Peoria, AZ Public Conduct: Loud Party Ordinance (2026)
Key Facts
- Restitution charge threshold
- actual cost over $200
- Prerequisite
- written warning before second response
- Minor host liability
- parents/guardians jointly and severally liable
- Penalty
- class one misdemeanor under Section 13-103(c)
- Repeat offense rule
- each day is a separate violation
Summary
When Peoria police respond twice or more to the same loud party, gathering or event, City Code Section 13-100 lets the court order the 'person responsible' to pay restitution for the officers' time and any damaged equipment. A written warning citing A.R.S. Section 13-2904 must be given before the second response counts.
Sec. 13-100. Noise; second response; law enforcement services restitution. (a) A violation of sections 13-90—13-97 of this code may include assessment of mandatory restitution in an amount determined by the court. (b) A recoverable charge may be imposed for the second and subsequent response to a party, gathering or event. If the actual cost to the City exceeds two hundred dollars ($200.00), The City Manager or his designee shall charge the actual cost of the second or subsequent response.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-9: Supplement contains: LLocal legislation current through Ord. 2026-15, passed 6-16-26).
Full Breakdown
Section 13-98 defines a 'party, gathering or event' as two or more people assembled on private property, and defines 'law enforcement restitution' to include the personal-services cost of the officers' response time, medical costs for injured officers, and the cost or value of damaged city or officer equipment. The 'person responsible' is whoever owns or controls the property, runs the premises, or organized the event, provided they were given notice of the disturbance; if that person is a minor, the minor's parents or legal guardians are jointly and severally liable for the restitution.
S. Section 13-2904, and that a further call will bring additional criminal charges. Section 13-100 then authorizes the court to assess mandatory restitution for a second or subsequent response, and lets the City Manager charge the full actual cost once it exceeds $200. S. Title 12, Chapter 3, Article 5.
Violations & Fines
A second or subsequent police response tied to a violation of Sections 13-90 through 13-97 can trigger mandatory restitution under Section 13-100(a), and Section 13-103(c) separately makes it a class one misdemeanor for an owner or responsible party who causes, permits or fails to prevent a violation of the noise chapter. Each day a violation continues counts as a separate offense under Section 13-103(d).
Frequently Asked Questions
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