Racine County, WI Public Conduct: Loud Party Ordinance (2026)
Key Facts
- Applies to
- Public or private places
- Penalty
- $25-$1,000 forfeiture
- Jail default
- Up to 90 days
- No
- Separate 'party' ordinance
Summary
Racine County's disorderly conduct ordinance bars unreasonably loud, boisterous, or otherwise disorderly behavior in public or private places that provokes a disturbance: the provision county deputies use to break up loud house parties.
No person shall, in a public or private place, engage in violent, abusive, indecent, profane, boisterous, unreasonably loud or otherwise disorderly conduct under circumstances in which such conduct tends to cause or provoke a disturbance.
(b) W.S.A. § 947.013(1)(a) and (1m), describing and defining offenses relating to harassment or intimidation of another person, exclusive of any penalty imposed thereby, is adopted by reference and made part of this chapter as though set forth in full. (Code 1975, § 12.10; Ord. No. 2008-27, pt. 2, 6-24-08) Cross reference(s)—Schedule of deposits for violation of the provisions in this section, § 5-3.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 33).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 11-6(a) prohibits violent, abusive, indecent, profane, boisterous, unreasonably loud, or otherwise disorderly conduct, in a public or private place, where the conduct tends to cause or provoke a disturbance. There's no separate 'loud party' ordinance; a house party that gets loud enough to disturb neighbors falls under this general disorderly-conduct standard, and any participant, not just the host, can be cited. Subsection (b) separately incorporates the state harassment statute, Wis. Stat. § 947.013(1)(a), (1m).
Violations & Fines
No section-specific fine. Chapter 11's default penalty applies: forfeiture of $25 to $1,000 plus prosecution costs, and up to 90 days in county jail if unpaid.
Frequently Asked Questions
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