Harris County Sheriff and constables respond to loud party calls in unincorporated areas under Texas Penal Code 42.01 disorderly conduct, the Harris County Sound Order limiting noise above 68 dBA at residential lot lines, and Local Government Code Section 250.008 authorizing county noise abatement enforcement.
Harris County Commissioners Court adopted a Sound Order under Texas Local Government Code Section 240.032 setting a 68 dBA daytime and 58 dBA nighttime limit at residential lot lines in unincorporated areas. Section 250.008 separately authorizes counties to enforce noise abatement on operating businesses. Loud party complaints are typically dispatched to Harris County Sheriff or constables who use the Sound Order or Texas Penal Code Section 42.01(a)(5) unreasonable noise charge. Repeat offenders face escalating citations and civil nuisance abatement by the County Attorney. Houston, Pasadena, and Sugar Land enforce their own party-noise ordinances inside city limits. Sheriff dispatch logs every complaint as a separate incident for nuisance documentation.
Section 42.01 unreasonable noise is a Class C misdemeanor with $500 maximum fine. Repeat Sound Order violations are cited as Class C offenses, and persistent disturbance triggers Civil Practice and Remedies Chapter 125 nuisance abatement.
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