escalation
- $500 / $750 / $1,000
- Applies to
- unincorporated Madera County
Summary
Unincorporated Madera County treats any noise-chapter violation as a public nuisance and holds the property owner or event host liable, with each day and each verification visit a separate offense.
Any violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed to be a public nuisance. Therefore, the property owner and/or host of the event shall be served with an administrative citation, as provided in Chapter 8.01. Each day a violation occurs or continues, as well as each visit within any single day by county staff to verify the violation, shall constitute a separate offense, subject to enforcement and penalties accordingly.
A.Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Code, responsible parties violating any provision of this chapter may be issued a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars for the first violation; a penalty not exceeding seven hundred fifty dollars for the second violation within one year from the date of the first violation; and a penalty not exceeding one thousand dollars for each and every additional violation within one year from the date of the first violation. (Ord. 582 § 1(part), 2001).
(Ord. No. 709, § 1(Exh. A), 3-8-25)
VI. - OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 52).
Full Breakdown
Madera County Code § 9.58.040 makes any violation of the county's noise chapter, including a loud party, a public nuisance and a misdemeanor. The property owner and/or host of the event is served with an administrative citation under Chapter 8.01, and enforcement runs per-day and per-visit: each day the violation continues, and each separate visit by county staff within a day to verify it, counts as its own offense. Escalating penalties follow: up to $500 for a first violation, $750 for a second within a year, and $1,000 for each violation after that. This applies only in unincorporated Madera County.
Violations & Fines
Misdemeanor and public nuisance; up to $500 first offense, $750 second, $1,000 each additional violation within a year, with each day and each verification visit a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who gets cited for a loud party in unincorporated Madera County?
Can one loud party generate multiple fines?
Sources & Official References
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